No guarantees from National on when it will have a government in place.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters isn't answering questions about negotiations and he and Act's David Seymour aren't talking.
National doesn't know whether deals will be done in time for incoming Prime Minister Chris Luxon to attend the Apec Leaders' Summit in San Francisco on Sunday.
Deputy Leader Nicola Willis told Kate Hawkesby the coalition negotiations are a complex process.
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