Midday Report

The talks between the three parties were the longest post-election negotiations in 27-years.

Former MP and Cabinet Minister Peter Dunne spoke to Charlotte Cook.

The make-up of the 54th government has been confirmed - with the leaders of National, ACT and New Zealand First inking a deal.

Winston Peters and David Seymour will share the role of Deputy Prime Minister - with Mr Peters taking the job for the first half of the 3-year Parliamentary term.

He has also been named Minister of Foreign Affairs. David Seymour will be Minister for Regulation, and National's Nicola Willis Minister of Finance.

Janet Wilson is a journalist and political commentator who has worked in communications, including as a National Party press secretary in 2020.

Wilson spoke to Charlotte Cook.

National's proposed foreign buyer tax has been scrapped and its tax package will instead be funded through a combination of spending reprioritisation and additional revenue measures.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis spoke to Charlotte Cook.

National, ACT and New Zealand First have unveiled their three-way coalition government with all parties represented in Cabinet.

The role of deputy prime minister will be shared by Winston Peters and David Seymour for 18 months each.

Leader of the ACT Party and the incoming deputy Prime Minister David Seymour spoke to Charlotte Cook.

A deal between National, ACT and New Zealand First has been reached, and cabinet positions have been revealed.

Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Forty-one days after the election and following 20 days of coalition talks - we finally know the makeup of the new government.

National Party leader and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon revealed details of the coalition agreement nutted out with both ACT and New Zealand First.

After thanking his coalition partners for their professionalism during the negotiations, he hailed the agreement as historic and laid out how it will work.

Could Lyttleton be in the running to host the 2024 SailGP yacht racing event once more?

SailGP organisers have decided not to stage the event in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour, as it couldn't lock in Wynyard Point as a vantage point for spectators.

Christchurch City councillor for Lyttelton - Tyrone Fields - says his port town is the perfect amphitheatre for sailing and yachting events.

Fields spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Residents in the Waikato town of Cambridge were literally and figuratively shaken Thursday morning.

Just after eight a loud explosion rocked the area when an oil drum ignited at a shop on the main street.

Waikato reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod spoke to Charlotte Cook.

Data from Te Whatu Ora shows since medicinal cannabis was legalised in 2020, prescriptions have grown from about a 1,000 a month to over 8,000 a month.

Sally Murphy has the rural news.

The Black Caps realise Bangladesh are no longer the easy-beats of test cricket.

Barry Guy has sports.