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While the tide well and truly went out on Labour on election night, there are still several factors complicating the formation of a National and ACT coalition government. Special votes are yet to be counted, with the official final result still three weeks away.

National will lead a new government, but it may be nigh Christmas before its precise shape become clear. Jonathan Milne reports on the promises made, and compromises still to be made...

The National Party secured about 40 percent of the vote, putting it in a position to form a new administration.

A funereal air descends on Labour’s election night event in Christchurch

For Srivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty, who bagged an impressive ‘double’ winning the women’s singles and doubles titles in the recently-held Fenesta National tennis championship in Delhi, it has been a different kind of a challenge - to stay calm during those emotional moments at the end of the day’s stint when…

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.

Labour and National strongholds were stormed by their political opponents last night

The real losers of this election will be beneficiaries, low-income families, public servants and young people wanting to buy their first home

Shoring up their best result in more than a decade the Greens won the battle, but lost the war