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New Zealand general election
New Zealand's knife-edge election is too close to call. Preliminary results suggest National with ACT and NZ First could narrowly govern, but no decisive winner has emerged and weeks of coalition talks may follow. PM Luxon says he sees a pathway to government.
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Al Jazeera EnglishSat 7 Nov · 06:25 UTC
BREAKING: New Zealand’s governing centre-right National Party leads with 30.81% of votes, followed closely by the…
Developments
Saturday 7 November
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No clear winner as NZ faces weeks of coalition talks
Preliminary results show National narrowly ahead and possibly able to govern with ACT and NZ First, but the parliament is highly divided and the shape of the government may take weeks to settle.
WellingtonNZ
2 sourcesThe Guardian · World, BBC World
The Guardian · WorldRSSSat 7 Nov, 13:48
New Zealand facing weeks of uncertainty with election ‘too close to call’ National party will be largest in parliament but ultimate shape of next government won’t be settled for some timeNew Zealand could be facing a weeks-long wait to know the shape of its next government, afte
The original postBBC WorldRSSSat 7 Nov, 15:00
No clear winner after tight New Zealand general election Weeks of coalition talks could follow after preliminary results pointed to a highly divided national parliament.
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11:27 UTC
NZ PM sees 'pathway' to government but vote too close
With more than half of votes counted, National and Labour were neck and neck and neither held a majority. The prime minister said he saw a pathway to forming the next government but called the result too close to call.
WellingtonNZ
3 sourcesThe Hindu, AFP
The HinduRSSSat 7 Nov, 08:30
New Zealand vote still too close to call as results trickle in New Zealand’s election remained too close to call on Saturday as early results trickled in from across the country, with neither the governing National-Luxon coalition nor Labour falling short of a majority and minor
The original postAFPXSat 7 Nov, 09:35
🇳🇿 🗳️ New Zealand's two main parties were neck and neck in the country's election on Saturday with over half of votes counted and neither securing an outright majority, after a campaign dominated by worries over rising costs of living and the economy ➡️
The original postAFPXSat 7 Nov, 11:27
#BREAKING New Zealand PM says sees 'pathway to forming next government' but acknowledges vote still 'too close to call' after tight poll
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06:20 UTC
National narrowly leads Labour in early NZ results
Early results gave National 30.81% to Labour's 29.99%. At 8% counted National had 31.2%, Labour 28.4%, Greens 12.9%, Act 11.2% and NZ First 9.6%, which on those numbers would return a right-bloc coalition.
WellingtonNZ
3 sourcesAl Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, The Guardian · World
Al JazeeraRSSSat 7 Nov, 06:20
Governing party ahead in early results of New Zealand’s knife-edge vote This is a breaking news story.
The original postAl Jazeera EnglishXSat 7 Nov, 06:25
BREAKING: New Zealand’s governing centre-right National Party leads with 30.81% of votes, followed closely by the opposition centre-left Labour Party with 29.99%, according to early results
The original postThe Guardian · WorldRSSSat 7 Nov, 06:33
NZ election 2026 live results: count on as National and Labour battle it out in knife-edge New Zealand poll 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 p
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04:24 UTC
New Zealand's final day of voting opens
Polling places opened for the final day of voting, with more than 1.6 million people having already cast advance ballots.
WellingtonNZ
1 sourceAl Jazeera English
Al Jazeera EnglishXSat 7 Nov, 04:24
New Zealand polling places have opened for the final day of voting, with more than 1.6 million people already having cast ballots
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Friday 6 November
1 development23:48 UTC
New Zealanders vote on final day of tight election
More than half of the country's voters cast early ballots in the tightly contested race.
WellingtonNZ
1 sourceAl Jazeera
Al JazeeraRSSFri 6 Nov, 23:48
New Zealanders head to polls on final day of voting More than half of New Zealand’s voters cast early ballots in the tightly contested race.
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What it looked like.
Sat 7 Nov · 06:25 · Al Jazeera English
BREAKING: New Zealand’s governing centre-right National Party leads with 30.81% of votes, followed closely by the…
National narrowly leads Labour in early NZ resultsSat 7 Nov · 15:00 · BBC World
No clear winner after tight New Zealand general election Weeks of coalition talks could follow after preliminary…
No clear winner as NZ faces weeks of coalition talksSat 7 Nov · 13:48 · The Guardian · World
New Zealand facing weeks of uncertainty with election ‘too close to call’ National party will be largest in parliament…
No clear winner as NZ faces weeks of coalition talksSat 7 Nov · 11:27 · AFP
#BREAKING New Zealand PM says sees 'pathway to forming next government' but acknowledges vote still 'too close to…
NZ PM sees 'pathway' to government but vote too closeSat 7 Nov · 09:35 · AFP
🇳🇿 🗳️ New Zealand's two main parties were neck and neck in the country's election on Saturday with over half of…
NZ PM sees 'pathway' to government but vote too closeSat 7 Nov · 08:30 · The Hindu
New Zealand vote still too close to call as results trickle in New Zealand’s election remained too close to call on…
NZ PM sees 'pathway' to government but vote too closeSat 7 Nov · 06:33 · The Guardian · World
NZ election 2026 live results: count on as National and Labour battle it out in knife-edge New Zealand poll Polls show…
National narrowly leads Labour in early NZ resultsSat 7 Nov · 04:24 · Al Jazeera English
New Zealand polling places have opened for the final day of voting, with more than 1.6 million people already having…
New Zealand's final day of voting opens