Call the police: here’s everything you can’t do on election day
Election day isn't just for voting, there are countless rules to follow between the hours of 12am and 7pm on September 23rd. Professional voter Madeleine Chapman spells them out.
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Will Labour’s fair pay policy really bring New Zealand to a standstill?
With one side calling it a working class win and the other fearing a return to the 1970s, Jihee Junn attempts to separate fact from fiction when it comes to Labour’s Fair Pay Agreements.
The final poll, and one that befits a pulsating campaign
Pollwatch: The Newshub poll again shows National with a decent lead, but still suggests it could go either way. Not that kingmaker Winston Peters gives a rat's arse, obviously.
Politics podcast: our 100% correct predictions for election 2017
Has the Jacindaphoria evaporated? Who won the last debate? Are National's attack lines defensible? What happened to NZ First? Who will win the election? The Gone By Lunchtime team fearlessly answer these questions with definitive and irrefutable opinions.
The Spinoff Predictometer: Which candidates will win on Saturday?
Who’s going to be an MP in a few days’ time? Simon Wilson has been studying the electorates, counting down the lists and poring through the chicken entrails.
The three factors driving the swing back to National
Last night's poll suggests the election might be slipping away from Labour. Former National cabinet minister Wayne Mapp gives his perspective on the slide.
Don’t vote based on policy, say the people who created Policy
Since the Policy tool launched on the Spinoff last month, its creators have watched people arrive by the tens of thousands to learn about the parties' positions. What lessons have they drawn?
The final battle: A fight to the death in the last English-Ardern debate
It was make or break for Daenerys and Stannis Jacinda and Bill tonight on the back of a horrorshow poll result for Labour. So did either deliver a knockout blow?
TOP and Sean Plunket on the Mike Joy endorsement saga
A statement from The Opportunities Party, supplied by its communications director Sean Plunket, responding to Mike Joy's assertion that he did not endorse TOP. Mike Joy has since accepted this version …
National surges ahead of Labour in new poll, with NZ First struggling but crucial
Bill English and Steven Joyce's ruthless strategy appears to be thriving, as the drag race nears the finish line.
