As major parties vie to form ruling coalition, the Opportunity party is being watched as a possible kingmaker
- New Zealand heads for election cliffhanger with minor party cast as kingmaker
In New Zealand’s bellwether seat, what are locals thinking as a knife-edge poll looms?
So, what’s at stake for Luxon and National tonight? A lot. The party is facing the dire possibility of being the first one-term National-led government since it was founded in 1936. Remember, National has never led for less than three terms, ever. So this is a huge night for Luxon’s legacy and the National party, both past and present.
Tonight, our New Zealand correspondent Eva Corlett is posted at National party’s main gathering at Viaduct Events Centre, in Auckland, awaiting the arrival of Christopher Luxon.