𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕝 𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕔𝕠𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕜𝕤 𝕓𝕪 𝕞𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞 𝕥𝕠 𝔸𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕

𝔽𝕒𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕖 𝕖𝕘𝕘 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕝 𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕔𝕠𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕜𝕤 𝕓𝕪 𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞 𝕥𝕠 𝔸𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕

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e wants to essentially control the coverage of coalition talks, and the best way to do that is to hold them in a city without a political press gallery.

As has become clear since the general election, Luxon doesn't like to talk extensively about how the discussions are going. 

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Luxon wants to do this like a corporate business deal rather than allowing some scrutiny of who he's meeting with.

Luxon views previous coalition talks as political theatre when in reality the coverage actually provides good insight into what the relevant parties want our country to look like.

These are the people who will lead our country. While the meetings have always been in private, the public should at least know who is part of the talks, how often they are taking place and for how long.

For example, New Zealanders deserve to know if New Zealand First leader Winston Peters and ACT leader David Seymour are meeting if they intend to be in the same Government. Is the freeze starting to thaw?

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I was there during the 2017 coalition negotiations, so this is not my first rodeo. By the end of those talks, we knew New Zealand First was meeting more frequently with Labour - that was a sign.

But, currently, Luxon is wanting to leave the public in the dark and Kiwis just have to wait.

Lloyd Burr is a Newshub political reporter.

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