The soon-to-be coalition partners are meeting for the first time today, but there's no end in sight to negotiations.  

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters didn't show up for an anticipated meeting with National and ACT in Wellington yesterday.  

ACT's David Seymour confirms he flew back to Auckland last night, reportedly also with National leader Christopher Luxon. 

Former United Future Leader Peter Dunne told Kate Hawkesby that their rapid return to Auckland suggests negotiations are very much being done on Peters’ terms. 

He that there's a perception growing that Christopher Luxon's earlier confidence may have been misplaced. 

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