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New Zealanders can soon expect to see a clear picture of what the new Government will do.

Prime Minister-elect Chris Luxon has confirmed coalition negotiations between National, ACT and New Zealand First have wrapped up.

Luxon says the agreements are before the respective parties for sign off- and he'll reveal his Cabinet and their policies tomorrow.

ZB political editor Jason Walls says all eyes will be on tomorrow's signing ceremony, where we'll find out the identity of the new Deputy Prime Minister.

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Meal kit delivery service My Food Bag's latest profits have more than halved as customers seek to cut costs.

The company's half year profit shows a significant decline, and a planned dividend has been axed. 

Devon Funds Head of Retail Greg Smith says customers have been forced to cut back amid increased interest rates and inflation.

"Their average value has gone down- meanwhile, obviously costs have gone up for them, so that's pressurising their profitability."

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One Auckland man is stepping up his Movember activism beyond growing facial hair.

Robbie Wearing has run a marathon every day of this month - rain or shine - to raise awareness for the cause.

He says he's only completed a handful of marathons in his lifetime before November of this year- making this the biggest challenge he's taken on.

"I get up and just think- yeah, I'm really lucky to be able to do what I'm doing. I'm trying to keep a positive mindset."

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A Gisborne woman's died in a police cell overnight- a day after being convicted of her father's murder.

63-year-old Lynne Maree Martin was yesterday found guilty of killing 88-year-old Ronald Allison by burning down his house.

After what was thought to be forever a cold case, his daughter was arrested and charged with murder just last year.

ZB reporter Chelsea Daniels says it was revealed a police officer went undercover to gain Martin's trust during the investigation.

"The officer, who called herself Millie, slowly befriended Martin and her husband Graham in about 2020. She was wearing a wire and the jury heard a raft of conversations between the pair."

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All three parties in the incoming Government have agreed on a coalition deal- which will be signed tomorrow.

A joint statement from Chris Luxon, David Seymour and Winston Peters has announced negotiations to form a government that will deliver for all New Zealanders have concluded.

ACT party leader David Seymour says the new Government will be ready to tackle the 'substantial' challenges impacting New Zealanders. 

"I think ACT has got a very strong policy agenda as part of what will be our shared Government policy- together with New Zealand First and National, I think we'll be able to start tackling those problems."

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A controversial sex education book for teenagers that was pulled from shelves in Australia has been given an unrestricted rating by our chief censor.

The classification means parents can decide for themselves if the book is right for their teenagers.

Family First spokesperson Sue Reid says they've got concerns around the age appropriateness.

She says the book is pitched at 14 year olds, but looks like a handbook and has juvenile animations.

"We don't think it is clearly targeted at the 14-year-old market- it's definitely aimed at a younger market and that's what we're concerned about."

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Gang members from around the country are expected to descend upon Auckland for a tangi.

William 'Bird' Hines' farewell is expected to be the largest gang funeral in New Zealand history.

He had years of poor health from type two diabetes and was released from prison on compassionate grounds.

The Herald's Jared Savage says he had a ferocious reputation and younger gang members looked up to him.

"He did a lot of very bad things, he had a very staunch obsession with violence and kidnapping- those sort of violent stand overs. He was pretty much the first meth trial in New Zealand's history back in 2000."

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I think David Seymour has reason to be pretty salty if he isn't given the Deputy Prime Minister’s job.

This is not really about whether the job is really a job or whether it's just ceremonial.

The fact is- it is a title. And that title implies seniority, it means whoever gets the Deputy Prime Minister role is the second most senior person in the Government.

And it would be pretty bizarre if National gave that to Winston Peters over David Seymour, given how many times National told us before the election they really didn’t want to have to work with Winston.

Chris Luxon said it, Chris Bishop said it, Nicola Willis said it- and they weren't subtle.

Nicola Willis said: “I don’t want to go into Government with NZ First"

Now we understand they didn’t have a choice about going into Government in the end, but that is very different to making Winston the second most senior person in Government when he doesn't even have the second biggest party in the Government.

It would be pretty insulting to David Seymour, especially given how close Seymour and Luxon worked together in the lead up to the election.

The best argument for Winston to get the job is experience, but I'm not super convinced by that argument.

There is a long list of people who’ve gone straight into the Deputy Prime Minister's job without having done a single day in Cabinet before.

Don McKinnon under Jim Bolger, Geoffrey Palmer under David Lange- you can go back through history and find more.

Probably the thing that counts most against David for the job is that he’s plugged so hard for it when he’s previously made is sound like he's not interested in the baubles of office.

But then again, that’s something he and Winston now have in common isn’t it?

Probably the easiest solution to this problem is to not pick between the two of them, but split the job instead.

Whether with a time share- one does 18 months then hands it over to the other to do 18 months, or we just have two Deputy Prime Ministers.

But it still doesn't solve that awkward problem, does it?

The guy who the Nats really did want to work with is now sharing the job of equal seniority with the guy they really didn't want to work with.

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made it clear that the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands is not up for discussion.

Argentina's new Prime Minister Javier Milei recently claimed it was time to 'get them back' and his Government would work to get sovereignty.

In a 2013 referendum, the people of the Falkland Islands voted 99.8 percent in favour of remaining a UK overseas territory.

UK Prime Minister Gavin Grey says several other ministers have chimed in and claimed the Falkland Islands are UK territory.

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Tonight on The Huddle, Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union and Ali Jones from Red PR joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! 

Nicola Willis has confirmed she won't be the Deputy Prime Minister, and Luxon said she was never in the running. Is this true? Who are our picks for the role?

The incoming Government will have to find a quarter of a billion dollar to give ECE educators pay parity- because their predecessors didn't budget for it properly. What other harmful surprises are waiting in the wings?

SailGP has made the decision to not stage the event in Auckland in March 2024. Is this a loss for the region?

Are we excited for Black Friday this year?

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