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National and ACT will need to call on NZ First if they are to form the next government, the latest 1News-Verian poll suggests.

Research shows relying on the emissions trading scheme alone to drive decarbonisation would see petrol prices need to rise by 60 cents a litre.

Analysis - A policy is labelled racist. Then that accusation is itself called racist. Are we getting anywhere with any of this?

ACT leader David Seymour says the country's biggest export industry is tied up in endless red tape that would be unravelled if ACT gets its way in any new government.

ACT is promising to require one-week Medsafe approvals for drugs and medical devices approved by at least two similar countries.

The organisers of a high-profile leaders' election debate say they worked to the last minute to find another date and it's "extremely disappointing" it has proved to be in vain.

National says its candidates and volunteers have faced threats from gang members, while ACT says such concerns should be dealt with quietly by police rather than in public. Audio

The ACT Party says it would abolish Fair Pay Agreements, put a hold on minimum wage increases for three years, and remove the 2 January public holiday.

The National Party's fiscal plan is ghoulish smoke and mirrors that will put more children into poverty, if you listen to Labour and the Green Party. ACT is critical, too.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the National Party's fiscal vision "says everything about their priorities". Follow all the latest updates from the campaign trail with with RNZ's live blog.

In an open letter, Māori and community leaders are calling for an end to a "divisive style of politics", and asking National leader Christopher Luxon to condemn race-baiting by NZ First and ACT.

Explainer - Early voting will begin for the general election. So let's take a look at the nuts and bolts of casting a vote. Video

It is "wrong" that the government gets to set the terms of reference of a Royal Commission of Inquiry into its Covid-19 response, the ACT Party says.

The ACT Party has raised the possibility it would renege on New Zealand's international climate pledge under the Paris Agreement.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins is continuing to target his political opponents over their rhetoric around Māori, saying it's race-baiting, while those accusing say he's "desperate".

A bowel cancer charity expects the party that wins the election to move quickly to reduce the age of screening for the disease, after making promises in the latest debate. Audio

ACT is promising to make it easier for landlords to evict tenants, including if they are in emergency housing.

National and ACT would need NZ First's support to form a government, and Labour is still losing support, the latest 1News-Verian poll suggests.

In an extended interview, ACT leader David Seymour discusses whakapapa, te tiriti, co-governance, and his vision for Aotearoa.

ACT Party leader David Seymour says his party will stop what he says is wasteful climate change spending.

National and ACT would need Winston Peters' support to form a government under the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll. Audio

Labour has revealed policies for a second emissions reduction plan, a new ministerial role, and increasing renewable electricity generation.