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Cartoon: Winston Peters carries Christopher Luxon and David Seymour up a hill toward a sign reading 65, while Nicola Willis follows behind wagging a finger.

Winston Brought the Majority

NZ First is up to 12 per cent and 16 seats and that is what puts the coalition on 65. National’s party vote still buys no list MP. Electorate vote National, party vote ACT or NZ First.

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Cartoon: Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins stand glum at a National List Lift marked Out of Order while anonymous figures scramble through an Overhang door.

Three Polls Say Split Your Vote

Tuesday’s three polls all show the majors bleeding to the minors. Neither Chris is liked. National’s list lift is a forlorn hope. Electorate National or best candidate; party vote ACT or NZ First.

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Cartoon: Chris Hipkins brands Split Your Vote an absolute rort on one side while leaving a Te Pati Maori pathway open on the other

Hipkins the Hypocrite

Hipkins called Harry Mowbray’s split-vote campaign an absolute rort by wealthy entrenched interests. Under MMP an overhang is a feature, not a loophole. Chippy only hates it when his mates aren’t running it. If it is absolute fraud, rule Te Pāti Māori out. He will not.

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Cartoon: Melissa Lee jogs past a closed National cabinet door toward the Mt Albert finish line

One Point In Mt Albert

Spinoff-Curia has Helen White on 33 and Melissa Lee on 32 in Mt Albert. Eighteen votes decided it in 2023. ACT and NZ First should clear the field for Lee. Every National electorate win without a list seat is another box for Willis, Bishop and Goldsmith.

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Cartoon: Christopher Luxon stands alone at an empty airport baggage carousel with no staff in sight, watching two blue suitcases marked with ticks go round.

The Insanely Stupid Idea Is Two Ticks Blue

Greens on a record 16 per cent, National and Labour stuck on 28 per cent and Luxon calls the overhang an ‘insanely stupid idea’. The stupid idea is sticking with two ticks blue while the polls sink.

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