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  "id": 18683275,
  "title": "Two main New Zealand parties neck and neck with 50% of votes counted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/two-main-new-zealand-parties-neck-and-neck-with-50-of-votes-counted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T09:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/world/2026-11-07-two-main-new-zealand-parties-neck-and-neck-with-50-of-votes-counted/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New Zealand's two main parties were neck and neck on Saturday with over 50 percent of votes counted, and neither had secured an outright majority, data from the electoral commission showed.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "New Zealand counts votes in razor-thin election after campaign centred on cost of living",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/new-zealand-counts-votes-in-razor-thin-election-after-campaign",
        "published": "2026-11-07T08:33:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "New Zealand election too close to call with half the votes counted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/new-zealand-election-too-close-to-call-with-half-the-votes-counted",
        "published": "2026-11-07T09:35:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}