The polls in New Zealand's election are stagnant but the contest is increasingly chaotic, with revelations of a fresh house invasion and heated spats between parties.
More than 200,000 New Zealanders have used advance voting to cast ballots ahead of polling day on October 14.
Polls show centre-right opposition National continues to lead the way, charting 36 per cent in Wednesday night's TVNZ-Verian poll, with Labour trailing on 26 per cent.