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Election 2017
Election 2017 headlines with summaries.
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'Honour and a privilege' - Jacinda Ardern
19 Oct 2017The Labour Party leader and now Prime Minister says it is an "absolute honour and a privilege" to be able to form a government for all New Zealanders. Video
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Green Party to get ministers for first time - Shaw
19 Oct 2017The Green Party's has ratified its confidence and supply agreement which would give it three ministers outside Cabinet and one undersecretary. Video
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Ardern's rise 'remarkable' - Bill English concedes
19 Oct 2017National party leader Bill English has conceded power after New Zealand First chose a two-party coalition with Labour. Video
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NZ First chooses Labour
20 Oct 2017New Zealand First has chosen to enter a coalition with the Labour Party, with the Green Party on confidence and supply, Winston Peters says. Video
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Party leaders in the dark too on govt announcement
19 Oct 2017New Zealand First leader Winston Peters did not give his coalition partner a call before he went public with the party's decision.
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Waiting and wishing: social media reacts
19 Oct 2017RNZ rounds up the best social media reactions to the day's political upheaval.
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'We're kind of ready to go' - James Shaw
19 Oct 2017The Green party says it is ready to go as speculation and pressure mounts ahead of an expected announcement detailing the next government. Video
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Labour or National - What's Wellington's pick for Winston?
19 Oct 2017Politics-mad Wellington is buzzing today and the thing on people's minds is who will Winston pick?
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NZ First still undecided
19 Oct 2017With an announcement due, Winston Peters said earlier today his party has still not yet decided whether to go with National or Labour. Video
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After the sigh of relief, time to set a decisive course
20 Oct 2017Opinion - Labour was always a logical choice for New Zealand First, and now's the time to wrench the steering wheel as far as it can go in a new direction, writes Stephanie Rodgers.
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Fisherman Clarke thrown in the deep end
20 Oct 2017The country's new first man, Clarke Gayford, was off fishing again yesterday when he was summoned to Wellington. Audio
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Waiting for Winston
20 Oct 2017Analysis - Max Towle watches the tension rise as a power game keeps people waiting on the big reveal.
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Ardern: From distant star to PM
19 Oct 2017Jacinda Ardern has gone from front-bench MP to NZ's second youngest PM in just over 10 weeks. Glen Scanlon takes a look at her trajectory this election.
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NZ First MP Mark Patterson: 'We're getting close'
18 Oct 2017New Zealand First is "98 percent of the way there" on policy discussions as it decides who to form a government with, MPs say.
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Edging towards a final decision
18 Oct 2017Power Play - The New Zealand First board has packed up and gone home, and there is now a real sense of momentum towards the ultimate goal of forming a government, writes Jane Patterson.
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LIVE: NZ's English 'satisfied' with potential agreement
19 Oct 2017Bill English says he's satisfied with the agreement National has reached with New Zealand First but "we'll have to wait and see" who Winston Peters chooses.
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NZ First has 'inbuilt self-destruct' mechanism - Dunne
17 Oct 2017The former United Future leader Peter Dunne says whichever government is formed after coalition talks with New Zealand First is unlikely to last the parliamentary term.
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NZ First board to meet again tomorrow
16 Oct 2017The New Zealand First board and its MPs will resume their discussions tomorrow about whether to form a government with National or Labour.
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NZ First board to consider offers
16 Oct 2017The New Zealand First board and caucus will meet in Wellington today to decide who will lead the next government.
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Coalition talks 'incredibly productive' - Ardern
14 Oct 2017Labour's leader Jacinda Ardern says her talks with New Zealand First and the Greens have been extremely productive. Video
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New Zealand First MPs in full-day meeting
13 Oct 2017Winston Peters and his caucus will discuss different governing arrangements and ministerial positions at a meeting likely to last all day. Audio
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NZ First wraps back-to-back meetings
12 Oct 2017New Zealand First has wrapped up its final meeting with Labour, ending five days of back-to-back meetings with the two major parties.
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Coalition talks to be done by tonight
12 Oct 2017It's crunch time for Winston Peters as he pushes into the final day of talks over forming a new government, and he says today will be the most substantive yet.
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'Huge progress' on coalition talks - Peters
12 Oct 2017Following his meeting with National this morning, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said "huge progress" was being made, but he refused to go into detail about which policy areas were being…
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