Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says coalition negotiations are down to "one or two issues" but couldn't give a timeline on when talks will finish.
Luxon was meeting with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland on Sunday afternoon.
Luxon, arriving 15 minutes after Peters, again said talks were in their "final stages" and Sunday would be about "one or two issues" that need "closing up".
"We're getting closer and closer to getting an outcome where we can have a coalition government that's actually strong and stable," Luxon said.
Asked how long the "final stages" of talks would take, Luxon said "it will take as long as it takes".
Asked how many issues were left to discuss, he said it was "down to one or two issues in both cases".
Luxon said he wouldn't be getting into detail on the outstanding issues but did later confirm they were related to policy.
He said he wasn't sure if a deal could be signed tonight, but told media when discussions have concluded, details of the government would likely be announced in Wellington.
Meanwhile, Peters wouldn't reveal what the public could expect from Sunday's talks with National, but said the parties are working "incredibly hard" on making progress.
"Let's press on. I know people are waiting for an answer and it's seriously an urgent matter, but that's what it takes," Peters told media.
He said it was his second meeting of the day, confirming an earlier meeting was held with ACT, which he did not give much detail on other than saying it was about "progress in these talks".
He was interrupted by a member of the public for the second day in a row, with a man interrupting the press conference to yell about "overstayers" who were "good for your party".
Peters brushed the man off, telling him to not "act like a journalist".
He said another three-way meeting with all party leaders was "highly possible".
