Full video: Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaks to media

'He's incompetent, out of touch and lacks backbone'

Opinion: In the final of our pre-election State of the Nation series, a 30-year-old Southlander shares her views about New Zealand and which way she intends to vote on November 7.

ACT, NZ First approved split-vote campaign – National lodges complaint

National says the campaign risks confusing voters, as the Electoral Commission investigates its advertising.

Whānau looking for answers heard 'a lot of scrapping' at debate

A political commentator has described last night's Kaupapa Māori Debate as 'scrappy', saying they could understand if voters were getting 'hōhā' of politicians getting into each over the issues.

Watch again: TVNZ’s Kaupapa Māori Debate

"We’re really going to drill deep into kaupapa Māori that are important to Māori voters," says host Scotty Morrison.