Nicola Willis: Finance Minister-elect on National agreeing to policy deals with NZ First and ACT
National is celebrating a breakthrough in negotiations, claiming they've agreed to policy deals with NZ First and ACT. Despite what he called significant progress, Luxon wouldn’t say whether it was li...
20 Nov 20236min
Gerry Brownlee: National Foreign Affairs Spokesperson on former Prime Minister Chris Hipkins calling for Israel-Gaza ceasefire
National says Labour leader Chris Hipkins' call for a ceasefire in Gaza was a surprise. Hipkins yesterday said he believes Israel's Defence Force's response has been disproportionate and indiscriminat...
20 Nov 20233min
David Seymour: ACT leader says coalition negotiations are still ongoing, despite Luxon's claims
ACT's David Seymour says he's no longer gambling on when coalition negotiations will wrap up. Prime Minister-elect Chris Luxon today announced the three parties have reached an agreement on policy. Bu...
20 Nov 20234min
Andrew Dickens: There's big stones in the path to coalition
So, still no Government. It's not a biggie. Remember, they only started talking after the specials were counted so it's only been a fortnight. But then again, why did they only start talking after the...
20 Nov 20233min
John MacDonald: Coalition talks- merger or hostile takeover?
I have never negotiated a merger. And I have never negotiated an acquisition. But I still think I could teach our incoming Prime Minister a thing or two. Because here we are into another week of co...
20 Nov 20234min
National's Nicola Willis says she hasn't been privy to talks on the role of Deputy PM
National's Nicola Willis and Labour's Ginny Andersen join Nick Mills for Politics Monday. Together they discuss the ongoing coalition negotiations between National, ACT and NZ First, fresh bullying al...
19 Nov 202332min
Jason Walls: ZB political editor recaps the ongoing coalition discussions as talks extended further
Government forming talks will continue this week, as Chris Luxon's been unable to reach a consensus on a number of key issues this weekend. The incoming Prime Minister met with Winston Peters this aft...
19 Nov 202312min
Politics Central: Who will get the leading ministerial positions when coalition talks are done?
This week on Politics Central, Jason Walls recapped the ongoing coalition negotiations and shared his predictions for who will be assigned those top ministerial positions. Later, Dr Paul Buchanan joi...
19 Nov 202340min
