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The Labour Party has crashed from 50 per cent of the vote in 2020 to around 27 per cent in 2023. The election loss has been described in the media over the weekend as a “bloodbath”, “horror show”, “utter devastation”, “a loss of biblical proportions”, and a “historic defeat”. What are leftwing an Keep Reading
Christopher Luxon's pre-election promise that New Zealand's climate targets were not on the table may be about to be tested. Keep Reading
Willie Jackson and Megan Woods are getting in behind the Labour leader in the wake of a shattering election defeat. Keep Reading
Nowhere else in the world forces employers to the table for collective bargaining across an entire sector, the BusinessNZ chief executive says. Keep Reading
Back-channels shift sands on which National’s housing and tax package is built: The luxury housing market is gearing up for National to lift the foreign buyer ban for properties over $2 million, but Christopher Luxon faces staunch opposition from NZ First. @JonoMilne reports. Keep Reading
"It's exactly what he said." Keep Reading
The Green Party and Act both now have larger caucuses in the new Parliament, gathering much of their support before the larger parties had even left the starting blocks. Keep Reading
ANALYSIS: Te Pāti Māori didn’t just win a few extra seats on Saturday night, it overcame institutions to flip the staunchest Labour electorates. Keep Reading
Analysis - National could face a crisis of expectation after promising so much, while Labour has to rebuild its devastated ranks, writes Peter Wilson. Keep Reading
It was a night of huge success for some and an evening of acknowledging defeat for others. Keep Reading
Te Atatu in West Auckland is New Zealand's most marginal seat after last night's vote count. Keep Reading
The youngest MP in 170 years, a former Wellington mayor - many familiar faces are en route to Parliament while Labour’s lost some front benchers. Keep Reading
Analysis - Less than 10 months after being sworn in as prime minister, Chris Hipkins has conceded the election and finds himself in a caretaker government. Keep Reading
After a win for National and a win for the All Blacks, Luxon is having a good morning. Keep Reading
Analysis - The margin is so thin that National will surely be pushed to seek a deal with New Zealand First. Keep Reading
What do the next few days look like? Keep Reading
A change election, absolutely. A hope election? Not so much. Keep Reading
While Labour polled above 30 percent in recent days, it couldn't turn those numbers into reality against economic and social headwinds dating back to Auckland's months-long 2021 lockdown. Keep Reading
The bombshell electorate turns from last night: Labour and National strongholds were stormed by their political opponents last night Keep Reading
Election 2023: As Chris Hipkins concedes defeat, he tearfully thanks his family for their support through a 'very tough' year of floods, cost of living increases and an often bitter election campaign. Keep Reading
He pledged that National's government would deliver for everybody. Keep Reading
"The result tonight is not one any of us wanted." Keep Reading
"When we first said a few years ago that we are going to make a comeback they all laughed at us. Well, they're not laughing now are they." Keep Reading
The Labour Government has collapsed, plummeting to half its vote from 2020, on the verge of losing some of its safest seats and being behind in most of the Keep Reading