Polls show no coalition is expected to secure a majority of seats, in one of the closest elections in recent history
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New Zealand heads for election cliffhanger with minor party cast as kingmaker
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In New Zealand’s bellwether seat, what are locals thinking as a knife-edge poll looms?
Another update here with ۸% of the vote counted.
National on ۳۱.۲%, Labour ۲۸.۴%, the Greens ۱۲.۹%, Act ۱۱.۲%, NZ First ۹.۶%, Opportunity ۵.۷% and Te Pāti Māori ۰.۴%.
On these numbers, we would have a right bloc coalition back in power. Long way to go.
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