Coalition deal ends New Zealand’s six-week wait for government

New Zealand Prime Minister elect Christopher Luxon, centre, watches as his coalition partners, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, left, and ACT leader David Seymour shake hands following a signing ceremony in Wellington (Mark Mitchell/NZ Herald/AP)

New Zealand’s wait for a new government is over after three party leaders signed a coalition agreement on Friday.

The deal ended nearly six weeks of intense negotiations since a general election on October 14.