New Zealand election 2026 live results: Labour draws level with National as count continues in close race

Polls show no coalition is expected to secure a majority of seats, in one of the closest elections in recent history New Zealand heads for election cliffhanger with minor party cast as kingmaker In New Zealand’s bellwether seat, what are locals thinking as a knife-edge poll looms? Another update here with 8% of the vote counted . National on 31.2%, Labour 28.4%, the Greens 12.9%, Act 11.2%, NZ…

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