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After six weeks of campaigning and voting just shy of two weeks, the 440 candidates in this year's Bougainville election are now sitting around waiting for the count to begin.

The US president attacked Democratic rival Joe Biden in front of a large crowd on the South Lawn of the White House, as Republicans warned of a lawless and dangerous America if Biden wins the November…

The Bougainville Electoral Commissioner says the vote count will not start until at least next Wednesday.

A strong majority of Chinese New Zealanders say they still prefer National to Labour, even though they're pretty happy with the government's Covid response.

A strong majority of Chinese New Zealanders say they still prefer National to Labour, even though they're pretty happy with the government's Covid response.

US First Lady Melania Trump has made a plea for racial unity, in a live speech from the White House to the Republican party convention.

Opinion - Covid-19 might have been challenging for populist governments, but that hasn't stopped populist strains emerging in the run-up to the general election, Robert Patman writes.

Tauranga City Council has voted in favour of establishing a Māori ward at the next local elections in 2022.

US President Donald Trump has warned his fellow Republicans their opponents may "steal" November's election, as his party anointed him as their candidate.

You can legally drive, fly a plane, have sex or own a gun at 16 - so why can't you vote? Well, there's a campaign underway aimed at changing that. 

They can have sex and consent to their own medical care, but 16- and 17-year-olds can't vote. A group have taken their case to the High Court asking for that to change.

Former members of Gloriavale Christian Community say people still there do not have the freedom to vote for who they want in the general election.

The Belarus government has blocked more than 50 news media websites from reporting on how the country has been shaken by two weeks of protests.

Opinion - National and its leader Judith Collins don't fit very well with the times, writes Josiah Banbury in a look at the wider context of this year's general election.

Speculation about the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the suicide rate is causing more harm than good, those in the mental health sector say.

Analysis: Jacinda Ardern's decision to delay the election pleases nearly everyone, Judith Collins holds her accountable for the Covid-19 outbreak, and National announces its own protection plan.

The Bougainville election is close to finishing, more than a week ahead of schedule.

Postal votes could potentially explode and number in the hundreds of thousands because of Covid-19 if the elderly and vulnerable cannot physically go to public polling booths.

Registered campaigners can only spend $330,000 in the three months before the election, and say they now need clarity about how that might change.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed back above one million last week to 1.1 million.

Over a week into polling for Bougainville's election, authorities say the process has been peaceful despite allegations of foul play. Audio

Postal votes could potentially explode and number in the hundreds of thousands because of Covid-19 if the elderly and vulnerable cannot physically go to public polling booths.