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The Big Read: Winston Peters the Kingmaker
Winston Peters is the longest-serving MP, coming to Parliament after a court challenge.
Vote 2017: The highlights of a memorable campaign
A timeline of the key events of the 2017 election campaign.
Another intriguing chapter in Winston's remarkable career
Parliament's longest-serving MP has been back on centre stage.
Watch live: Winston Peters announces NZ's new Govt
Watch live as Winston Peters makes history.
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.
Ardern, English may learn fates at same time as NZ
With just hours to go, NZ First is yet to make up its mind who it will crown.
In Winston's words: Timeline for a decision
How has Winston Peters' position on when an announcement will be made shifted?
Claire Trevett: MMP reform ahoy?
National refused to remove coat-tailing and now the voters have all but done it for them.
Stand by NZ ... announcement due tomorrow
Winston Peters says an announcement will be made on Thursday afternoon.
Young on Peters: One offer good, two offers can get complicated
COMMENT: Which ever party takes power, NZ First could expect a deal to help it survive.
Peters, Ardern and English in secret talks
Peters met with English and Ardern soon after the board meeting ended without a decision.
English on negotiations with NZ First
National leader Bill English says further talks to finalise a NZ First agreement needed.
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
Election 2017: Timeline of key events
The lead-up to this year's election was anything but boring.
Outgoing NZ First MP: People want change
Two former NZ First MPs say it makes sense to side with Labour.
Live: MPs twiddling their thumbs as they wait
Peters said the process had been far more complex than he had originally thought.
The options in front of Winston Peters
What options does NZ First have to help form the next Government, and what does each mean?
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Peters' broken promise to NZ
COMMENT: Winston Peters has broken his promise to New Zealand.
Claire Trevett: Keep calm and wait on ...
COMMENT:Coalition talks paranoia was such that staff were too petrified to talk to anyone.
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.
Why bother voting? The election results are irrelevant
Comment: The decision will be made by a group of 21 MPs and party officials.
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.
NZ First MPs gather for final coalition talks
All-day caucus meeting gets under way as NZ First ponders which way to jump.
Mike Hosking: Whack-a-mole Winston Peters has lost me
Comment: This is why I don't trust Winston Peters.
Soper: Transparency? Who's on your board?
No other party has a problem with publicising who's on their board.
Winston Peters: Coalition deal Saturday at earliest, refuses to reveal NZ First board
Peters said the board members had a right to privacy.
Political Roundup: Signs of a National-NZ First government
Here are ten items that suggest Winston Peters will be inclined to choose National.
The deciders: Who's on NZ First's board?
Who sits on the board that will agree upon the next Government?
NZ First's final day of coalitions talks with National, Labour
Another day of negotiations gets under way in Wellington.