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New Zealand faces a historic election cliffhanger where no party holds a majority, making minor parties the decisive kingmakers in a tight National-Labour race.
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NZ election 2026 live results: count on as National and Labour battle it out in knife-edge New Zealand poll
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Polls show no coalition is expected to secure a majority of seats, in one of the closest elections in recent historyNew Zealand heads for election cliffhanger with minor party cast as kingmakerIn New Zealand’s bellwether seat, what are locals thinking as a knife-edge poll looms?Some colour from voting stations around the country today.The Labour party election night event has kicked off in the Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club, a popular suburban venue in the middle of Labour party leader Chris Hipkins’ Remutaka electorate, which he’s held since 2008. Continue reading...
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