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Germany, Ireland, and Denmark had all tried similar sorts of arrangements, with Guy Haddleton saying some had been more successful than others.
Wednesday 2:38pm
The role is now vacant after current person in the role, Nicola Willis, failed to make it back to Parliament on the list.
Wednesday 11:18am
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Current provisions skew proportional representation and provide incentives to distort the system. But finding a fair solution is proving difficult.
Wednesday 6:00am
If the coalition loses its majority with the release of special votes later this month, Opportunity’s seven MPs could decide who governs.
Tue, Nov 10
The final 1News Verian poll of the campaign shows the right and left blocs are too close to separate.
Wed, Nov 4
With four days to go until polling day, no party has a clear lead, and the race is shaping up as a possible photo finish between left and right.
Tue, Nov 3
The vote-switching data pools four waves of the 1News Verian poll, held between September 23 and October 19.
A tight election means the outcome in some electorates could sway the result.
Tue, Oct 27
Fri, Nov 6
Opinion: In the final of our pre-election State of the Nation series, a 30-year-old Southlander shares her views about New Zealand and which way she intends to vote on November 7.
Sat, Oct 31
Opinion: In the latest in our State of the Nation series, a 66-year-old retired tradesman shares his views on the state of Aotearoa and how he plans to vote on November 7.
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"People would tell us that 'look, you guys have lost your way," departing MP for Banks Peninsula Vanessa Weenink said.
New Zealand
Outgoing senior National MP Chris Bishop says the overhang campaign run by the Māori Party, billionaire Harry Mowbray and others was bad for democracy.
The 35 new MPs voted in on Saturday began arriving for inductions at Parliament on Monday.
Another twist in the election that keeps on giving.
Te Ao Māori
Mon, Nov 9
A constitutional law expert is not convinced a billionaire's vote-splitting campaign is behind National's historic election seat overhang.
The caretaker convention and the guidance of the Cabinet Manual – the "authoritative guide to central government decision making" – now come into play.
With at least 399,000 special votes still to be counted, five electorates are separated by fewer than 500 votes.
Sun, Nov 8
Former PM Helen Clark has raised concerns over "disenfranchising" enrolment changes, a distortion of the electoral system and a lack of oversight over campaign funding.
Chlöe Swarbrick said there was a "pathway to power" for the left bloc, and was waiting to see what changed after the special votes come in.
There hasn’t been an MMP election quite (or even anything) like the one that played out last night.
With not one single list seat won after only pulling in 29% of the party vote, National is about to endure a procession of political funerals for some of its most senior colleagues.
It's called an overhang but what just happened to our election system?
Whatever the final result, insiders says getting election results is just the beginning.
The results are in and it's great news for some, not so much for others.
Nicola Willis, Chris Bishop, Paul Goldsmith and Gerry Brownlee are all list-only candidates and will likely not make it back into Parliament.
Sat, Nov 7
Kiwis all over the country (and overseas) are tuning in to watch the 2026 election in the best way.
See all the results of the 2026 election on a revolving feed.
Hosted by Jack Tame and Tova O’Brien, coverage runs from 7pm to midnight.
From signs to social media, here’s what you can and can’t do while you vote, and how to follow the results with TVNZ tonight.
As the campaign heads to the finish line, follow 1News reporters across New Zealand for the latest from the trail.
