Politics

BOP MPs buzz to Wellington

Five MPs who will serve communities across Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty are in Wellington or heading there, as the wheels of Parliament slowly start to... Read More

Labour MPs prepare for what's next

Crushed Labour MPs - grappling with the reality of being banished to the opposition benches - will start returning to the capital today. The party saw a dramatic... Read More

Live election updates: MPs head to parliament

MPs and party leaders are making their way back to Parliament as National starts to put plans in place to form a new government. National and ACT together... Read More

LIVE: Luxon speaks on election night victory

National Party leader Christopher Luxon is speaking to media after the election night result giving National and ACT a majority of seats in Parliament. Luxon... Read More

Todd McClay claims victory in Rotorua

Todd McClay has retained his position as electorate MP for Rotorua. The National Party candidate received a concession call from Labour Party's candidate,... Read More

Preliminary results for the 2023 General Election

The Electoral Commission has released the preliminary results for the 2023 General Election. The preliminary results are based on the 2,244,380 ordinary... Read More

Luxon: ‘You have voted for change’

National Party leader Christopher Luxon has come out at his party's election night headquarters in Auckland, saying that on current numbers 'it looks like National... Read More

Tom Rutherford wins Bay of Plenty

National's Tom Rutherford is on his way to Parliament as the Bay of Plenty's MP. With 90.8 per cent of votes for the BOP electorate counted in tonight's election,... Read More

National's Dana Kirkpatrick leads East Coast

National Party candidate Dana Kirkpatrick is leading in election race for the East Coast seat with 13,015 votes. With 77.5 per cent of the vote counted, or... Read More

Act’s Cameron Luxton to be a List MP

Cameron Luxton is heading to Parliament as a List MP on the back of ACT New Zealand's success in tonight's General Election. With 74.4 per cent of votes counted... Read More

Winston speaks, vows to ‘keep them honest’

With 56.9 per cent of votes counted nationwide, NZ First party leader Winston Peters has made a speech to supporters at the party's main function at Duke of... Read More

Waititi on way to win Waiariki

Te Pāti Māori's candidate Rawiri Waititi is currently ahead in the race to become MP for the Waiariki electorate - the Maori electorate for the Bay of Plenty... Read More