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NZ Politics Daily - 15 November 2023

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Bryce Edwards
Nov 14, 2023
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INCOMING GOVERNMENT, COALITION NEGOTIATIONS
Andrea Vance (Post): High-profile lobbyist helps choose Beehive staff (paywalled)
Eva Corlett (Guardian): One third of New Zealanders doubtful incoming coalition can work well together, poll finds
Stuff: Stuff readers concerned about new Govt's ability to handle key issues, survey finds
Richard Harman (Politik); Winston gets last laugh (paywalled)
RNZ: Mini budget will be released before Christmas - Nicola Willis
1News: 'Odds against' National's foreign buyers tax plan - expert
Waatea: Treaty reset inevitable
Newstalk ZB: Political veteran on why NZ First's call for a 'Waitangi reset' might be a good idea (paywalled)
Newstalk ZB: Luxon's "dancing to someone else's tune" in coalition negotiations
Newstalk ZB: "A lesson in politics 101": Winston Peters fails to make coalition meeting
Newstalk ZB: 'A lesson in Politics 101': Former MP on Winston Peters' odd absence from latest coalition meeting (paywalled)
Tova O’Brien (Stuff): A brief anatomy of Christopher Luxon's 18 second media scrum and U-turn back to Winston Peters
Jane Patterson (RNZ): Christopher Luxon, Winston Peters and David Seymour to finally meet - at least that's the plan
1News: Luxon, Seymour arrive in Auckland ahead of meeting with Peters
Claire Trevett (Herald): National, Act, NZ First coalition talks: Christopher Luxon, Winston Peters and David Seymour set to meet today after a Peters no-show as talks carry on
Luke Malpass and Anna Whyte (Post): Luxon, Seymour dash to Auckland to meet Peters (paywalled)
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Newshub understands three-way coalition meeting set down
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): This is what your government is not doing
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): No Government one month on
Serena Solomon (Guardian): New Zealand in limbo one month after election as government coalition negotiations drag on
Felix Desmarais (1News): Waiting for Winston, lingering for Luxon: Inside the stakeout
1News: Peters, Luxon speak over the phone as coalition talks continue
Newshub: Christopher Luxon won't attend APEC as coalition negotiations drag on
1News: No APEC for Luxon, but 'great progress' being made in discussions
RNZ: National, ACT, NZ First meeting 'very possible' today - Seymour
Audrey Young (Herald): New Zealand First, National Party at crossroads as coalition talks hit ‘jagged edge’ (paywalled)
Robert MacCulloch: Coalition talks: On economics, Luxon is arguing about nothing with Winston Peters & David Seymour

PARLIAMENT, ELECTION
Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Inside Labour: The tax deal to seal Chris Hipkins another term as leader (paywalled)
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Polling station played Te Pāti Māori waiata on election day
Richard Prebble (Herald): High Court must decide if the vote-counters got it right (paywalled)
Arrow Koehler (ODT): Young Labour candidate not put off running again despite death threats, abuse

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