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  "id": 18662989,
  "title": "Polls close in New Zealand’s election of the century",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/polls-close-in-new-zealands-election-of-the-century-18662989",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T07:23:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
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    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/oceania/polls-close-in-new-zealand-s-election-of-the-century-20261107-p61ca9.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "A nail-biting finish is on the cards with neither major party expected to get a majority and a so-called ‘teal’ candidate likely to play the kingmaker.",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Final day of voting begins in New Zealand's election as unusual law bans any talk of politics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/final-day-of-voting-begins-in-new-zealands-election-as-unusual-law",
        "published": "2026-11-07T03:32:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Live: Counting begins in New Zealand federal election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/live-counting-begins-in-new-zealand-federal-election",
        "published": "2026-11-07T06:01:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Governing party ahead in early results of New Zealand’s knife-edge vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/governing-party-ahead-in-early-results-of-new-zealands-knife-edge-vote",
        "published": "2026-11-07T06:20:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "NZ election 2026 live results: count on as National and Labour battle it out in knife-edge New Zealand poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/nz-election-2026-live-results-count-on-as-national-and-labour-battle",
        "published": "2026-11-07T06:29:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Polls close in a New Zealand election expected to be the tightest in years, with early results due",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/polls-close-in-a-new-zealand-election-expected-to-be-the-tightest-in",
        "published": "2026-11-07T06:42:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "New Zealand counts the votes in knife-edge poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/new-zealand-counts-the-votes-in-knife-edge-poll",
        "published": "2026-11-07T07:18:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Polls close in New Zealand’s election of the century",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/polls-close-in-new-zealands-election-of-the-century",
        "published": "2026-11-07T07:23:34.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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