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Quick Hit: An Overhang Is Not Cheating
Luxon and Hipkins both said engineering an overhang is cheating. The Electoral Commission says it is how MMP works, and parliament has had one in five of the last seven terms.
Two Votes, One Brain
National will hate it. It doesn’t want to be an electorate-only party. But frankly, until it rediscovers its principles, that is what it deserves.
The Right Is One Seat Short. Party Vote NZ First or ACT.
National jumped four points and Labour hit its lowest since 2023, yet the 1News-Verian seat maths leaves the right one seat short. A party on eight per cent and a party on 0.7 per cent now decide who governs.