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Luxon warning voters against 'sleepwalking' into election after 24.8% poll result
The poll was notably different to another conducted over the same period.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
RNZ-Reid Research poll: National below disastrous 2020 result as Opportunity surges
Opportunity rose 1.7 points to 7.2%, a new high in the RNZ poll.
As a Tāmaki Makaurau voter, I’m pissed off with the political double standards
OPINION: Contrary to popular belief, engaging with gangs doesn’t endorse criminality.
'A cut above': Peters endorses Bishop for Hutt South electorate
Peters said this was an endorsement of Bishop, not National.
Election 2026 Campaign Diary: Who would replace Willis as Finance Minister?
Wayne Brown has managed to unite the Greens and New Zealand First.
State-run enrolment has turned citizens into spectators
OPINION: How shifting responsibility to the state weakened democracy.
Chlöe Swarbrick speaks after OCR call
The Green Party co-leader spoke to the media following the Reserve Bank's decision to keep the OCR at 2.75%. Video / Stuff
Te Tai Tokerau could be the electorate to watch
It is one of the youngest electorates, with one in three enrolled voters aged under 35.
Next Government faces constitutional minefield as small parties surge
OPINION: The next government is likely to face slower decisions and more compromise.
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.
The coalition's change to voting rules is radical but Labour helped make it possible
OPINION: Accusations of 'voter suppression' have grown since electoral enrolments closed.
Sensible Sentencing Trust removes images of politicians from attack advertisement
The Greens complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about the ads.
Election 2026 Campaign Diary: The biggest mistake by Labour and the Greens
OPINION: National has filled the vacuum with fiscal fantasies.
National wants Labour to front up on coalition deals – but won't itself
'The situation is quite different,' Christopher Luxon said.
New Zealand election: Where political parties stand on Pasifika issues
What parties say about Pasifika issues, from visas to aid.
Marama Davidson speaks to the media
Greens co-leader Marama Davidson spoke to the media in Manurewa. Video / NZ Herald
Greens blast 'backing the gangs' election billboard ads
The Greens have lodged an ASA complaint over the election ads.
Green candidate: People come to NZ for the forests, not the cities
Westhead says Pāpāmoa needs tsunami evacuation options.
Election 2026 Campaign Diary: Why Seymour thinks Swarbrick should move to France
National suffered some of its own bruises this weekend.
Parenting deficit: What political parties propose for working parents
Here's how the seven parties plan to tackle the parenting deficit this election.
‘They’ve had a year’: 300,000 Kiwis miss crucial election enrolment deadline
Young people aged 18-24 made up nearly half of those not enrolled.
‘A scourge in this community’: Seymour draws line on MPs engaging with gangs
Seymour says Act isn't 'against the human beings', rather the practice of gangs.
Four arrested in Avondale police operation after alleged shoplifting incident in Henderson
One alleged thief pushed a worker before fleeing in a vehicle.
Business leaders unimpressed by election supermarket shake-up plans
National’s Foodstuffs separation proposal scored 1.83 out of 5 in the survey.
Green co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick speaks to media
Green co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick visited the Avondale Markets to speak with the community. Video / NZ Herald
This politician has done more to help the Coalition than any other
OPINION: She has managed to tie three opposition parties up in the Mongrel Mob fiasco.
Green Party co-leaders speak to the media from Armageddon
Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson and Chlöe Swarbrick will be visiting Armageddon and spoke to media on the news of the day. Video / NZ Herald
The boardroom runs the ruler over the parties' policies
Act’s pharmacist expansion, including blood tests, scored highest at 4.01.
Election 2026 Campaign Diary: This week's winner is ABC… Anyone But Chippy
Labour's Chris Hipkins had no good choices when it came to candidate Kerrin Leoni.
Business leaders question Greens' coalition credibility
Swarbrick scored 2.18 for opposition leadership, ahead of Davidson on 1.69.