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‘We did it’: Opportunity makes history, lines up as kingmaker
Opportunity appears to have crossed the 5% threshold to enter Parliament.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Who's in? Meet the dozens of new candidates likely to be MPs next term
ANALYSIS: The new MPs in the next parliamentary term, if the Poll of Polls is correct.
The key difference between 2023 Hipkins that was rejected and Hipkins today
Analysis: Why Labour's leader is taking a different approach on the campaign trail.
Labour is not prioritising law and order – its manifesto reinforces this
ANALYSIS: Labour's law and order platform commits to little and lacks specifics.
Latest poll has National so low it stretches credibility
Analysis: The numbers seem off, so what do the RNZ-Reid Research polling trends show?
David Seymour, the Santana gold mine, and what his cat has to do with it
Analysis: Seymour explains why he thinks Act makes NZ not only wealthier but 'greener'.
David Seymour on whether he wants to be Finance Minister
Chris Hipkins said Luxon will have 'no choice' but to appoint Seymour as Finance Minister.
Why the latest poll is hopeful for Labour, and is Luxon’s tactic working?
Analysis: A sigh of relief for Labour but still no upward momentum.
Election 2026 – Left-leaning crowd warms to Opportunity during political panel in Wānaka
Analysis: Climate summit panel was always going to be a tough crowd for governing parties.
Why Seymour says we're divided by race – but accepts Māori customary rights
The Act leader is doubling down on race relations as his next big reform.
Why the latest poll puts Labour in a deep hole
ANALYSIS: Does the party have any aces up its sleeve? It desperately needs some.
Will National's policy on the right to silence in child murder cases work?
The Bottom Line: We stress-test a key election promise and ask what it would mean for NZ.
The 'egregious' list: What would make Qiulae Wong walk from post-election negotiations?
Polls indicate that Opportunity might be the kingmaker. Are its bottom lines solid?
The next Government will be unlike any before. What that means for voters
'A doomsday scenario for National, but absolutely an existential moment for Labour' too.
David Seymour says he would work with Opportunity if it keeps Labour out
Election 2026: Act leader said Opportunity's tax reset plan would hurt rural communities.
'By the Mob, for the Mob': What really happened at Mongrel Mob’s meth treatment courses
Under scrutiny again - the Mob-run programme that got $2.75m in Government funding.
Bed taxes, groceries and fast-track tensions on display in finance debate
The Queenstown event had the biggest live audience for a political debate this campaign.
Election 2026: Greens put bed tax at centre of tourism policy
Election 2026: Party wants local communities to introduce a bed tax if they want.
Revealed: The regions where workplace cocaine use spiked 266%, meth by 200%
'Auckland’s North Shore is establishing itself as a hotbed of activity'.
Separating fact from fiction as Winston Peters campaigns in Dunedin
ANALYSIS: Politicians make a lot of claims in a campaign. What's an undecided voter to do?
'Can’t arrest our way out': Charge rate for personal cannabis use triples
Chances used to be about 1 in 10; this year they're almost 1 in 3.
Chinese and Indians called 'a**holes' in meeting. Peters defends them
The NZ First leader has made remarks about MP Lawrence Xu-Nan that were called racist.
Winston Peters campaigns on minimum wage growth of at least inflation rate
Election 2026: Winston Peters is campaigning in Invercargill today.
Ministry decided against cutting disgraced ex-Lotto presenter Russell Harrison's pay 3 times
Documents obtained by the Herald reveal three Justice Ministry workers are facing charges.
Two missing tourists, one body, and a convicted killer's 37-year fight to clear his name
Inside one of NZ's most infamous cases as prosecutors won't seek Tamihere retrial.
‘Never again’: New legal fight on Covid vaccine requirements for under-18s
Case to ask if teens could give informed vaccine consent when expert advice was withheld.
Luxon in Queenstown again: Same energy, very different circumstances
ANALYSIS: Luxon only had two visits, where tough issues were hardly going to be raised.
Violent crime trending upwards – in one region by 138%
The latest data suggests an increase in victims of multiple family violence assaults.
National to trial passport-free transtasman travel if re-elected
Leader Christopher Luxon and tourism spokeswoman Louise Upston are visiting Queenstown.
Opportunity's subtle bid for right-leaning fans of Sir John Key
Qiulae Wong has laid out the party's five bottom lines. Who are these trying to speak to?
NZ universities continue to fall in world rankings amid 'seismic shift'
NZ universities have been sliding on average in research, industry and attracting talent.
‘Monstrous’: Winston Peters on the state of the world and realism over idealism
Peters says NZ's 'anti-nuclear' stance built national identity but not without cost.