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‘Expected he would eventually call’: Qiulae Wong arrives at Parliament, ready for Luxon’s call
Qiulae Wong is speaking to media.
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'It may take a bit longer': Luxon, Hipkins prepare NZ for wait as election too close to call
Overhang, Opportunity and special votes could decide result as top Nats wiped out.
'Don't get carried away': Hipkins, Peters urge caution about interpreting results too early
National and Labour are close.
'Disappointment': Nats deputy leader Nicola Willis among MPs facing the axe
Many races remain too close to call, but some MPs are calling it before the count is over.
'Pathway to next govt': Luxon strikes hopeful note as election results deadlocked
It's a bad night for National's top ministers, as election remains on knife edge.
‘We did it’: Opportunity makes history, lines up as kingmaker
Opportunity appears to have crossed the 5% threshold to enter Parliament.
Voting is over, so what happens now?
When will the first results arrive, and how soon can parties start forming a Government?
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.