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New Zealanders have voted for change, giving the National party a clear mandate to lead the next government with 50 seats in parliament and just under 39 percent support. 

Voters have splashed blue… Audio

New Zealanders have voted for change, giving the National party a clear mandate to lead the next government with 50 seats in parliament and just under 39 percent support. 

Voters have splashed blue… Audio

The National Party leaders will discuss strategy around forming a government this afternoon, after they have "watched the rugby", says campaign chair Chris Bishop.

Bishop has told a Morning Report… Audio

New Zealanders have voted for change, giving the National party a clear mandate to lead the next government with 50 seats in parliament and just under 39 percent support. 

Voters have splashed blue… Audio

New Zealanders have voted for change with National soon to be in charge of the country and ready to govern with ACT.

Labour's promised surge never happened and red seats fell across the country… Audio

The election campaign ends tonight, after a long six weeks on the road for politicians trying to sell their vision to voters. The hoardings have to come down tonight, and from tomorrow, there'll be a… Video, Audio

It's the final day of election campaigning before polls open at 9 on Saturday morning.

The leaders of all the political parties are out and about across the motu on Friday, frantically trying to meet… Audio

The first ever Maori Women's National Cricket Tournament starts tomorrow in Hastings. Five teams will be playing over the weekend for the trophy, 'Rona Mckenzie Taonga' in honour of the first Maori… Audio

The UN has called for rapid and unimpeded access to essential supplies of food, fuel and water into Gaza as Israel's bombardment continues. Gaza's only power station has shut down, after Israel cut… Video, Audio

The race to form the next government is shaping up to be a tighter competition than it previously seemed, with just three days left to vote.

Two polls released Wednesday night say neither Labour nor… Audio

To Tonga now - with Nathan Rarere is correspondent Kalafi Moala. Audio

National is pledging to double the value of key exports within a decade, if it leads the next government.

It says it would conduct more overseas trade missions than any other New Zealand government… Audio

The Labour Party says landlords and property investors will be lining their pockets if National is elected to government on Saturday, likely at the expense of those who are renting those properties.

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With the election just days away now, Aucklands Tamaki Electorate is set to be one of the most tightly contested seats. National MP Simon O'Connor has held the seat comfortably since 2011, but this… Audio

Both major parties are again claiming to have found holes in their rival's fiscal plans.

Labour says National policies would require larger spending cuts than forecast, while National says Labour's… Audio

National's finance spokesperson, Nicola Willis, is again defending her party's fiscal plan despite a fresh attack from Labour.

Labour says National would require more than $3 billion in cuts to… Audio

National's proposed boot camps for repeat young offenders are being described as a dumping ground for troubled young people.

While recorded youth crime has been steadily declining since 2007, there… Audio

Labour's finance spokesperson Grant Robertson says National's fiscal plan will require over $3 billion in cuts to public services every year. He says this could mean 6,000 job losses nationwide and… Audio

Returning to the campaign trail now and National is sounding the alarm warning a second election could be on the cards if forming a coalition govenrment proves too difficult. Leader Christopher has… Video, Audio

As the campaign hurtles towards the end, the prospect of a hung parliament or even a second election dominated talk out on the road today for party leaders. Over the weekend National flagged the… Video, Audio

The National Party has raising the prospect of a hung Parliament or even a second election, if voters don't deliver a clear National - ACT government.

A few weeks ago, National leader Christopher… Audio

New Zealand's premier national choir is celebrating its 25th anniversary by embarking on a national tour this month. The Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir will be reimagining Mozart with a new… Audio

Grumpy voters, crimes against candidates, desperate parties, unsophisticated MMP strategies and the return of John Key. As the campaign peaks, so does the tension. Video, Audio

Labour has gone on the attack over National's tax policy Thursday morning, saying only 3,000 households would receive the $250 a fortnight tax cut that the party has been campaigning on.

Thursday… Audio