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Polls indicate NZ First may hold balance of power as major parties warn of ‘chaos’ or a fresh vote should Peters wield such influence

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

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.

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.

The campaign wraps up with the most ill-judged wisecrack of all. We report who's in the pink, and who made a blue.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has gone for the jugular in the final leaders' debate of the New Zealand election against National leader Chris Luxon.

Hipkins says if National wins, 'Māori lose', while Luxon calls him a 'desperate individual' as time runs out to pull any last campaign tricks out of the bag

As Australia considers its relationship with its indigenous people, so too is New Zealand where Maori issues are central to its general election.