ACT leader suits up to take a ride around Hampton Downs as the election campaign clock ticks down. dlvr.it/SxK0Dv

OPINION: The number one priority is to make life easier for New Zealand families while laying the foundations for a better future. dlvr.it/SxJzRD

The Labour leader was at Nga Whare Waatea Marae in Auckland where he would face a media scrum in the last days of the election campaign. dlvr.it/SxJxR0

An independent review has found a 'discrepancy' in capital valuations caused the West Coast Regional Council rates mess. dlvr.it/SxJvJN

Two new polls show Winston Peters is the kingmaker as the election race heats up. dlvr.it/SxJq7s

More than half of the New Plymouth District Council’s executive leadership team have lost their jobs in the first of a multiphase restructure. dlvr.it/SxJNKW

Winston Peters stepped into 'murky waters' to court the votes of the disenfranchised - now he looms as a possible kingmaker again. dlvr.it/SxJNK0

But Selwyn candidate Abe Coulter said his comments on the Vegan Society Aotearoa Facebook page were free speech. dlvr.it/SxJNHf

Chris Hipkins seeks advice on whether Hamas should be designated terrorist organisation and “disagrees” with Marama Davidson's view on Israeli military. dlvr.it/SxJMpk

In the home of the legendary Phar Lap, Saturday’s election does not seem a one-horse race, but a kaleidoscope of blue, red, yellow and black. dlvr.it/SxJMpR

We have had the McGillicuddy Serious Party, the Civilian Party, and now, in 2023, the New Zealand Soap Party. But who are they? dlvr.it/SxJMlv

With just days to go until voting closes, a pair of new polls put NZ First firmly in the kingmaker spot, while one shows trouble for National. dlvr.it/SxGyfv

With just days to go until voting closes, a pair of new polls put NZ First firmly in the kingmaker spot, while one shows trouble for National. dlvr.it/SxGy1f

Ben Bell won't comment after his council voted to retain Stephen Parry as interim chief executive. dlvr.it/SxGhbX

Greens co-leader James Shaw gives straight answers on his party's post-election stance, and responds to questions about terrorism. dlvr.it/SxGh7M

Another legal stoush appears to be under way at the Gore District Council after councillors voted to retain Stephen Parry as the council’s interim chief executive until his replacement is found – which could take six months. dlvr.it/SxGfhL

Stephen Parry will be the council’s interim chief executive until his replacement is found. dlvr.it/SxGWLj

Advance voting opened on Wednesday at New Plymouth’s wānanga campus in the push to get more Māori to the polling booth. dlvr.it/SxGThS

Climate change, housing and the cost of living are all top of mind for New Zealanders heading to the voting booth this election. dlvr.it/SxGSJj

The former PM told potential voters that if they wanted progress on child poverty and climate change, they needed to go with Labour. dlvr.it/SxGC0j