Election 2008
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The National Party has won the New Zealand general election, ending nine years of Labour Party reign under Prime Minister Helen Clark.
Helen Clark called Mr Key at 11pm on Saturday November 8 to concede defeat. Helen Clark has also announced she is stepping down as the leader of the Labour party.
The National Party has won the New Zealand general election, ending nine years of Labour Party reign under Prime Minister Helen Clark.
Helen Clark called Mr Key at 11pm on Saturday November 8 to concede defeat. Helen Clark has also announced she is stepping down as the leader of the Labour party.
Helen Clark expects the Labour party to announce a new leader before Christmas.
The results give National 59 seats and ACT 5. United Future leader Peter Dunne adds one seat.
Labour has 43 seats, the Greens eight, Progressive Party 1.
The Maori Party holds five of the seven Maori seats.
New Zealand First did not reach the 5 percent it needed to hold seats in Parliament, and Winston Peters has not won the Tauranga seat, losing his place in Parliament.
See the 2008 General Election Preliminary Results
Election coverage
NZ Herald Election news and polls, also available on Mobile, Facebook & Twitter.
Stuff.co.nz Vote '08 Election coverage from Fairfax Media.
Salient from Victoria University in Wellington brings you The Last Minute Election Guide to Election Guides.
Election 08 from One News with on the night coverage, blogs and polls.
Decision 08 from TV3.
Maori TV Kowhiri 08 - Election 2008 coverage
Debates online
ONE News Election 08 Leaders Debate on TVNZ ondemand
The final LIVE televised debate between Helen Clark and John Key prior to Saturday's election. Moderated by Mark Sainsbury.
The second debate features party leaders from: Act, Green, Maori, NZ First, Progressives and United Future.
YouTube Election Debate Helen Clark and John Key
Watch the Minor Party Leaders debate on Alt TV.
A special interview with Helen Clark airs on Alt TV at 8 p.m. on Friday 7th November.
Watch political clips from the TV3 Campbell LIVE Video archive
Radio New Zealand Election 2008 news with interviews, extended audio & debates.
Political Podcasts from the Radio Wammo breakfast show on Kiwi Fm.
Latest BfM interviews with John Key, Helen Clarke and Russel Norman.
MSN NZ Election 08 coverage with the Passion Pulse tracking your views.
Election 08 Coverage from Yahoo!Xtra News
Scoop Election 08 with headlines from Parliament.
Elections 2008 online resources from the National Library of New Zealand.
Guide2Politics election news from NZPA, party policies and election guides.
Bloggers
A must read list of Kiwi Political Blogs from David Farrar.
Beehive Buzz provides Political News & Comment from New Zealand, with video, and a comprehensive list of blogs.
Wordpress Blogs about New Zealand Election 2008.
You Tube
Search for NZ Election 08 Clips on You Tube.
Watch NZ Herald TV for recent clips on the road with politicians.
Election 08 Debate with Mark Sainsbury from TVNZ and questions from viewers.
Search Twitter for NZ Election.
RNZ Election 08 on Twitter.
NZH Election 08 on Twitter.
New Zealand's first parliamentary elections were held in 1853. Read a History of the Vote in New Zealand.
Keep track of the 2008 election with iGoogle.
Wikipedia on the New Zealand General Election 2008.
VoteMe has been designed to make it easy for you to get the information you want on parties, candidates and the policies they have.
National to maintain arts funding
Labour response to National arts policy
Green Party releases arts policy
Maori Party: Language Culture and Broadcasting
UnitedFuture: Arts, Culture and Heritage
Alliance Party: Arts and Culture Policy
NZ Herald: Party policies compared: Broadband
How and where to vote in New Zealand on Saturday November 8.
Where to vote and who is standing
November 2008
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