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In the balance: See what is happening in your electorate
Dig into each electorate and how Parliament will look.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Life-saving season starts today – where’s our most dangerous beach?
Use our map to see where the most surf lifesaving rescues were last year.
Labour/Greens/Opportunity win almost as likely as coalition being re-elected
It follows three polls that put Opportunity in the kingmaker position.
Is Opportunity really more popular than Act? Poll of polls explained
Our Poll of polls predicts election results, not polling averages, so numbers may differ.
Super El Niño: What's happening around the world?
The effects of this year's Super El Niño are already being felt globally.
Coalition loses advantage in poll of polls – change likely
A four-party coalition led by Labour is the most likely election outcome.
Whenua 2.0: Updated map, new histories of Māori-Pākeha land deals
Click on the interactive map to find the official history of your place for most of NZ.
ADHD rule change 'not thought through sufficiently', GP warns
Researchers say New Zealand needs a consistent and affordable assessment pathway.
Best schools by subject: Ranking every college by course results
NCEA Level 3 attainment rates for every subject in every school.
Labour slides in poll of polls as National hold steady
Model suggests the coalition has a 47.8% chance of being able to form a Government.
Guaranteed winner tonight as Lotto overhauls Powerball
$10 million is up for grabs in the 'must-be-won' draw.
'Supersized' El Niño weather on its way: What will it do to New Zealand?
The UN has warned the world is entering an extreme weather 'danger zone'.
Opportunity Party: Try our tax calculator to see what their policy would mean for you
Helen Clark has sharply criticised Wong and called her party 'the Opportunistic Party'.
Auckland's final housing plan mapped: Check what could be built at your property
Is your neighbourhood affected? Check our map and have your say with Auckland Council.
Poll of Polls: Probability of re-elected coalition falls below 50%
Opportunity Party significantly changes potential governing arrangements.
Interactive: How often did your hospital miss nursing targets?
Exclusive: search the real shift numbers now for almost every ward and hospital in NZ.
Young Kiwis on how they use AI: Research, entertainment and harassment
A New Zealand-first study asked more than 1200 young people about AI.
Mapped: See all 287 Akld properties being bought for $2b road now on ice
See where the Govt spent $131m buying homes – for a road it's just deferred again.
Poll: Likelihood of coalition forming a Govt dives – Opportunity soars
The present coalition's likelihood of having the numbers to govern has tumbled.
Poll of Polls: Left-wing Opposition's chance of forming Govt tiny as Opportunity rises
If the current Opposition let Opportunity into their group, their chances increase.
Subterfuge at Health NZ: Senior official masqueraded as a patient
'I naively assumed Health NZ would be cleaner, really' – GPs Aotearoa.
Opportunity will get into Parliament, latest Poll of Polls forecasts
It comes as National rules out the party.
Fair to the taxpayer? MPs dodged cuts to their lavish super scheme
A 2020 review of MP superannuation perks was shelved when Covid hit - then forgotten.
Poll of polls: Coalition dips but Labour’s path to power lies with Opportunity
The latest model shows Labour will struggle to return to form a govt without Opportunity.
Check your street: Auckland housing changes mapped in new Herald interactive graphic
Auckland needs to build more townhouses and apartments – is your neighbourhood affected?
MP housing perks: Who has claimed the most?
Some MPs have received enough accommodation allowance over time to buy an apartment.
Poll of polls: Coalition’s re-election odds slip as election nears
The most recent poll of polls shows the coalition Government continues to struggle.
Poll of polls: Gap narrows between coalition and opposition as Opportunity Party rises
The new model calculates a 14.9% probability that TOP will make it into Parliament.
Zinc for autism: Auckland mum and son join world-first study
Debbie Curtin and her son have joined a world-first zinc study in Auckland.
Public service job cuts: Where they’ll fall hardest across New Zealand
More than half of New Zealand's public servants are based outside Wellington
Anthropic disables latest AI models over ‘national security’ concerns
The Trump government has banned non-US citizens from accessing Fable and Mythos.
Where your money goes - who's up, who's down in govt department spending
Use the Herald's two interactive graphics to see the Budget's winners and losers.