Live: Final scramble - English won't rule out deal tweaks
National leader Bill English speaks to media ahead of a meeting with all of his MPs.
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Stand by NZ ... announcement due tomorrow
Winston Peters says an announcement will be made on Thursday afternoon.
Peters, Ardern and English in secret talks
Peters met with English and Ardern soon after the board meeting ended without a decision.
Live: NZ First's MPs and board to talk into the night
NZ First's MPs are meeting to decide, but it's not known when they'll reach a conclusion.
Hosking: This is just the way Winston wanted it
Comment: Interestingly, we can't call it. There hasn't been a leak; not even a whisper.
I'm uneasy: a vote for Peters was a vote for yesteryear
Comment: NZ First represents the ideology that triggered Brexit and saw Trump elected
The options in front of Winston Peters
What options does NZ First have to help form the next Government, and what does each mean?
Young: Why Winston could be a 2017 election footnote
COMMENT: Winston Peters could become a mere footnote to the 2017 election.
Leaders face weekend in limbo again
The crucial NZ First meeting will be held on Monday.
Political Roundup: Signs of a Labour-NZ First government
The following are recent reasons a Labour-led government could be NZ First's best choice.
Mike Hosking: Whack-a-mole Winston Peters has lost me
Comment: This is why I don't trust Winston Peters.
Political Roundup: Signs of a National-NZ First government
Here are ten items that suggest Winston Peters will be inclined to choose National.
NZ First's final day of coalitions talks with National, Labour
Another day of negotiations gets under way in Wellington.
Today's the day: Winston's last-minute moves
Green Party members could be asked to approve a deal on Government today.
Ardern spotted at Peters' favourite Wellington haunt
If the Labour leader was hoping to bump into Winston Peters she'd be sorely disappointed
The interesting ways Kiwis voted in 2017
15 of the most notable voting statistics to ponder after the final votes were revealed.
Whistleblower to pay polytech $5.7k for legal costs
A polytech whistleblower has been ordered to pay her former employer $5700 in legal costs.
Audrey Young: Why Peters can't expect the top job
COMMENT: Why Peters can't expect to get the top job this time.
Can National offer the Greens a deal that can't be refused?
COMMENT: Why does a Nats-Green deal have such appeal - and what it might mean?
Labour to meet first with NZ First today
Which way will Winston Peters and NZ First jump?
Peters pledges major change whoever's in
NZ First leader confirms he expects changes concerning foreign ownership.
Peters says foreign ownership issues part of coalition talks
Winston Peters finally speaks up about coalition talks.
New MP 'keen to get stuck in'
Angie Warren-Clark heads to Parliament as a Labour list MP.
Who's in front? NZ First starts talks with National, Labour
Winston Peters is sticking with the party's deadline to make a decision by Thursday.
Why this was actually a vote for the status quo
Massey University's Claire Robinson suggests this was far from a change election.
Political Roundup: Time to scrap or reduce the 5% MMP threshold
MMP has a major problem - it's killing off the minor parties, writes Bryce Edwards.
Labour-Green bloc picks up two seats: What it means for coalition talks
The Labour-Green bloc has picked up two extra seats and National has lost two.
Secret Diary of ... the coalition talks
The coalition talks: The stakes are high and above all, it's going to require patience.
Young: English's appalling decision to please Peters
COMMENT: National looked desperate in keeping Paula Bennett away from first meeting.
The room where it happened: MP remembers 1996 talks
What are the lessons today's players can learn from NZ's first MMP coalition agreement?
Political Roundup: Alternative coalition scenarios to consider
The three options New Zealand faces.
Labour candidate in limbo
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Jacinda Ardern readies for talks with NZ First
Jacinda Ardern says she expects Labour or the Greens to pick up at least one extra seat.