Political parties across New Zealand have begun erecting election hoardings as the country enters a critical nine-week window ahead of the November general election, according to 1News. With the official start date arriving on Saturday, politicians nationwide deployed hammers and brackets to launch their physical roadside campaigns. Party Leaders Launch Billboard Campaign Across Electorates ACT … Read more
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins will face off in a primetime Leaders Debate at 7pm on October 6, according to TVNZ. The live debate will screen on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ as part of the broadcaster’s election campaign coverage and will be moderated by Q+A and 1News at Six presenter Jack … Read more
The Opportunity Party has cleared the 5% threshold for the first time in a 1News Verian poll, rising three points to reach 8% according to results released by 1News. The survey, carried out from August 8 to 11, 2026, places the newcomer party neck-and-neck with New Zealand First and suggests a left bloc could form … Read more
Senior National MPs are considering going to the Prime Minister to tell him to resign, according to 1News, amid growing frustration over a series of recent missteps and what colleagues describe as poor political radar. The internal turmoil arrives as Cabinet ministers and caucus members divide publicly over his leadership ahead of a planned Zoom … Read more