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What matters to NZ voters? Economy, living costs, and then daylight

Inflation and sluggish economic growth have weighed in voters' minds this election. (ABC News: Lincoln Rothall)

New Zealanders go to the polls tomorrow as a tightly fought and sometimes tense election campaign winds to a close.

It is a high-stakes contest for Christopher Luxon, who is desperate to hold on to power and avoid the ignominy of becoming the first conservative prime minister to be ousted after just one term in office.

His challenger, Christopher Hipkins, is hoping he can seize back the job he held for 10 months in 2023 when Jacinda Ardern resigned — even though it has only been three years since the Labour Party was unceremoniously turfed by voters.

Gangs, gaffes and two guys named Chris: why I’m glued to the 2026 New Zealand election contest

Every three years, New Zealanders’ carefully curated ‘nice guy’ persona is put to one side

It’s a big week in global politics, as the tension of a critical election crackles like electricity. The fight for the soul of a nation is at stake and has ramifications for the wider world as we absorb the only poll that truly matters – that of the 2026 New Zealand general election.

At times the campaign has risked overwhelming even the United States midterms, with office water coolers reaching boiling point from the political hot-take hydration breaks. That is, of course, if you find yourself inside the boundaries of the best-looking little country on Earth. A place where every three years, New Zealanders’ carefully curated “nice guy” persona is put to one side as the contest of mate against mate, state against … well, itself, takes place.

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Chris vs Chris: Who's running and what's at stake this New Zealand election

New Zealanders will head to the polls on 7 November to elect a new government. The rising cost of living, unemployment and healthcare are among the key concerns of voters.

The BBC's Australia and New Zealand correspondent, Katy Watson, explains everything you need to know.

The BBC's Carl Nasman goes inside a county election commission building as votes are counted in the race between Democrat Scott Colom and Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Jurors are told people were "chucking everything" at the man who was stabbing people on the train.

BBC Verify has been analysing messages after flights across Europe were targeted by fake bomb threats – the second such incident this week.

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