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In July, Duncan Garner promised to go vegan for a year if Labour was able to govern alone at the election. Following a flood of messages from people looking to hold him to account, he's keeping his…

Trailing in opinion polls with the 3 November election just 12 days away, US President Donald Trump was under pressure during his final debate against Democratic rival Joe Biden.

Several US states, have reported record single-day increases in Covid-19 infections, more evidence that the pandemic is accelerating anew as cooler weather takes hold in many parts of the country.

Analysis - There's only crumbs for the Greens, there's anger in the National caucus ranks, and the huge swing to Labour indicates possible tactical voting on an unprecedented scale, Peter Wilson write…

Joe Biden has renewed his attacks on President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic in today's final debate. See how it all unfolded with RNZ's live blog.

Analysis - After the election, Parliament will be much more representative than it has been - but it still doesn't fully represent NZ's population, writes Paul Spoonley.

A New Caledonian mayor has suggested that a new approach may be needed for the next independence referendum after the disturbances at the last vote earlier this month.

Former US president Barack Obama has attacked Donald Trump's divisive rhetoric and his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, in his first appearance in the 2020 election campaign.

When a group opposed to a reshuffle of the Nelson City Council broke into song this morning, all the mayor could do was sing along.

Local government in Wairarapa is no longer the "pale, stale male" environment it once was, according to a recent survey.

Opinion - The Kiwi-Indian community is shocked by the scale of Labour's election victory and thrilled to see it has also resulted in the first win by a Kiwi-Indian in an electorate Sandeep Singh write…

Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about a post-election political exit interview that went global; the benefits of non-aligned political coverage…

Northland Regional Council today voted to bring in new Māori constituencies - in a controversial move that led to a long-term councillor resigning.

On a call with campaign staff, US President Donald Trump has dismissed Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease expert, as a "disaster".

The Warriors have picked up a couple of honours at the NRL end of season awards evening.

Analysis - Many ex-National voters opted for Labour to ensure the Greens don't have the power to pull the party further left, writes Tim Watkin.

National Party leader Judith Collins says the party's defeat will give them pause to refocus, and their MPs and members will have lots to think about. Audio

ACT Party leader David Seymour is confident his new caucus members are up to the challenge of being MPs. Audio

Opinion - Chlöe Swarbrick put her campaign win down to old fashioned grassroots campaigning, and this may be the case. The swing to her as the Green Party candidate was huge and very few people…

France's top administrative court has been asked to annul the result from nine polling stations used in New Caledonia's independence referendum.