Signs Winston Peters is pleased with today's progress in government-forming talks.
Party leaders say they're getting close to a final deal but negotiations are expected to continue in Auckland over the weekend.
Peters earlier emerged from a two-and-a-half hour meeting with Luxon.
Political Editor Jason Walls told Heather du Plessis Allan he was chipper.
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