Stuff
Stuff’s Chief Political Correspondent Tova O’Brien and Political Editor Luke Malpass say the real risk for Labour was the undecided vote - and they've voted for change.
NZ Herald
On the Campaign wraps the last six weeks of campaigning.
The Standard
It is very clear now why National did not agree to a further debate between the leaders. Last night’s debate between Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luzon was totally one sided.
RNZ
Power Play - While National and Labour have been in a pitched battle, this campaign has also seen the rise of the smaller parties in a way not seen in recent elections, Political Editor Jane Patterson writes.
Democracy Project
With only a day to go before voting closes in the 2023 general election, the turnout so far is incredibly low. This suggests the final turnout could be the lowest in New Zealand electoral history. Such a result will reflect the fact that this year’s hollow and unsatisfactory election is a sign New Z
Newsroom
Latest opinion polls show the number of undecided voters remains significant so there was plenty still on the line in last night’s final TV debate. But the different approaches of the two rivals made for a strange contest.
RNZ
There are tight margins, party hopping candidates and the potential for electoral history to be made in the Māori seats.
Analysis: Chris Hipkins ran rings around Christopher Luxon in the final TVNZ Leaders’ Debate, but it may well be a moot point, writes 1News political reporter Felix Desmarais.
Newsroom
Good day/bad day: The election race has ended in a road crash, with the most ill-judged wisecrack of all. We report who's in the pink, and who made a blue.
RNZ
A lack of voting information and accessibility is stopping people living on the streets from exercising their democratic rights.
But National leader Christopher Luxon insists its government would "create opportunities for beneficiaries".
Newsroom
Hipkins makes Brash comparisons in South Auckland: Hipkins says if National wins, 'Māori lose', while Luxon calls him a 'desperate individual' as time runs out to pull any last campaign tricks out of the bag
Newsroom
National MP in key seat didn't disclose big shareholding: Andrew Bayly is hoist by his own petard, after acerbically criticising Labour's Michael Wood for not revealing what shares he owned. @JonoMilne reports.
RNZ
Wrapping up Election 2023, there's still plenty to play for ahead of election day. We review the highs and lows of Election 2023, unpack National's 'Winston Strategy', consider the missed opportunities and pick the seats to watch.
Newshub
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Newsroom
When the election is over, and a government is formed, Christopher Luxon may finally admit the mistake he made when he single-handedly breathed life into Winston Peters’ campaign, writes Jo Moir
Newshub
It's all on.
RNZ
Two polls out tonight both have Winston Peters firmly in the drivers' seat for forming a government, though the left bloc has increased its overall support.
The gap between the right and left blocs is narrowing, according to the last 1News Verian poll before the election.
RNZ
The Greens' tax and income policy would provide tax relief for the majority of people and does not have the flaws identified with National's tax plan, the party's co-leader says.
NZ Herald
Labour and National have gone negative in the last days of the campaign.
Newsroom
Just when it felt like this campaign was coming to an end there’s plenty of roads for it to wind down yet, writes political editor Jo Moir
Newshub
The poll was released just days before the election.
Newsroom
In the end, everyone loses when campaigns devolve into mudslinging, with voters tuning out and candidates getting elected on the basis of being the least disliked, argues Marc Daalder
RNZ
Some of the most active campaigners are new to politics. Another promoter is a wealthy foreign businessman.
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.
Collected news stories and opinion articles from 1 September through to the election on Saturday 17 October 2020 Keep Reading
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