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Seymour talks Finance Minister role with Luxon; Swarbrick met Wong for beer
Serious negotiations will begin after all the votes are counted, Seymour said.
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Michael Wood rules out Labour leadership run ‘anytime soon’
The former minister is back at Parliament. Video / Mark Mitchell
National, Labour hold first caucus meetings since election, new MPs descend on Parliament
Neither party looks set to answer key questions hanging over them since the election.
Incoming Opportunity MP previously pursued NZ First candidacy
An earlier refusal to address her past involvement led to speculation.
The election is over. Now come the departures, blame and leadership questions
There is no need for haste when it comes to Chris Hipkins' leadership.
'Soul-destroying': Chris Bishop says he is 'out of Parliament'
He conceded Hutt South to Ginny Andersen after 12 years as an MP.
Beasts of the ballot: The MPs who won with massive margins
Mark Mitchell won Whangaparāoa by 15,368 votes, the biggest raw margin.
'Reality has bitten': NZ First MPs unhappy, disappointed with party's result
One MP was up-front that he wasn't happy.
Two new NZ First MPs on their party’s election result
Taine Randell and Alfred Ngaro arrived at Parliament for their induction. Video / Mark Mitchell
'Everything's negotiable, Christopher': Seymour says a National finance minister ‘no longer tenable’
Finance Minister Nicola Willis is leaving Parliament and her successor is not yet clear.
Wong not budging on bottom lines even if it risks another election
The incoming Opportunity caucus arrived at Parliament for the first time this morning.
Watch: Opportunity Party’s incoming caucus arrive at Parliament
Qiulae Wong and her MPs speak to media as they meet for the first time in Wellington as focus turns to potential coalition deals. Video / Mark Mitchell
Inside the left’s vote splitting: Greens rocket, Labour hovers, TPM dives
The Greens' party vote in the Māori seats skyrocketed by more than 50,000 votes
'Big opportunities': Victorious Uffindell eyes Tauranga plans
Sam Uffindell has held the Tauranga electorate since the 2022 byelection.
Opportunity's negotiating team: The names we know – and those being kept secret
The party won't name two anonymous people who could steer coalition talks.
Luxon is wise to start breaking Opportunity promise
OPINION: Opportunity could lift the right bloc's majority to eight or nine seats.
Historic Asian firsts amid election disappointment
Asian representation is likely to hold at 11 MPs, matching the previous term.
Luxon softens stance on Opportunity, wants to 'build relationship' with Wong
National's leader says coalition talks won't start until official results are confirmed.
‘Only just hanging in there’: Both Chris’ political careers in question
Commentators say both Luxon and Hipkins could be rolled as party leaders.
Just what happened in election 2026?
Thomas Coughlan and Katie Bradford discuss the election result and what's next.
Harry Mowbray says vote-splitting campaign 'saved the centre-right'
Act and NZ First have both increased their party vote share since 2023.
Six big takeaways: Who's winning, what might change and the big surprises
ANALYSIS: What we know from the preliminary results and how the specials might shift them.
Election 2026 results: Who won the Christchurch seats?
The winners and losers across the city's electorates.
Try our tax calculator to see what Opportunity's policy would mean for you
Opportunity appears to have made history and is likely to enter Parliament.
'Mood as palpable as the grey weather': BBC gloom as media report on NZ vote
Kiwis lamented an economy 'in ruins', no jobs, sky-high cost of living and no solutions.
NZ First still ruling out Opportunity as Jones forecasts 'wicked three years' if no bipartisanship
Leader Winston Peters is keeping his mouth shut until he sees the official count.