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RNZ · Tue, 3 Nov

Election 2026: Nicola Willis never contemplated running in safe National seat

Nicola Willis - who is at risk of not making it back into parliament on the National Party list under current polling - says she never contemplated running in the safe seat of Kaipara ki Mahurangi.

The Finance Minister never thought about a safe seat? Muldoon would've taken one with both hands and a spare pair of boots. Nothing says confidence like a minister relying on the list to save her.

RNZ · Tue, 3 Nov

National and Labour increase support in final 1News-Verian poll before election

National and Labour have both increased their support in the final 1News-Verian poll before the election.

Both big parties up, which means the small ones are being squeezed like a tube of toothpaste. Come Saturday, we'll find out whether the polls know anything or just charge a lot for guessing.

RNZ · Tue, 3 Nov

Election 2026: Police looking into Harry Mowbray's 'Split Your Vote' website

Police say they've received a referral from the Electoral Commision in relation to businessman Harry Mowbray's Split Your Vote website.

A businessman's website has the Electoral Commission calling the cops, which is more attention than most of Parliament's policy gets. Democracy's a fine thing until someone tries to be clever with it.

Newsroom · Tue, 3 Nov · Andrew Geddis

Nat list MPs face underarm ball in final over

Comment from Otago University: Deliberately trying to engineer an overhang is a form of electoral cheating, writes Andrew Geddis

Andrew Geddis reckons engineering an overhang is electoral cheating, and he'd know. Underarm bowling got banned in cricket for less, and the voters may feel the same way come Saturday.

RNZ · Tue, 3 Nov

Election 2026: Early voting tips over 1 million mark

The number of people who have cast an early vote has tipped over the 1 million mark, with nearly 160,000 voting on Monday.

A million Kiwis have voted already and 160,000 did it on Monday alone. Either they're keen or they're desperate to stop the ads, and I know which one I'd put money on.

RNZ · Tue, 3 Nov

Explainer: How your votes are counted on election day

Explainer: Election day is Saturday and close to 4 million enrolled Kiwis will have their say on picking the next government.

Four million enrolled Kiwis, one Saturday, and a counting system so tidy it shames the politicians it elects. Read it, because you'll want to know who to blame when the numbers come in.

Reckons

What the feed is saying

@kentduston.bsky.social

"The fact that National seem to be in a panic says to me that their internal polling is bad - and given the size of their budgets, they can afford to do a *lot* of internal polling, far more than the media can. So I think National’s behavior is the best poll there is #nzpol"

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@sachadylan.bsky.social

"Board paper shows Simeon wants 50,000 private operations per year. Health NZ is tracking at 44,000 this year. (paywalled) #NzPol"

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@trabaq.bsky.social

"#nzpol Never forget John Key would have voted for Trump because he was "good for the economy" 🤬"

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