New Zealand 2026 election: National and Labour neck-and-neck as count begins
Briefing by News4U · First published
The Guardian reports that counting has begun in New Zealand’s 2026 general election, with early results showing National on 31.2% and Labour on 28.4% after 8% of the vote counted, leaving the outcome too close to call. Christopher Luxon leads the National party and Chris Hipkins leads Labour. Smaller parties including Opportunity are also being watched as potential kingmakers. [1]