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New Zealand's election is set to produce the biggest vote share for minor parties in more than 20 years, with the Greens leading the way.

Labour and National headed to the safest places they could find for the final sprint on election eve

Prime Minister and Labour leader Chris Hipkins did not hold back in the final televised debate of New Zealand's election campaign.

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.

Māori split their vote, and are signalling incredibly strongly that they want Te Pāti Māori and Labour to work together.

Foreign policy has yet to feature significantly this election despite its obvious implications for national security and development. Internationally, observers are looking for what the elections will mean for policy towards Aukus, the Ukraine War, and, crucially, climate change, writes Robert Patman.

As Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins clashed in the final leaders' debate of the 2023 election campaign, Newsroom confirms both made provably false claims.

Dumping untold thousands of people into prison is much easier than solving any of our social problems. But it won’t work, argues Emilie Rākete.

MediaRoom column: Despite the sometimes lazy, partisan and malign social media criticism of our political news coverage, journalists served the public well this campaign