New Zealand election 2026: Live updates
New Zealand's 2026 election results remain too close to call as supporters await the counting of special votes. Labour Party members are hopeful that these remaining ballots will shift the outcome against the current administration.
Why it matters
The election outcome will determine the future direction of New Zealand's government and policy landscape for the next term.
Tiffanie Turnbull Reporting from the Labour watch party
Temehari Laumemea (centre) and Joseph Laumemea (left) are at the Labour Party election night watch party
At the Labour election night watch party, supporters are still suspended in anxiety.
Temehari Laumemea tells me that she would wait for the official results as the counted votes are still "very close".
"There's still work to be done, but it's a better result than the previous election," she says, adding that they're "keeping the faith, really".
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