Coalition talks gather pace with secret meetingsJO MOIR/STUFF Winston Peters fronts the media after two days of party talks. Only this time it was just Peters in the room, talking to first English, then Ardern, one after another. KEVIN STENT/STUFF Winston Peters says the NZ First board has been unable to reach consensus on government formation yet. 1 NEWS The National leader exited a coalition chat with Mr Peters tonight, involving just the two of them, in Wellington. If true, that would give NZ First huge clout in the regions, where it will hold the cheque book on regional initiatives.

Source: Stuff October 17, 2017 07:30 UTC