Waikato election 2023 results: National, Te Pāti Māori sweep through
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Final results? Recounts? Overhangs? What you need to know about the election from here
The Herald answers your questions on what happens now.
Revealed: The candidates who got the least votes
Some candidates scraped together just a meagre handful of votes.
'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.
Who is Tamatha Paul? The young wahine Māori who turned Wellington green
The 26-year-old says she's overwhelmed by the historic victory.
Results of the 2023 election on our interactive map
Search for electorate results and total party votes following yesterday's election.
Nanaia Mahuta, Michael Wood and the other senior Labour MPs out of a job
Several senior MPs will not be returning to Parliament.
'Really chuffed': Waikato MP retains seat
' It’s exciting to have another three years in Parliament.'
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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.
Upston sets her sights on fixing child poverty
Taupō MP Louise Upston is comfortably winning her electorate for the sixth time.
'Thrashing': Labour losing long-held safe seats and behind in most Māori seats
It's pretty brutal for Labour, says former National prime minister Sir John Key.
'There’s a tide turning,' Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says in Waiariki
Waititi called for a Māori electoral commission after voting issues were reported today.
Kiwi entry a luckless second in $20m Everest
I Wish I Win struggled to find room to run before falling short with a late charge.
Battleground seats - the grudge contests this election
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Live: Voting is over - what happens now and when will we know who's won?
How long before we get a new government?
'Irreparable' sunken vessel successfully recovered from Mercury Bay
The 15-metre vessel struck rocks near Motukorure Island.
The girl next door: OnlyFans star Lisa Lewis loses in stoush with neighbour
Lisa Lewis has moved out of the house next to Cosmopolitan Club after bitter battle.
Boy's health battle: 'It’s a huge journey, but it’s not impossible'
Arky Loveridge was born without an immune system and is living with Charge Syndrome.
Trainer assures punters Mustang Valley will put best hoof forward
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‘She was just a little girl’: Afterschool care paedophile admits there were more victims
Gregory van de Worp has now been sentenced for a third time for offending at the centre.
Local plumber nabs Regional Plumber of the year
Hamilton young plumber, Cody Hall, looks to nationals after regional win.
‘It’s crazy’: Off-grid Kiwi home a magnet for foreign buyers
Overseas enquiries for luxury eco homes on the rise.
Record demand for Cancer Society Hamilton accommodation
Marathon in a Month fundraiser to help lodge keep up with surge in demand for services.
'The backbone' of the police: 12 staff celebrated with award
Two Waikato-based members of the police were among the Woolf Fisher Fellowship recipients.
Another step forward for huge Cambridge infrastructure project
Cambridge’s $105 million wastewater treatment plant site was formally blessed.
WWI museum in Le Quesnoy a 'labour of love'
The town of Le Quesnoy was liberated by Kiwi soldiers on November 4, 1918.
Special Olympics Te Awamutu hosts biggest swim meet since Covid
The organisation is on the lookout for volunteers to help them on the day of the event.
M'aidez! Help wanted for French trip fundraising
Want to brush up your language skills and help fund a school trip to France? Here's how.
What's been happening in the region this week
What's up in the Waikato — short and sweet.
Low-flying plane sparks incorrect crash fears, emergency services stood down
The incorrect report sparked an emergency services callout.
'Obsessive': Tinder match put spyware on woman's phone, blackmailed her for sex
When he used her phone to order pizza, he took the chance to download the spy app.
Cambridge trainers are fronting up
Winning chances in three of the richest races and upset hopes in two events.
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