His brief statement, in line with the cat-and-mouse game Mr Peters has been playing since the September 23 election, gives absolutely nothing away.
New Zealanders may or may not know the future of their government by dinner time.
Interestingly, it is Mr Peters making the announcement and not the next prime minister, whoever it may be.
It would be not unlike Mr Peters to just comment on policy agreements and move on to what portfolios he and his band of largely untested MPs may receive from Labour or National.
There has been a growing feeling Mr Peters has been moving closer to Labour in recent days, where policy agreements will have been easier to resolve. That would require approval by the Green Party membership, which has proved itself toothless in all of the coalition negotiations.
Mr Peters has not met with the Greens and is unlikely to want to sit at a Cabinet table with any Green MPs.
The toll of coalition agreements shows on the face of Mr Peters, who has been looking drawn and tired after a hard election campaign and negotiations long into the night.
The announcement today, whatever it is, will make inroads into forming the new government.
Either current Prime Minister Bill English or Labour leader Jacinda Ardern will be disappointed this afternoon but their disappointment should not last long.
Mr Peters has a history of pulling coalition deals to bits. If he remains true to form, the Opposition, whether it is Labour and the Greens or National, will be in the box seat for the next election, possibly in less than two years' time.
