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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.

Christopher Luxon and the National Party are on course to form a government with the ACT Party, with National winning almost 40 percent of the party vote in today's general election.

Electing the nation's leaders is a serious business, but there have been some offbeat moments during the campaign. Video

The RNZ Asia team joins one of the first Indian-origin candidates to win an electorate seat as she tries to convince voters in Maungakiekie to return her to Parliament.

The RNZ Asia team joins the Green Party's only Chinese-origin candidate on the campaign trail in one of Auckland's wealthiest suburbs.

Power Play - While National and Labour have been in a pitched battle, this campaign has also seen the rise of the smaller parties in a way not seen in recent elections, Political Editor Jane Patterson…

National did not give the green light to NZ First supporters when it agreed to pick up the phone to the minor party post-election, campaign chair Chris Bishop says. Audio

A teenage student climate activist who is too young to vote has still managed to have her say this election campaign, challenging David Seymour over his party's policy. Audio

Winston Peters would keep his kingmaker role, the Newshub-Reid Research poll suggests, although the left bloc is on the rise.

The left bloc has gained three points with the right bloc steady - but National, ACT and NZ First could still form a government, the 1News-Verian poll suggests.

Analysis - If the polls are right a National-led government will be elected on Saturday, either in coalition with ACT, or as more recent polls indicate ACT and New Zealand First, Peter Wilson writes.

The centre right parties' plans to dump the agency will be a massive step backwards in trying to improve Māori health outcomes, a man who has worked in the sector for years says. Audio

Possibilities for governing arrangements and whether National's potential bedfellows could make it work were a focus of the debate's post-match interviews.

Analysis - The Press debate didn't show us much that was new - but it was not really for the political tragics.

Voters in Port Waikato will be heading back to the polls just six weeks after the general election - so what do residents think?

The Port Waikato electorate by-election date has been announced this afternoon by the prime minister.

The Labour leader is encouraging political parties to be bold on pro-Māori initiatives instead of "rallying against co-governance". Audio

The Electoral Commission has confirmed a by-election will be held for Port Waikato, after ACT candidate Neil Christensen's death.