RNZ
National's promised to crack down on gangs in its first hundred days in government. So what is that actually going to look like in a town like Opotiki where gang tensions are simmering to boiling point?
Newshub
"That scares me a little bit. [It] doesn't sit quite right with me."
Newsroom
Ministers-in-waiting have begun selling off shares. But National's commerce spokesperson Andrew Bayly says disclosure requirements make it hard to be an MP, and he'd prefer to manage conflicts rather than divesting his business interests. @JonoMilne reports.
Newsroom
On water reform National and Act are sailing on same course: National has committed to repeal Labour’s Three Waters legislation in its first 100 days, but legislation for a replacement regime will be needed quickly, writes Dr Eric Crampton
Stuff
“If someone tells me, walking down the street, that they would tick for the referendum and say ‘yes’, that would p… me off … it’s like, ‘Nah, f… off.’”
RNZ
Bay of Plenty MPs are split over special powers granted to police to crack down on gangs.
Newsroom
Tough decisions for new government in a volatile geopolitical world: Balancing trade and security is going to get much more difficult for a National-led government, with the Russian-Ukraine invasion, Chinese-Taiwan tensions, and now Israel-Hamas warfare, writes Alan Bollard
NZ Herald
The election is over, but coalition talks means it will still be some time before we get a full understanding of the policies that will define the next...
Victoria University emeritus professor Jonathan Boston cited Covid-19 as an instance where the public service needed to have the opportunity to deliver.
E-Tangata
“I look at a number of politicians who are out of that place, and how relieved, relaxed and vibrant they look. So, you know, it's all in front of me.” — Nanaia Mahuta.
National would likely need NZ First to form a government after November 3 – so which election promises are in line for the chop in order to make that deal?
Newsroom
How one man quitting changed Labour's trajectory: Andrew Little’s exit from the Labour Party leadership is one of the defining moments in his career, writes @jo_moir. He recounts the moment of brutal honesty that secured his fate.
RNZ
Analysis - Labour holds 35 seats in Parliament and of those only 17 are electorate seats. How could it lose so badly and give up so many seats to National?
"Port Waikato is a traditional National Party electorate that Labour's never won," the party's president said.
Newshub
"The discussion is not divisive. The current policy direction is divisive."
Democracy Project
Who will the new National Government listen to when it decides how to govern? An early indication may be seen in who Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon has brought in to train his new MPs and ministers. It was reported on Monday by Newstalk ZB that, because Luxon acknowledges his team’s lack
RNZ
Few pundits flagged the West Coast, birthplace of the Labour Party, to be part of the big blue swing this election.
Stuff
Katie Nimon, National's new MP for Napier, enters Parliament in a caucus where the majority are Pākehā and male.
ACT Party leader weighs in on possible party partners and Treaty referendum.
The scrapping of Te Aka Whai Ora, as outlined in the National Party's 100 Day Action Plan released in early October, could be easier said than done.
RNZ
With Hawke's Bay and the East Coast still knee-deep in the recovery from Gabrielle, there's pressure on the regions' new MPs to get it right.
The Conversation
Beneath the obvious policy differences between Labour and National lies a tacit consensus on fundamental economic settings. Until that changes, political choice will be constrained.
Newshub
The party only has two new Members of Parliament, while the 32 election survivors are considering what the future holds.
RNZ
He continued to refuse to elaborate on the progress of negotiations with potential support partners and pushed back when challenged about the circumstances of previous negotiations.
Newsroom
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.
RNZ
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.
Four electorate results have changed following the counting of special votes, with Te Pāti Māori scooping another two seats from senior Labour MPs.
RNZ
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.
RNZ
Every political party poured money into online ads that flooded the internet for three months.
Which of Labour's policies from the past six years are facing the axe?
RNZ
Watch - A beginner's guide to putting together a multi-party MMP government.
NZ Herald
Preliminary election results will be released throughout the evening.
Results of the 2023 New Zealand election, including the party vote, every electorate and the make up of Parliament
RNZ
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.
RNZ
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.
Stuff
Each one of those hoardings costs more than $100, candidates say.
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