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 " .