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Brooke van Velden becomes Act’s star turn

After turning the deep blue Tāmaki seat pink this weekend, Brooke van Velden is looming as the Act Party’s next leader.

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Tears in Christchurch as Chippy concedes

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

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The bombshell electorate turns from last night

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

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Ghosts of long lockdown haunt Labour

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.

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Bittersweet election night wins for Greens

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

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'NZ elects most right-wing govt since early 1990s'

The big question is can National and Act speedily negotiate government formation without the spectre of a confidence without supply arrangement

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Te Pāti Māori rolls Labour

Four of the Māori seats are a resounding victory for Te Pāti Māori, two are neck and neck and only one seat was a convincing win for Labour, writes Aaron Smale

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Election 2023: Live results

Newsroom's live results page will keep you up-to-date on the latest election figures on what promises to be a very tight election night.

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Luxon claims victory: 'Our children can grow up to live the lives they dream of'

Election 2023: As Chris Hipkins concedes defeat, he tearfully thanks his family for their support through a 'very tough' year of floods, cost of living increases and an often bitter election campaign.

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Kiwi Fern's emotional quest to discover her identity

Explosive Kiwi Ferns centre Shanice Parker never met her Kiwi dad until her teens. Now the Aussie-born multi-code star is embracing new whānau and giving her son what she missed out on, Suzanne McFadden writes.

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Short story: Voting day, by Jack Remiel Cottrell

Scenes from an unknown polling place on October 14, 2023

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Long Read: Is film criticism a blessing or a curse?

By Tony Stamp: The art of criticism is being threatened by a new wave of social media-savvy disruptors.

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Don't throw the crypto baby out with the mercenary bathwater

The Reserve Bank is preparing for the day when cryptocurrency goes mainstream in New Zealand but there are plenty of sceptics who doubt the benefits of digital assets. Ben Rose argues the case for moving forward.

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That's the Spirit - making a sea change

The ship that's changed 80,000 lives, the Spirit of New Zealand is now on a course to enhance the health of the Hauraki Gulf, with the help of its young crew and partners ashore.

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Disorder in council

An academic says the latest episode in the saga of Gore District Council dysfunction is all the evidence needed for local-government reform

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The final push a safe affair for both Chrises

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

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Greens focus is all on Wellington for final days of campaign

The Green Party's co-leaders both spent time in Wellington in the final days of the campaign, seeking to boost two electorate candidates in key seats, reports Marc Daalder

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Wāhine Māori cricketers finally celebrated

The inaugural Māori Wāhine national cricket tournament starts today, with a chance for young Māori cricketers to make their mark on the game.

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Raw Politics: Best and worst of the campaign

The final polls and what to expect on Saturday evening, plus how long it might take for a government, and our nominations for best and worst political plays, and individual performers.

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This election's foreign policy hole

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.

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The election workers counting for democracy

From preparations that begin two years out, to a double vote count after the polls close, our elections are a massive logistical exercise.

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Fresh faces challenge the tired and grumpy in Māori electorates

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

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Leaders' debate one last scrappy, indecisive contest – leaving the decision to voters

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.

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One vote for the media

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

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