Luxon meets Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong after earlier ruling out working with her

Christopher Luxon held an hour-long meeting with Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong on Monday night, 9 November, in Luxon's office. Luxon had repeatedly ruled out working with Wong before the meeting, according to RNZ.

The meeting came as tensions rose over vote-splitting, the term for campaigns that encourage voters to back different parties, according to RNZ's election live coverage. Wong has said she will pick up the phone if Luxon does not, according to an earlier RNZ report.

Vote-splitting was also a theme when Chris Bishop farewelled Parliament. Bishop criticised vote-splitting campaigns in his farewell speech, according to RNZ and the Otago Daily Times. Bishop lost his Hutt South seat by less than 900 votes, and he is leaving Parliament after 12 years.

Parliament has begun a quiet transition. Exiting MPs are packing up their offices, and new MPs are taking their place. 1News reported that 35 new MPs, voted in on Saturday, have begun arriving in Wellington for inductions.

Final results for the 2026 election will not be announced until 27 November.