Ahead of the November 7 election — follow 1News for the latest from the campaign trail.
Politics
7:06pm
Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni resigned this morning, with leader Chris Hipkins saying campaigning with gang members was "unacceptable".
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The National Party leader is in Hawke's Bay.
11:58am
Co-leader and finance spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick released the plan at Parliament this morning.
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The National Party leader is facing constant questions about doing a potential deal with Opportunity.
Thursday 4:07pm
The latest 1News Verian poll has been released 18 days from the election.
Tue, Oct 20
National health spokesperson Simeon Brown said the party had inherited a system in crisis and had made progress on emergency department waits.
Health
Spoiler alert: This election is going to be really close, writes 1News Politics Producer Tom Day.
The latest 1News Verian poll has revealed where Kiwis stand on banning public fireworks sales, as political parties remain divided on the issue.
New Zealand
Sat, Oct 17
Meanwhile 70% of voters want schools to keep the Government's hour-a-day reading, writing and maths rule.
Wed, Oct 21
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New analysis from Vote Compass shows the political contrasts across the country - and why a party stronghold doesn’t tell the whole story.
Thursday 12:05pm
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He said leader Qiulae Wong was "telegenic" and "just the tonic we need".
Thursday 9:44am
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The annual survey by the NZ Herald is based on the views of around 150 of the country's top business executives.
Business
Thursday 7:54am
Most recent polling gives Qiulae Wong's party the balance of power between the right and left blocs, though some put it precariously close to the 5% threshold.
In the final of three leader debates where the two Chrises faced off on the issues gripping the country the temperature was turned right up.
ACT list candidate Paul Henry says the party would end the "university-first mindset" and show that trades aren't a "second-best option".
Tim Costley urged supporters to attend a Kapiti debate with prepared questions, while Labour candidate Sophie Handford says he is scripting the audience himself.
"Do we just leave our people to suffer another three years of this sort of behaviour, which will only get worse, or do we do something about it, whatever it is we can do?"
Te Ao Māori
Sun, Oct 18
Labour argues a Labour Day start to voting might inconvenience some away on holiday, but National has defended the timing.
Explainer
Chris Hipkins says 90% of Kiwis won't pay it. National is strongly opposed - but what is actually being proposed?
Pacific communities are driving a strong rise in voter enrolments ahead of next week's deadline, with Māngere already well above its 2023 election registration rate.
Hipkins spoke to media while campaigning in Auckland.
Green Party Co-leaders Chlöe Swarbrick and Marama Davidson are launching a plan to support apprentices and increase apprenticeship rates.
Vote Compass reveals how voters rate the party leaders, who fared best among the undecided, and how the scores compared with previous leaders.
Life
The Electoral Commission has given a breakdown of what it expects to spend on
Fri, Oct 16
You can no longer enrol as you go to vote, which could affect hundreds of thousands of voters.
