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Swarbrick challenges Opportunity to 'get off the fence'
It was a bad night for National's top ministers, as 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.
Opportunity defends rule giving board minority a veto over a Govt deal
The party's constitution gives the board an effective veto over coalition talks.
Politicians in final push as controversial NZ First hopeful keeps head down
Today is the last chance for parties to campaign in public before election day.
Metres from where Ardern quit, Luxon begins his own final election push
Labour and National have made their closing pitch to voters.
Labour asks how National will get to $12b defence spending target
Labour said the spending would need to come from cuts to services.
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.
Do business and pleasure mix? Craig Stobo's 'uncomfortable' requests at FMA to merge private, public trips
FMA records show Craig Stobo, now an NZ First candidate, repeatedly sought funding.
'I can't pay my own bill': Myra Williamson's cost-of-living focus
Her 27-year-old son moved to Australia after he could not find work here.
Government's books in better shape than expected, National says 'our plan is working'
The deficit is smaller than expected.
National turns guns on NZ First as Michael Laws drags party into yet another scandal
The Michael Laws scandal has battered the coalition.
With a mandate to govern comes a duty to listen
OPINION: No Govt can be so convinced of its own vision it ignores the concerns of others.
'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.
Polls diverge on whether National or Labour manage key issues the best
A new poll out today suggested National controlled most key issues better.
'Makes my skin crawl': Opportunity leader says Laws unfit for politics
Michael Laws apologises but the political outrage continues.
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%.
Still on the fence this election? Compare all the big policies to decide how you'll vote
Here's a one-stop shop helping you compare campaign promises.
The return of ‘Luigi’s ferret’: Michael Laws on why populism is democracy
Michael Laws says it was wrong to start Treaty settlements without a public mandate.
Dozens of public servants on paid gardening leave – some for years
Two police employees had been on restricted duties for a combined 2763 days.
Poll slump: Are Don Brash and Harry Mowbray this election’s Kim Dotcom?
OPINION: The overhang campaign appears to be falling flat.