RECAP: Final election results

With the final election results coming, the Green Party's Golriz Ghahraman is a fraction away from becoming an MP, while National's Nicola Willis is on the chopping block.

Power Play - The principals have met and decision hour draws closer. RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson runs through possible permutations of the next government.

The courting of Winston Peters has begun in earnest after a series of quickfire meetings at Parliament with the leaders of National and Labour. Video

As the formation of a new government moves up a gear today, a former prime minister says Winston Peters may be leaning towards a support arrangement, not a coalition. Audio