Latest general election News

NZFirst Announces Next Tranche Of Candidates
This ‘centrist’ party is rising in NZ polls. Will it prove power broker?
New Zealand First To Campaign On ‘Citizens Only Voting’
Michael Laws To Stand For NZ First
Andy Burnham’s meteoric rise tells us much about how politics and power are changing
Teal independents’ new party presents an opportunity – and a risk
Minister urges racing industry to work together
Keir Starmer resigns: can anyone survive as prime minister in today’s Britain?
Will ‘move on’ orders for rough sleepers make cities safer – or revive Victorian-era cruelty?
NZFirst Candidate For Hamilton East Announced
NZFirst Candidate For Taranaki-King Country Announced
Compulsory voting has boosted turnout in Australia – is it time NZ tried it?
Candace Kinser selected to stand for National in Auckland Central
The Member for Ballina Adjunct Professor Tamara Smith MP today announced that she will not be contesting the 2027 State election. Ms…
Will weakening Treaty provisions in NZ law create more problems than it solves?
Skilled plumbers and drainlayers scheme expands
Southland Federated Farmers President Jason Herrick to Stand for NZ First
Greens unveil diverse list with large Māori representation
Dale Aotea Stephens selected as National’s candidate in Christchurch Central
Councillor Jason Virgo – Member For MacKillop
NHS dissatisfaction is falling – is this a turning point or is something else at play?
Green Party announces 14 Māori candidates in the initial candidate list for the 2026 General Election
Bill to modernise census passes first reading
Andrew Bayly Not Standing For Selection In Port Waikato
Government Must Reverse Disastrous Pay Equity Changes
When Seafood Becomes Election Issue
NZ First Bill To Enable Binding Referendum On Māori Seats At 2026 Election
Matthew French selected as National’s candidate in Taieri
Public Sector Code to strengthen integrity
Polls are snapshots, not predictions: how to read them critically this election year
Green MP Celia Wade-Brown announces decision to stand down at 2026 election
A major overhaul of NZ’s local government is underway – will it really fix what’s broken?
Maureen Pugh To Retire At 2026 Election
General Election to be held on 7 November
First round of voting in Myanmar exposes junta-orchestrated election as illegitimate: UN expert
UN experts condemn post-election lethal crackdown and digital blackout: Tanzania
Myanmar’s military will no doubt win this month’s sham elections. But could a shake-up follow?
Türk deplores intensifying crackdown on opposition and media ahead of elections: Uganda
Why Gen Z and millennial consumers feel disillusioned – and how they can drive real change
Is the UK headed for a new prime minister?
New Leadership Team
Election-related killings and other violations must be investigated – Türk: Tanzania
Grattan on Friday: November 11 1975 – watching history being made, from the best seats in the house
Deaths and injuries amid election-related protests: Tanzania
Outdated Westminster rules undermine democracy by excluding smaller parties
‘Leadership with courage and integrity’: MEU General President Tony Maher announces retirement
Another local election, another low turnout? Syncing local and general elections could be the answer
French Prime Minister topples his own Government in “unorthodox” move