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'A tough night': National didn't benefit from the overhang strategy, says Simeon Brown
It was a bad night for National's top ministers, as the election remains on knife edge.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
You’ve heard a lot about an overhang. What does it mean?
Strategic voting has been one of the themes of the campaign.
Final message to voters ahead of election day
Parties are under pressure to pull out all the stops before voting closes on Saturday.
Campaign Diary: Why National targeted Chlöe, plus brickbats and bouquets
It wasn't hard for the Greens to cosplay Mother Christmas.
At least this was the election that took on the broken markets ripping off Kiwis
OPINION: The 2026 campaign had something more consequential than overhang and gang snaps.
A stark choice between a left or right bloc – what might they look like?
Analysis: The policies that align in the left and right blocs, and the ones that don't.
McAnulty proposes moving foreign policy focus away from US
Labour does not want to be associated with US political toxicity.
Campaign Diary: The winners and losers of bad publicity
OPINION: Winston Peters and Michael Laws both upgraded their responses.
Election 2026: Opportunity defends rule that could allow two board members to veto coalition
Qiulae Wong says Opportunity will review its constitution next year.
The politics of love: Meet the partners behind NZ's party leaders
Plus, who was at the opening of Christchurch's new Working Style store?
In the animal kingdom, many parasites die with their host. Act and NZ First should remember this
OPINION: Self-interest is also behind the Nats resistance to the vote -splitting campaign.
'Creepy misogynist': Opportunity candidate says Michael Laws' apology falls short
Kayla Kingdon-Bebb said he should rule himself out of taking public office.
Election 2026 Campaign Diary: Does NZ First have a women problem?
OPINION: Michael Laws has three rules for transgressions: accept, apologise, atone.
The data showing Labour might need much more support than polls indicate
Analysis: If Labour wants to be in the driver's seat post-election, it might need 35%.
Banks Peninsula: Christchurch's biggest electorate is a swing seat
Banks Peninsula turnout last time reached 84%, against 78% nationwide.
Poll slump: Are Don Brash and Harry Mowbray this election’s Kim Dotcom?
OPINION: The overhang campaign appears to be falling flat.
Left and right blocs neck and neck as election goes down to the wire
Opportunity's projected seven seats could put it in the kingmaker position.
New poll leaves race on a knife edge as Opportunity holds the keys to power
National and Labour gain, but neither bloc can govern alone.
Election 2026 Campaign Diary: Seymour plays to strength and Hipkins doesn't disagree
Shane Jones has better timing for his fishing trip than Winston Peters.
‘Taking the p***’: Phil Goff calls out Chris Bishop over endorsement post
Bishop has edited a social media post claiming Phil Goff was backing him over Andersen.
Why engineering an overhang is wrong (and how it actually works)
OPINION: Proportionality is the reason Kiwis chose MMP. It's deeply cynical to fight that.
Act Party speaks to the media
Act leader David Seymour and health spokesman Todd Stephenson will hold a media stand-up to discuss the party's health policy package. Video / Mark Mitchell
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.
Election 2026 Campaign Diary: The best and worst start to the final week
See what Qiuale Wong and Winston Peters have got in the Melbourne Cup "sweepstake"?