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Ben McKay

Greens, minor parties eye gains in New Zealand election

New Zealand Greens co-leader James Shaw has cast his ballots in Wellington. (Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOS)

New Zealanders are increasingly turning their backs on major parties, with more than one in three voters set to cast ballots for minor parties at the election.

The shift has been led by a surge in support for the Greens on the left, and on the right, libertarians ACT and populists New Zealand First.

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