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Cartoon: Christopher Luxon, David Seymour and Chris Hipkins yap at a door marked Official result 27 November while Winston Peters relaxes with his paper and tea.

Hold Your Horses Until 27 November

Since election night, David Seymour and others have been talking out of turn. Winston Peters told them to wait for the final result. That is still the sensible advice.

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