New Zealand politics news, analysis and opinion from the Stuff.co.nz team at Parliament. For all NZ news follow @NZStuff

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ACT leader suits up to take a ride around Hampton Downs as the election campaign clock ticks down. dlvr.it/SxK0Dv

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OPINION: The number one priority is to make life easier for New Zealand families while laying the foundations for a better future. dlvr.it/SxJzRD

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The Labour leader was at Nga Whare Waatea Marae in Auckland where he would face a media scrum in the last days of the election campaign. dlvr.it/SxJxR0

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An independent review has found a "discrepancy" in capital valuations caused the West Coast Regional Council rates mess. dlvr.it/SxJvJN

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Two new polls show Winston Peters is the kingmaker as the election race heats up. dlvr.it/SxJq7s

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More than half of the New Plymouth District Council’s executive leadership team have lost their jobs in the first of a multiphase restructure. dlvr.it/SxJNKW

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Winston Peters stepped into 'murky waters' to court the votes of the disenfranchised - now he looms as a possible kingmaker again. dlvr.it/SxJNK0

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But Selwyn candidate Abe Coulter said his comments on the Vegan Society Aotearoa Facebook page were free speech. dlvr.it/SxJNHf

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Chris Hipkins seeks advice on whether Hamas should be designated terrorist organisation and “disagrees” with Marama Davidson's view on Israeli military. dlvr.it/SxJMpk

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In the home of the legendary Phar Lap, Saturday’s election does not seem a one-horse race, but a kaleidoscope of blue, red, yellow and black. dlvr.it/SxJMpR

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We have had the McGillicuddy Serious Party, the Civilian Party, and now, in 2023, the New Zealand Soap Party. But who are they? dlvr.it/SxJMlv

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With just days to go until voting closes, a pair of new polls put NZ First firmly in the kingmaker spot, while one shows trouble for National. dlvr.it/SxGyfv

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With just days to go until voting closes, a pair of new polls put NZ First firmly in the kingmaker spot, while one shows trouble for National. dlvr.it/SxGy1f

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Ben Bell won't comment after his council voted to retain Stephen Parry as interim chief executive. dlvr.it/SxGhbX

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Greens co-leader James Shaw gives straight answers on his party's post-election stance, and responds to questions about terrorism. dlvr.it/SxGh7M

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Another legal stoush appears to be under way at the Gore District Council after councillors voted to retain Stephen Parry as the council’s interim chief executive until his replacement is found – which could take six months. dlvr.it/SxGfhL

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Stephen Parry will be the council’s interim chief executive until his replacement is found. dlvr.it/SxGWLj

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Advance voting opened on Wednesday at New Plymouth’s wānanga campus in the push to get more Māori to the polling booth. dlvr.it/SxGThS

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Climate change, housing and the cost of living are all top of mind for New Zealanders heading to the voting booth this election. dlvr.it/SxGSJj

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The former PM told potential voters that if they wanted progress on child poverty and climate change, they needed to go with Labour. dlvr.it/SxGC0j

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