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Tamatha Paul pulled off a historic victory by flipping the safe Labour seat.
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Coalition of climate chaos? Where National, Act and NZ First differ on emissions
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Opinion: Green MP should reconsider snub to Mike Hosking
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Te Tai Tokerau seat narrowly held by Kelvin Davis, special votes yet to counted
The Labour MP is narrowly in front in the Te Tai Tokerau seat.
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It was a blue wave across the country, with significant gains for the minor parties.
New Ōtaki MP Tim Costley humbled by result
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Auckland seats on knife-edge as Nats celebrate snatching Labour strongholds
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'Our vote may diminish': Nats' Bishop warns final vote count could see seats flip to Labour
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Green Party on track for strong result, ahead in Wellington and Auckland central electorates
In one of the biggest election upsets, Tamatha Paul is well ahead in Wellington Central.
Blue wave over Auckland, Act's van Velden wins Tāmaki
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National picked up 42.4 per cent of the party vote, almost double the amount for Labour.
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