Elections

Live election updates from October 4

There are just 10 days left in the 2023 election campaign, which looks to be going down to the wire. With Labour leader Chris Hipkins stuck in Covid-19 isolation... Read More

Live: Election updates from October 3

Tuesday was meant to be debate day for Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon, but Covid has intervened. National says it cannot find another day for Luxon to... Read More

Election 2023 updates from October 2

The Labour Party is having to find new options on the campaign trail now that its leader Chris Hipkins is isolating with Covid-19. Senior MPs Carmel Sepuloni... Read More

Election 2023: Early voting opens

Early voting is opening today and hundreds of polling booths will be available for people to start casting their votes from 9am. It comes as Labour's... Read More

Election 2023: Live updates from September 29

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the National Party's fiscal vision "says everything about their priorities". Hipkins spoke to media in Lower Hutt this... Read More

Tauranga candidates talk road congestion charges

As part of a series leading up to the General Election, Sun Media is asking candidates from Tauranga, Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel electorates about issues... Read More

Election 2023: Live updates from September 28

Just over two weeks out from the election and both major parties are pitching to voters to ease the cost of living. The question is whether voters will prefer... Read More

School students voting in mock election

School students are getting a jump on the rest of the country and heading to the polls with a mock election. About 115,000 children, at 775 schools are voting... Read More

Voting before election day: What you need to know

Voting for the 2023 General Election has started for anyone overseas from Wednesday - but the election itself is still over two weeks away, with votes not set... Read More

Candidates front up on social issues

Candidates representing some of the major political parties presented their ideas on social issues this week to an audience of about 50 people working in the... Read More

Election 2023: The latest updates from today

Both major political party leaders are in Auckland today making announcements. Labour leader Chris Hipkins has been at the Cordis Hotel in Grafton announcing... Read More

What you need to know before voting

Explainer - On October 2, early voting will begin for the general election that will decide who will govern the country for the next three years. So let's... Read More