COALITION NEGOTIATIONS, INCOMING GOVERNMENT
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Lobbyists helping and influencing the new National government
Audrey Young (Herald): Top jobs in Foreign Affairs: Winston, Gerry or Judith with Bernadette, Ben or Bede? (paywalled)
Tova O’Brien (Stuff): Ministry leak: staff backlash after Te Reo Māori scrubbed from official use ahead of new government
Anna Whyte (Post): More public service agencies hitting pause on recruitment (paywalled)
Anne Salmond (Newsroom): Why Act’s Treaty referendum is disrespectful and arrogant
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Richard Harman (Politik): Why the talks are taking so long (paywalled)
Adam Pearse (Herald): Coalition talks: Christopher Luxon, David Seymour and Winston Peters likely to continue three-way meetings as policy differences persist
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Lights, camera, negotiations in Auckland - but are we any closer to a resolution?
Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Coalition talks become a circus as Christopher Luxon, David Seymour cave to Winston Peters' whims
Lloyd Burr (Newshub): Winston Peters' power play is petty and immature
John MacDonald (Newstalk): Luxon and Seymour deserve better. We do too
Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Luxon, Peters and Seymour meet: A close analysis of the first triumvirate photograph
Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): A picture usually tells a thousand words, this one says 4
Raphael Franks and Claire Trevett (Herald): Coalition talks: Winston Peters returns to site of negotiations, Seymour defends deal delay
Amelia Wade (Newshub): David Seymour says 'substantive disagreements' between potential coalition partners, but deal may be just days away
Felix Desmarais (1News): 'Long and winding road': Seymour on coalition negotiations
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): Return to the polls ‘nuclear option’, says Seymour
Russell Palmer and Craig McCuloch (RNZ): Coalition talks: Christopher Luxon, David Seymour and Winston Peters meet in person
RNZ: Coalition agreement getting 'closer by the day' - ACT leader David Seymour
Luke Malpass and Glenn McConnell (Post): Government deal takes shape as leaders gear up for more meetings (paywalled)
William Hewett (Newshub): ACT leader David Seymour takes cheeky dig at incoming PM Christopher Luxon over shaving mishap
Newstalk ZB: 'There are clues': Leaks are rife from post-election talks, according to expert
Ireland Hendry-Tennent (Newshub): Sports broadcaster says length of coalition negotiations makes him 'embarrassed as New Zealander'
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