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New Zealand Vote Hinges on Who Has Best Cost-of-Living Solution

Bloomberg Markets6 November 2026, 10:59 UTCNew Zealand

New Zealanders will vote on Saturday in an election that’s too close to call and has turned into a referendum on the ruling center-right coalition’s struggle to rein in soaring living costs and revive economic growth.

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