Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong has met with Labour's Chris Hipkins today, as both leaders wait for the final results of the special votes to be revealed.It comes after Wong spent an hour speaking with National's leader Christopher Luxon - despite him repeatedly ruling out working with her during the campaign - on Monday, which he described as "very positive".A spokesperson for Opportunity told RNZ both leaders talked "generally" about the election campaign and "everyone's desire for more collaboration and positivity" for about an hour."Everyone is waiting for the special votes to come in but it's great to build out these relationships with all party leaders." they said.On Monday, Wong said she wanted to meet with all party leaders - but ruled out any negotiations until after the final vote count.RNZ / Baz MacdonaldThe spokesperson said Wong also "bumped into" members of Te Pāti Māori outside a gym on Tuesday and was able to exchange contact details for a future meeting.Wong is set to meet with Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick later this evening.The spokesperson said Opportunity had received no word from New Zealand First leader Winston Peters nor ACT's David Seymour "at this stage".New Zealand First has previously ruled out working with Opportunity, while Wong has said ruling out New Zealand First was a "serious consideration" following comments made by Peters toward Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan.New ACT MP Paul Henry told RNZ on election night that if Luxon did not speak with Wong, his leader David Seymour would urge him to.
Opportunity's Qiulae Wong meets with Chris Hipkins
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