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NZ election poll watch: right majority possible even if Opportunity enters parliament

With the New Zealand election two-and-a-half weeks away, the latest 1News Verian poll has the right extending its lead over the left, meaning the right may be able to win a majority without relying on the Opportunity Party (if it enters parliament).

The Conversation · Oct 20

Poll bump for National as voting begins in NZ election

Overseas voters, including those in Australia, can begin casting ballots in New Zealand's election after the leaders squared off in their final debate.

AAP · Oct 20

NZ’s next government will inherit a Treaty debate that is far from resolved

For the past three years, reducing the role of te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi in public life has been one of the coalition government’s main priorities.

The Conversation · Oct 20

Big political donations have hit $7.4m this election year. Are the rules tight enough?

With polling day still a month away, large political donations declared in 2026 have reached about NZ$7.4 million, already surpassing the total for 2023.

The Conversation · Oct 8

NZ election poll watch: Opportunity holds as potential kingmaker in tight race

With a month to go to the New Zealand election on November 7, a Reid Research poll for RNZ has given the left bloc its first lead over the right in any poll since June.

The Conversation · Oct 6

NZ election poll watch: minor parties gain as Labour and National slide

Six weeks out from the November 7 election, the latest 1News Verian poll (conducted September 23–27 from a sample of 1,004 voters) recorded a fall for the major parties and gains for most minors:

The Conversation · Sep 28

Greens surge in tightest NZ election for decades

New Zealand's two biggest political parties have held campaign-starting rallies but it was the Greens that launched in a key poll.

AAP · Sep 28

Every party has pitched its own supermarket fix. What if we combined the best ideas?

More than four years after the Commerce Commission issued a damning stocktake, Foodstuffs and Woolworths still dominate about 82% of New Zealand’s grocery market.

The Conversation · Sep 21

Needling for change: the surprisingly political history of knitting

From fistfights in the corridors to tractors driven up its front steps, New Zealand’s parliament has seen plenty of odd and unruly behaviour by sitting MPs.

The Conversation · Sep 10

‘So hacked off’: as election nears, New Zealanders despair at the main parties – and Opportunity knocks

National and Labour have passed government back and forth for years but many voters are no longer content with politics as usual

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25