text: NZ 's Peters says Nat , Lab talks at similar stage . WELLINGTON 1996-12-06 New Zealand First leader Winston Peters on Friday said coalition talks with the National and Labour parties were at a similar level of completion . Peters left a meeting between NZ First and National negotiators to spend 20 minutes speaking to Labour leader Helen Clark . He told Reuters he had needed to speak to her before she left Wellington later on Friday . Peters said the talks with Labour and National had reached " about the same level of completion , and that 's good " .