Luxon says special vote count takes too long; negotiations 'progressing'
Luxon is hammering out possible coalition arrangements with NZ First and Act.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromNational Party
‘Concerns’ about gun violence in central Auckland
On the day of a construction site shooting, police responded to a dozen other callouts.
Simon Wilson: What's the real reason Labour did so little?
OPINION: Was Labour scared of what would happen if it achieved more in Government?
Government's ban on new fossil-fuel power plants questioned
Officials questioned the need to ban something that was unlikely to happen anyway.
Opinion: Let us embrace pay transparency and the Pasifika leadership
In New Zealand, the ethnic pay gap is a reality we must confront.
Rob Rattenbury: Every politician has their day
OPINION: Politicians come and go, they have their moments in the sun then usually fade.
Post-election convention sees NZ Govt lose voice on Middle East conflict
Why neither the current Government nor the next Government are saying much on the war.
The new Government wants to reveal the skeletons in the old Government’s closet
National will open Labour's closet, revealing the skeletons inside.
Beehive Diaries: Old hands set up Luxon's new office amid Labour’s nervous wait
Meanwhile, Labour’s Camilla Belich has a nervous wait ahead.
One week on from the election – what next for National-led coalition?
It's been a week filled with election news.
S&P: Ditching Three Waters could downgrade councils’ credit ratings
Credit rating agency wary of National's plan for NZ's water infrastructure.
Post-election deals: Priorities and bottom lines, where National might be pushed
Bottom lines, priorities, and leverage - who holds the cards and how will they be played?
Talk about the Treaty - Finlayson suggests a way to do it
Shane Jones is challenging the notion that only the Māori version of the Treaty matters.
Steve Braunias: The secret diary of the prime minister elect
OPINION: $60 supermarket trips, meetings with Seymour and landlord conversations.
Political football: Which New Zealand politicians would make the First XV?
With so much focus on the All Blacks, what about the best of NZ's politicians?
Audrey Young: Nats' 'father of the House' could be turfed out
OPINION: National's list has fallen victim to its unexpected success in the electorates.
Labour won’t stand a candidate in ‘unwinnable’ Port Waikato byelection
Advance voting starts in just over three weeks and polling day is November 25.
Who spent most on online ads this election?
How much parties, candidates and lobby groups shelled out to show up in your feeds.
'No meme unposted': Politics popularity has become a battle for social media
As audiences go online so has political advertising, and it's a million-dollar enterprise.
Mike Williams: ‘No correlation’ between crime rates and levels of incarceration
OPINION: A focus on the positives after Labour's election loss in last HBT column.
Matthew Hooton: Outline of coalition deal becoming clear
OPINION: Three parties agree on defence and crime — not so tax and the Treaty.
Editorial: Signs of economic recovery
OPINION: The economic news has been looking brighter in the past few weeks.
Union vs Restaurant Association: Clash over pay and employment trial plans
New National Government plans to scrap fair pay legislation and reinstate 90-day trials.
Seymour weighs in on possible coalitions
Act leader hopes New Zealand First won't be needed to form a Government.
Political Round-up: Who's advising the new National-led Government?
OPINION: Reports suggest who the incoming Prime Minister has brought in to help.
PM-elect Christopher Luxon confirms he will cancel light rail in Auckland
Luxon returns to home base to thank voters for their support amid coalition talks.
Barbara Kuriger: Start with the basics
Fix social structures and the rest will come right, says Barbara Kuriger.
Labour's laws in limbo - What happens to 52 bills after the election?
What might happen to bills and laws after the election?
'Avoid speculation': Winston Peters makes quiet return to Wellington
The NZ First leader is avoiding media ahead of the special vote count.
Does National have any hope of fixing the cost of living?
The new Government faces a big challenge in addressing the cost of living crisis.
New Pacific MPs in Parliament: 'My intention is to bring the hood'
Angee Nicholas, Fa'anana Efeso Collins and Lemauga Lydia Sosene are proud Pasifika MPs.
'Psychological war': Mongrel Mob boss says Nats govt will be ‘devastating’ to gangs
Fatupaito says the banning of gang patches would take away a 'human right'.
How many seats could National and Act lose on the special votes?
Historic precedent suggests National and Act will need NZ First to govern.
What will get cut under a National-Act-NZ First govt?
National may need Act and NZ First's help to form a government.