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As it happened: Victory for National
Rolling coverage of the results of the New Zealand 2014 election as they come in, with reaction and analysis of the vote.
Election 2014: Reti wins Whangarei
New National candidate Shane Reti has won the Whangarei electorate with a strong margin.
Advance votes show Nats gain
Nearly half of Kiwis who cast their vote ahead of tonight’s election want National to lead the country for another term.
Bridges settles in for wait
Tauranga’s National Party candidate Simon Bridges has joined his party faithful as they settle in for the wait at Number 1 The Strand.
Election 2014: Hawkes Bay results
National Party candidate Craig Foss is pulling away as he continues to build his early lead in the contest for the Tukituki seat.
Election 2014: Decision Time
In a few hours, the votes will be counted and New Zealanders will see how the cards fall and who is likely to form the next Government.
Advance voting turnout likely to force rethink of electoral advertising rules
Almost a quarter of those likely to vote in this year's election have already done so through advance voting -- a turnout that is likely to force a rethink of electoral advertising rules.
Updates: The final countdown
Today's election bus diary: While John Key was faced with protestors in Rotorua, Cunliffe was sticking to safe ground - New Lynn.
Coalition talks will be confidential, says Cunliffe
Labour leader David Cunliffe says all his coalition talks will be kept confidential if he is in a position to form a Government -- including who he will ring first on Sunday morning.
Advance votes 2014 total with two days to go
Almost a fifth of those likely to vote in this year's election have already done so with through advance voting, with two days still to go - a result that is likely to force a rethink of electoral advertising rules.
Opinion: Winners, losers before we vote
Herald political commentator John Armstrong takes a look at the election campaign highs and lows.
Poll: Conservatives fail to make threshold
The Conservatives have again failed to make the 5 per cent threshold in the last DigiPoll survey before the election.
Updates: On the buses with Key, Cunliffe
David Cunliffe and John Key are on the road before election day. Join us throughout the day for updates on their campaign bus trips.
Peters endorses Labour candidate
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is backing Labour's Kelvin Davis in the race for Te Tai Tokerau -- the first time he has endorsed a candidate from a different party.
Key v Cunliffe: Your highs and lows
Who won the TV debates? We examined each clash second by second and looked at how viewers reacted on the Rate the Debate dial. The answers may surprise you.
Winston for PM? No way, say leaders
John Key and David Cunliffe have both ruled out any power sharing agreement with Winston Peters as coalition possibilities featured in the final leaders debate.
Key v Cunliffe: Who won the debate?
John Key and David Cunliffe have faced off in round four of the pre-election debates, but who came out on top? The Herald's top political correspondents make their picks.
As it happened: Final leaders' debate
Click here for Claire Trevett's live blog from the leaders' debate between Prime Minister John Key and Labour leader David Cunliffe.
PM 'comfortable' with NSA
John Key says he can't give an absolute assurance New Zealanders are not subject to mass surveillance by the NSA but he is "comfortable" that is not happening.
Leaders keen to avoid Dotcom in debate
John Key and David Cunliffe have one thing in common in the leadup to the final debate tonight - both are hoping Kim Dotcom's name will not come up.