6 Nov 2023

New government getting closer, but Peters staying tight lipped

From Checkpoint, 5:25 pm on 6 November 2023

New Zealand is edging ever closer to a new government, according to those negotiating its make-up.

ACT's leader David Seymour says talks are progressing well and a draft agreement with National is near.

Talks with New Zealand First, however, seems less advanced. Its leader Winston Peters was in the capital today, but with little to say.

Here's our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch.