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Recent polls were broadly accurate on party shares. The surprise was in the electorates.
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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.
Coffey to go: 'That's politics, that's what you sign up for'
Labour's Tamati Coffey bows out of politics after election-night loss.
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Covid lockdowns or policy bonfires? What caused Labour's vote to plummet
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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Final results? Recounts? Overhangs? What you need to know about the election from here
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Auckland seats on knife-edge as Nats celebrate snatching Labour strongholds
Some traditional Labour strongholds including Mt Albert are incredibly close.
'A great day': Luxon on win for National and All Blacks
After a win for National and a win for the All Blacks, Luxon is having a good morning.
'Our vote may diminish': Nats' Bishop warns final vote count could see seats flip to Labour
Final election results in three weeks’ time will determine what the Government looks like.
Results of the 2023 election on our interactive map
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CEO to PM: What kind of PM will Chris Luxon be?
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Liam Dann: Luxon's first job is to revive confidence
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Comment: Luxon was better than anyone anticipated
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Blue wave over Auckland, Act's van Velden wins Tāmaki
The election 2023 results for Auckland's electorates.
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'You have reached for hope and you have voted for change': PM-in waiting Luxon says time to turn NZ around
National and Act have the numbers to govern on the night, but NZ First may yet be needed.
Carl Bates trumps Steph Lewis for Whanganui seat
"There’s a huge amount of work to be done and I don’t think that can be underestimated.”
National's Suze Redmayne wins Rangitīkei seat
National picked up 42.4 per cent of the party vote, almost double the amount for Labour.
Red seats turn blue? National ahead in Labour's Auckland strongholds
The election 2023 results for Auckland's electorates look heavily in National's favour.
'Honoured': Todd McClay claims victory in Rotorua seat
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“A nice blue, National Party evening': Rutherford claims victory in Bay of Plenty
With 34,514 of the votes counted, Rutherford had 19,589 votes.
'Paint the town blue': Uffindell claims victory in Tauranga
"I’ll keep advocating hard within the National Party to make sure [Tauranga is heard]"
All you need to know for election day
Haven't voted yet? Here's what you need to know for election day.