Election 2026

Party leader profiles

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Christopher Luxon: The Nat with nine lives, or a man on borrowed time?

Chlöe Swarbrick with former Auckland mayors Phil Goff and Len Brown at the opening of the City Rail Link (Photo: Phil Walter/Getty)

Chlöe Swarbrick and the weight of expectations

Quilae Wong, a 38-year-old woman with long brown hair is smiling at Iain Lees-Galloway, a man with white hair and a white beard.

Qiulae Wong, the radical moderate

Winston Peters grinning.

Winston Peters still wants to be the prime minister

Latest election news

A man wearing sunglasses and a jacket is walking towards the camera in an outdoor setting. Slightly behind him to his left is another man, smiling and wearing a rosette. An orange sticker with a wrinkled appearance, saying "Election 2026", is in the bottom left corner of the image..

Is David Seymour steadying the ship or stirring the pot?

Green leather seats against wood

What happens if this tight election delivers a hung parliament?

Qiulae Wong on At Large with Toby Manhire.

Opportunity Party rules need further ‘rethink’, says Qiulae Wong

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A ‘political nerd’ who is considering switching from National to NZ First

Composite election graphic featuring Tāmaki Makaurau candidates Kerrin Leoni of Labour, Oriini Kaipara of Te Pāti Māori and Florence Te Ohaere of the Green Party against a pink textured background with blue graphic shapes and Election 2026 labels. Leoni is pictured on the right, Kaipara in the centre and Te Ohaere on the left.

Tāmaki Makaurau poll: Oriini Kaipara leads Labour rival by just two points

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‘This is serious’: The scrappy final leaders’ debate

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Paul Henry hits the strategic-vote speed bump

Portrait of Huhana Lyndon wearing glasses and a floral top, set against an orange polygon on a light blue dotted background with "Election 2026" graphics.

Hūhana Lyndon leads tight contest for Te Tai Tokerau

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A social media video widens the fallout from the Greens and Te Pāti Māori visit to the Mongrel Mob

2026 election candidates

What’s your local? Where (and what) election candidates like to eat in their electorate