The preliminary results from polling day are Nat 58, Lab 45, NZF 9, Green 7 and ACT 1. At first I was annoyed with the voters of NZ for given Nats that many votes, then I considered the possible coalition partners. Nat has lost its self-serving previous coalition partners, except ACT. No coalition permutation would need or want the ACT seat.

Nats have but one choice and that is NZF, since they have stated interminably that they could not work with Greens.

NZF campaign slogan was ‘Had Enough?' – presumably of the Nats government. So I don't think NZF will welcome Nats advances.

So we are left with a Lab/NZF/Green coalition.

This has wonderful possibilities for NZers if they can work together for the common good.

Labour will look after infrastructure, health, education, housing, poverty, productivity, wage rates, the military and the economy.

NZF will ensure that all policies and trade deals are designed to benefit NZ. They can look after immigration, foreign affairs, law and order and we are all one nation with no racial discrimination.

Greens will look after our environment, regional development, climate change, transport and education.

What an opportunity to rid ourselves of a government whose means of increasing the NZ economic pie was to invite more guests, sell assets and run down others. This caused the portions NZers received to stay the same or reduce, causing poverty and homelessness.

What a great opportunity.

P Dolden, Papamoa (Abridged).