“Voting opens in New Zealand for Nov 7 election with no clear frontrunner”

Key points

• Voting opened for the November 7 general election across more than 2,300 places.
• Polls show a close race between National and Labour with no frontrunner.
• Overseas voting began on October 21 and enrolment closed October 25.
• Opportunity party could be a kingmaker in coalition negotiations.
• Criticism cites that non-enrolled voters cannot participate due to the cutoff.