Election 2020: Voting put off due to lockdown 'horror'
Comment: Postponement may give voters time to get over their anger at incompetence.
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Barry Soper: Ardern had no choice but to delay election
COMMENT: There was no appetite on the ninth floor of the Beehive to delay the election.
Vote 2020: Parties scrambling to adjust campaign plans with election delay
There are now 60 days for Kiwis to look forward to getting an election pen.
Matthew Hooton: October 17 choice masterful by Ardern
National must now respond with exciting policy, focused on the next 12 months.
Parliament-lite: What to expect when the House reconvenes tomorrow
Parliament will be back - but not as you're used to seeing it.
Audrey Young: Why Ardern got the election decision right
COMMENT: PM was correct when she said delaying the election was a balanced decision.
Vote 2020: Why the election date drama is more political than constitutional
A prediction about today's decision.
Local Focus: Who is Simon Bridges, National candidate for Tauranga?
Simon Bridges relaxes with a few personal questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Who is Erika Harvey, NZ First candidate for Tauranga?
NZ First candidate Erika Harvey's electorate profile. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Who is Cameron Luxton, Act candidate for Tauranga?
ACT candidate Cameron Luxton's electorate profile. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Who is Jan Tinetti, Labour candidate for Tauranga?
Labour candidate Jan Tinetti's electorate profile. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch: Election delayed until October - and won't be pushed back again
Election has been pushed back by a month.
Live: D-Day on election - National says it would be happy with a 2021 date
Collins: 'I said to Jacinda Ardern... we're happy to give you the numbers in Parliament'.
Election delay: Is this what voters want? Exclusive poll reveals the answer
The PM decides on the election date today - what do voters think?
Simon Wilson's election diary: Why we need the election now
The Covid crisis doesn't give Labour an unfair advantage in the election. Here's why.
13 new cases - Winston Peters asks PM Jacinda Ardern to postpone election
Peters has written to the PM and has asked for her to delay the general election.
Editorial: Campaigning amid Covid means pared-back election drama
EDITORIAL: What could an election campaign look like during a lockdown?
Fran O'Sullivan: Ardern is the master of spin - but the Govt dropped the ball
Government and National have to offer competing visions for NZ's future.
Ping-pong politics: The redemption of Simon Bridges
National's fallen leader takes Steve Braunias in a round of table tennis.
Cecilia Robinson: The five key Covid election questions
If we are truly a team of 5 million, then each political party needs to play their part.
Claire Trevett: Will Covid-19 return hurt PM's election chances?
COMMENT: A free and fair election is impossible in the current climate.
Māori Party call for level 4 lockdown for all Māori and return of iwi checkpoints
The party's leadership also want borders to be fully closed for two weeks.
Hosking: 'Covid election' needs to be delayed if Auckland stays in lockdown
COMMENT: Campaigns need to be run, policies released, debates had and questions asked.
Simon Wilson's election diary: Home visits with Megan and Marama
COMMENT: Labour has ramped up social housing but the Greens propose to do more and better.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: National not constructive with conspiracy theories
COMMENT: I have some sympathy for National's position.
Winston Peters: National 'undermining democracy'
But Collins says Govt is 'pretty petty' for not yet providing National with a briefing.
'Health first, politics second' – Peters open to election delay
The health of Kiwis is the priority, the NZ First leader says.
Covid-19: We're better prepared than last time, but election presents new challenges
COMMENT: Even if election is delayed, no-one knows when it will be safe to hold.
Covid-19: James Shaw slams National leaders' 'dangerous rhetoric'
The Greens say Gerry Brownlee could undermine the effort to stamp out Covid-19.
Collins calls for Ardern to stop making Covid announcements
National leader Judith Collins is calling for the election to be postponed.
Analysis | If NZ can shop online we can vote online too
ANALYSIS: It's time to commit to a date for the general election.
Mike Hosking: Youth vote a reason for concern for Labour and the Greens
COMMENT: Just 63 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds are enrolled to vote.
Audrey Young: Ardern holds all the cards in election row
COMMENT: Politicians compound their disadvantage by complaining about it.
Simon Wilson: The other boys in blue: National's crimefighters do their thing
National has a two-pronged approach to crime, but do they contradict each other?