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We all know who’s going to come in 1st and 2nd place in the election. But what about 11th or 12th? Minor party correspondent Alex Braae predicts where every party will finish. Elections are fought on close margins, and sometimes the difference between winning and losing can be just a few hundred
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Opinion: Sam McGlennon talks to students, young professionals and teachers engaging young people in the election - including a teacher gifting his students his vote.
Newshub
The National leader came out swinging against Labour on Tuesday.
NZ Herald
Stats show one in three New Zealanders over the age of 15 are obese.
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National leader Judith Collins' newly prominent display of faith is a risky strategy, but, as Marion Maddox writes, that hasn't stopped her overseas counterparts from giving it a go. “As a Christian, I do believe in miracles.” Looking at Labour’s recent polling, some might take Judith Collins’ l
Stuff
As latest polling gives him a glimpse of life in government, David Seymour spent a weekend on the corner of his own wealthy electorate.
Newshub
"Ultimately it comes down to the best possible outcome and future for this country."
Newsroom
Nicole McKee has become a well-known gun lobbyist and she's soon to become an ACT MP, but it's come at a cost.
Stuff
Golden Bay cannabis campaigners have been working towards the legalisation of the drug for years.
RNZ
With election day inching closer the Labour and National Party leaders hit two hotly contested electorates today, Hutt South and Ōhāriu.
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The parties are diverging as the campaign grinds into its final days. Labour hosted a massive rally in Wellington today while National told a small room about a big new road and blamed the obese for being obese, Justin Giovannetti reports. Hundreds of students packed Victoria University’s hub today
the Guardian
MÄori remain at the bottom rung for most outcomes, including health, education, and housing â we need politicians who will fight for change
RNZ
National Party leader Judith Collins says Labour would implement a wealth tax despite a promise not to, while confirming her party's commitment to two Wellington roading projects.
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A researcher has said the National leader's comments were "heartless".
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There are still four days left of early voting before the election.
Newshub
National leader Judith Collins is convinced Labour will bow to the Greens and introduce a wealth tax.
the Guardian
Organisation says it will change from opposition to neutrality, but more than a million people have already cast their vote
RNZ
While New Zealanders can be assured they are not being bombarded with "fake news", there is evidence of misleading behaviour from some political parties, researchers say.
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Covid has highlighted South Auckland’s potential vulnerability to a health crisis, so what are our politicians promising to do about the region’s ongoing problems? Updated with statistics minister James Shaw’s comments. Mary* is a GP in South Auckland. She’s on the frontline, helping those
Newsroom
Labour is pushing hard in its vote-rich suburbs to put the election beyond doubt. In the latest of our Sure Things series, new candidates likely to win in safe seats, Tim Murphy joins a turnout drive in Manurewa
RNZ
Advance NZ's Billy Te Kahika has some strange ideas that it would be better to keep a lid on. So why has one of the country's top investigative reporters shone a spotlight on him?
More than one million New Zealanders have already hit the ballot box as early voting numbers continue to soar. Figures released yesterday show 453...
NZ Herald
Two compassionate Kiwi women take opposite positions on the End of Life Choice referendum.
Newsroom
Once before we elected an entire caucus of unknowns, and paid the price. It won't happen again, writes Jonathan Milne. Not on this watch ...
Newsroom
How has the Provincial Growth Fund performed this term? Charts track its pitfalls and positives.
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The usual way electoral results maps are presented can be deceiving, over-emphasising large but sparsely populated rural areas and under-emphasising densely populated ones. Here's another way to make sense of 2020's election results. This post was updated on 16 November 2020 to reflect the final
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How is the next government going to look? Check results for each electorate and the nation
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