New Zealand to find out today whether September election will be delayed

The Prime Minister is set announce this morning whether or not the September general election will be delayed.

There have been calls to delay the election due to the new Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland, which last week saw political parties halt their election campaigns for the September 19 vote.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will hold a press conference at 10am today where she's expected to announce whether the election will go ahead on September 19, or be delayed.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has called for the election to be delayed until later this year.

It comes after Opposition leader Judith Collins also called for a delay in the election to November or next year.

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Mr Peters said holding it on September 19 would mean there is "now no ability to conduct a free and fair election".

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Yesterday a spokesperson for the Prime Minister says: “The Prime Minister has proactively sought the views of the leaders of every political party represented in Parliament this afternoon about the election date."

The Prime Minister's 10am announcement will be broadcast live on TVNZ1 and live streamed on 1news.co.nz and on 1News Facebook