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Politics-mad Wellington is buzzing today and the thing on people's minds is who will Winston pick?

Bill English says he's satisfied with the agreement National has reached with New Zealand First but "we'll have to wait and see" who Winston Peters chooses.

Two former MPs are picking Labour as New Zealand First's more likely coalition partner, ahead of Winston Peter's announcement this afternoon.

New Zealand First is "98 percent of the way there" on policy discussions as it decides who to form a government with, MPs say.

Power Play - The New Zealand First board has packed up and gone home, and there is now a real sense of momentum towards the ultimate goal of forming a government, writes Jane Patterson.

The New Zealand First board and its MPs will resume their discussions tomorrow about whether to form a government with National or Labour.

The New Zealand First board and caucus will meet in Wellington today to decide who will lead the next government.

Share prices have hit a record high, despite uncertainty over who will form the next government.

Winston Peters and his caucus will discuss different governing arrangements and ministerial positions at a meeting likely to last all day. Audio

Power Play - Superstitious or not, tomorrow doesn't augur well for the announcement of a new government, RNZ's Political Editor Jane Patterson writes.

New Zealand First will not reveal who it has chosen to form a government with by its self-imposed Thursday deadline.

Following his meeting with National this morning, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said "huge progress" was being made, but he refused to go into detail about which policy areas were being…

With a final day of coalition meetings under way at Parliament, close scrutiny is being given to members of the NZ First board who will sign off the winning deal.

It's crunch time for Winston Peters as he pushes into the final day of talks over forming a new government, and he says today will be the most substantive yet.

Analysis - New Zealand will not fall apart while we wait for a government to be negotiated. But that does not mean we should accept a lack of respect for transparency, Tim Watkin writes.

Finding the election all too much? Feeling a tad stressed? Charlotte Graham has some tips for those afflicted with the post-election blues.

The country may be kept in the dark over who will lead the next government right through until next week. Audio

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is to host up to four rounds of coalition talks today. Audio