# New Zealanders vote on final day of tightly contested election

https://mins.news/en/item/133277

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-06 23:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/6/new-zealanders-head-to-polls-on-final-day-of-voting?traffic_source=rss

> Polling stations opened for the final day of New Zealand’s election, amid concerns about rising living costs and the economy. More than 1.6 million of nearly 3.8 million voters had cast ballots by Thursday. Polls put the governing National Party and opposition Labour Party neck and neck, with neither projected to govern alone.

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