NZ First managed to earn themselves an important slot in Parliament after National and ACT lost their majority.

National dropped two seats from 50 on election night to 48, while ACT remained on 11 after the special votes were counted- meaning another 3 seats will be needed to form a Government.

NZ Herald political editor Claire Trevett says the three parties will likely clash on several key areas as coalition talks get underway.

"The tricky area could be around race relations, in which they all basically oppose co-governance- but ACT wants that referendum on the treaty, National thinks it would be very divisive and New Zealand First has gone against co-Governance."

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NZ First managed to earn themselves an important slot in Parliament after National and ACT lost their majority.
National dropped two seats from 50 on election night to 48, while ACT remained on 11 after the special votes were counted- meaning another 3 seats will be needed to form a Government.
NZ Herald political editor Claire Trevett says the three parties will likely clash on several key areas as coalition talks get underway.
"The tricky area could be around race relations, in which they all basically oppose co-governance- but ACT wants that referendum on the treaty, National thinks it would be very divisive and New Zealand First has gone against co-Governance."
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