There's hope for a last minute rush tonight, as a significant number of Kiwis still aren't enrolled to vote in the election yet.

The deadline to enrol to vote is midnight tonight, with voting starting from Monday until election day on November 7.

Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne says they're hoping 100 percent of eligible people will enrol to vote.

"We want to see that rise, and we're getting a lot of enrolment transactions coming through at the moment - so we know it'll keep going up."

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There's hope for a last minute rush tonight, as a significant number of Kiwis still aren't enrolled to vote in the election yet.
The deadline to enrol to vote is midnight tonight, with voting starting from Monday until election day on November 7.
Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne says they're hoping 100 percent of eligible people will enrol to vote.
"We want to see that rise, and we're getting a lot of enrolment transactions coming through at the moment - so we know it'll keep going up."
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Karl Le Quesne: Chief Electoral Officer on the state of enrolment figures ahead of tonight's deadline

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National's unveiled a 26 point plan for its first 100 days if re-elected.

The first pledge will be introducing KiwiSaver changes to parliament, including $15,000 for every newborn, and making the scheme compulsory.

Other promises include cutting student loan repayments, extending paid parental leave, boosting Pharmac funding for cancer medicines and capping council rates increases.

Nicola Willis says the party's been campaigning hard on these issues and voters should know what to expect.

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National's unveiled a 26 point plan for its first 100 days if re-elected.
The first pledge will be introducing KiwiSaver changes to parliament, including $15,000 for every newborn, and making the scheme compulsory.
Other promises include cutting student loan repayments, extending paid parental leave, boosting Pharmac funding for cancer medicines and capping council rates increases.
Nicola Willis says the party's been campaigning hard on these issues and voters should know what to expect.
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Nicola Willis: National Finance Spokesperson on the party's plan for first 100 days of re-election

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Opportunity is moving to try and end the cycle of short-term political thinking.

The party is pledging to establish a Future Generations Commissioner - appointed through Parliament for five years, to hold Governments and public bodies accountable for the long-term consequences of their decisions.

Leader Qiulae Wong says they've followed international modelling - and New Zealand needs to think more about the long-term.

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Opportunity is moving to try and end the cycle of short-term political thinking.
The party is pledging to establish a Future Generations Commissioner - appointed through Parliament for five years, to hold Governments and public bodies accountable for the long-term consequences of their decisions.
Leader Qiulae Wong says they've followed international modelling - and New Zealand needs to think more about the long-term.
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Qiulae Wong: Opportunity Party leader on the party's pledge to establish Future Generations Commissioner

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Gangs remain a contentious topic during this election campaign, following another week of high-profile incidents.

Labour's Kerrin Leoni has resigned after a video emerged of her campaigning at a whanau event, with gang members present.

A photo recently emerged of National's Tama Potaka standing next to patched members of the Mongrel Mob., prompting Labour's Chris Hipkins to accuse Luxon of 'double standards'.

Former Minister and commentator Peter Dunne says these events have slowed down Labour's political momentum, and the damage has been done. 

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Gangs remain a contentious topic during this election campaign, following another week of high-profile incidents.
Labour's Kerrin Leoni has resigned after a video emerged of her campaigning at a whanau event, with gang members present.
A photo recently emerged of National's Tama Potaka standing next to patched members of the Mongrel Mob., prompting Labour's Chris Hipkins to accuse Luxon of 'double standards'.
Former Minister and commentator Peter Dunne says these events have slowed down Labour's political momentum, and the damage has been done.&nbsp;
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Peter Dunne: former Minister and commentator on the political fallout from this week's gang saga

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Karl Le Quesne: Chief Electoral Officer on the state of enrolment figures ahead of tonight's deadline

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