Bowalley Road: What Sort Of Election Is This?

Change? Restoration? Status-Quo? With the 2023 election just six weeks away, what is it that most New Zealand voters are seeking? From this...
Change? Restoration? Status-Quo? With the 2023 election just six weeks away, what is it that most New Zealand voters are seeking? From this... Keep Reading
The chancellor of the University of Waikato was intimately involved in helping National develop policy, raising questions about independence. Keep Reading
An expert is warning more Māori and Pasifika children will die unless health resources are targeted to help them. Keep Reading
Labour's second full day of campaigning focused on health, with GPs in Wellington airing their criticisms and praise of the Government's approach to healthcare. Keep Reading
"This is going to become the most negative campaign in New Zealand history," Bishop said. Keep Reading
Allan reflects on her complex journey, her mental health struggles, and her outlook for the future. Keep Reading
"I just think it's incredibly sad – and pathetic, to be honest," Christopher Luxon said. "I can take attacks for 41 days until the election result." Keep Reading
He denied Labour is running a nasty campaign. Keep Reading
An increased workforce and renegotiated funding model would be needed for Labour's pledge on free dental care to come into effect, the NZ Dental Association president says. Keep Reading
More "radicals" are expected along the campaign trail but Chris Bishop asks that they be respectful of the democratic process. Keep Reading
David Seymour wants to axe Te Mana o te Wai and reverse oil and gas exploration ban. Keep Reading
ANALYSIS: With no new policy to chew over, Chris Luxon’s media conference after the launch was instead totally dominated by tax, writes Tova O'Brien. Keep Reading
The two major parties got their election campaigns underway over the weekend. This is the 'gig review'. Keep Reading
Clearly, National has been caught on the back foot. Keep Reading
Here's what a weekend of politics has revealed. Keep Reading
The National Party has unveiled an election year pledge card, listing eight of its priority promises. Keep Reading
David Seymour says ACT wants a focus on carbon capture and fast-tracking offshore wind projects instead. Keep Reading
Extending free dental care from under 18s to under 30s by the end of 2026 is a vote-winning promise, but so much of it hangs on recruiting hundreds of dentists from abroad, writes political editor Jo Moir Keep Reading
There could be another signal that is more important. Keep Reading
Labour leader Chris Hipkins regains his mojo, launching his party's election campaign with a big policy carrot and a lot of help from planted protesters and National's big play on tax Keep Reading
His commitment does rely on the outcome of a new inquiry into Covid-19. Keep Reading
Labour's announcement to begin a "journey" towards free dental care is likely not the election saver the party hoped it would be, writes 1News digital political reporter Felix Desmarais. Keep Reading
Labour is promising to extend free dental care to all those under 30. Keep Reading
"It just doesn't make sense." Keep Reading
"I'm thoroughly enjoying the job, I feel like I'm just getting started really." Keep Reading
Having successfully defied not just the Māori Party but the wishes of the Māori King for two elections, Nanaia Mahuta’s fortune ran out in October. After 27 years in politics, she unpacks ‘toxic criticism’ and the strength needed to be a Māori woman in Parliament. Keep Reading
What would happen if only voters - not unions or businesses - could donate to political parties? A plan to do exactly that exists, if the government wants to try it. Keep Reading
Four electorate results have changed following the counting of special votes, with Te Pāti Māori scooping another two seats from senior Labour MPs. Keep Reading
One party appeared to target its ads at women, and one at men, while another doubled down on aiming for the elderly. RNZ examines three months of data leading up to the election. Keep Reading
Every political party poured money into online ads that flooded the internet for three months. Keep Reading
Which of Labour's policies from the past six years are facing the axe? Keep Reading
Watch - A beginner's guide to putting together a multi-party MMP government. Keep Reading
Preliminary election results will be released throughout the evening. Keep Reading
Results of the 2023 New Zealand election, including the party vote, every electorate and the make up of Parliament Keep Reading
RNZ's reporters and visual journalists have followed politicians up and down the country as they worked to gain votes. Here are some of the best snaps. Keep Reading
RNZ's Susie Ferguson presents a multimedia documentary series on mis- and disinformation in New Zealand. This is a bonus episode: Ballot Box. How misinformation is colliding with the 2023 election. Keep Reading
Each one of those hoardings costs more than $100, candidates say. Keep Reading
Collected news stories and opinion articles from 1 September through to the election on Saturday 17 October 2020 Keep Reading
Latest collected news stories and opinion articles on the current Aotearoa New Zealand political scene. Keep Reading