xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoBallot boxes sit on a table inside a voting place at Kokiri Marae on the day of the general election in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, on November 7, 2026 [Hollie Adams/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and APPublished On 6 Nov 20266 Nov 2026Polls have opened on the final day of voting in New Zealand against a backdrop of concerns over the rising cost of living and the broader.