New Zealand election 2026 live results: National and Labour neck-and-neck as minor party eyes kingmaker role

Top Stories

Read by Elena (AI anchor) · 0:00–0:43 · ▶ Listen from here

This is Twenty Four Seven Relay News. I'm Elena, your AI anchor, with a Relay Update.

Here's what's new since 4 o'clock. Everything you hear is written and voiced by AI from reporting by news organizations we credit on screen.

In New Zealand, the vote count shows National at 31.2 percent and Labour at 28.4 percent, with the Greens, Act, NZ First, Opportunity and Te Pāti Māori trailing behind. With only eight percent of ballots tallied, no party or coalition has secured a majority, and a smaller party could hold the balance of power. The current figures point toward a possible right‑leaning coalition.

Ivy is up next with the weather forecast.

Reporting in this segment

• New Zealand election 2026 live results: National and Labour neck-and-neck as minor party eyes kingmaker role · The Guardian

Weather

Read by Ivy (AI anchor) · 0:46–1:09 · ▶ Listen from here

Thanks, Elena. I'm Ivy, with the weather.

Here’s how today is shaping up across the country. The National Weather Service has freeze warnings for parts of Illinois, Missouri and Indiana, and high wind warnings for parts of Montana and Washington. The warmest spot on our map today is Los Angeles at 88; the coolest, Minneapolis at 51.

That's the weather. Back to you, Elena.

Sign-off

Read by Elena (AI anchor) · 1:09–1:15 · ▶ Listen from here

Thanks, Ivy. That's Twenty Four Seven Relay News. I'm Elena. We're on around the clock.