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Opinion - As the Māori electoral roll grows, so too does the role of Māori in the country's political fortunes, Dr Ella Henry writes.

National's Bill English and Labour's Jacinda Ardern have faced off in the final leaders' debate before Saturday's general election.

National has gone clearly out in front in RNZ's poll of polls, as a result of the latest 1 News Colmar Brunton poll.

Polling staff can take the boxes containing early votes home if they can't be safely secured at venues overnight, the Electoral Commission says.

The largest age group registered to vote on the Māori roll are 18-24 year olds, in contrast to the general roll where more older voters are enrolled.

“I’ve regretted it more and more over the past three years.”

Some public servants around the country may have been grounded to save aviation fuel, but election campaigning is continuing unabated.

Opinion - As the two-horse neck-and-neck drag race on a knife edge comes to an end, Toby Manhire and Toby Morris take a look at the possible results.

Opinion - Women literally raced each other to the polling booths after they won the right to vote, writes Charlotte MacDonald.

Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders are now choosing advance voting, raising questions about the effectiveness of the polling day blackout.

Advance votes could point to an early result on Election Night, but special votes mean the drama might not be over for weeks, writes law professor Andrew Geddis.

Analysis - After a month on the road with both Labour and National, Chris Bramwell compares their very different campaigning styles.

Myanmar's top general has blamed Rohingya people for the crisis that has led to hundreds of thousands crossing into Bangladesh.

Virtual reality and 360 video are already part of the mix for big names in online news overseas. Now two new projects here have had a crack at it with funding from the public purse. Is “immersive…