A thumping repudiation of the major party in a sitting government after one term – Kiri Allan

Opinion byFormer Labour Party Minister·NZ Herald·7 Nov, 2026 05:03 PM3 mins to readKiri Allan is a former Labour Party Minister who held the portfolios of Justice, Regional Development, Conservation and Emergency Management. She was the lead minister for the Cyclone Gabrielle response in Tairāwhiti. She is the founder of renewable energy company Four Directions Fund and runs KLA consultancy firm.‌ National MPs Paul Goldsmith and Nicola Willis on Election night 2026. 7 November, 2026. NZ Herald photograph by Dean Purcell Going into last night’s election the only thing Aotearoa New Zealand’s political commentators were united on was that the race was too close to call. And with the half the vote counted, at the time of writing this, the only thing that can be said is that whatever the outcome,