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ACT Party Leader David Seymour arrives by boat to celebrate with his party on Auckland’s waterfront.
Greetings or tears? It’s the night politicians across the country have been waiting for when the polls closed at 7 pm and the preliminary results began to roll in.
Here’s how the night unfolds in pictures, after a day of strict rules that halted coverage of the elections and let the dogs steal the show earlier at the polls across the country.
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Greens MP Chloe Swarbrick arrives for election night with her family and stops to hug her grandmother at the door
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Clarke Gayford, a partner of New Zealand Labor Party leader Jacinda Ardern, delivers home-cooked food to waiting media outside her home in Auckland, New Zealand.
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New Zealand’s first MP, Shane Jones, arrives at the Duke of Marlborough Hotel in Russell to await the election results.
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Geoff Simmons and Jessica Hammond of TOP Party go to karaoke and sing in the first results with the Carpentersâ ???? Top of the world.
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Maori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer sings with the Patea Maori Club at the Election Night Party in Hawera.
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MP Golriz Ghahraman and boyfriend Guy Williams at the Green Party election night event in Auckland.
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National Deputy Leader and current Ilam MP Gerry Brownlee arrives at the party’s election night event in Christchurch.
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Neighbors of New Zealand Labor Party leader Jacinda Ardern show their support in front of her home.
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The night was slow to begin at The RNZYS venue, where National is hosting its 2020 General Election feature.
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Labor Finance Minister Grant Robertson arrives at the Wharewaka in Wellington.
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ACT supporters enjoy an evening drink at HeadQuarters Bar in Auckland, New Zealand, while waiting for leader David Seymour.
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Nelson MP Nick Smith with supporters at his Nelson electorate headquarters on Waimea Rd on Election Night.
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Labor’s Jo Luxton, with her husband Matt, was all smiles as he flew to an early lead in the Rangitata electorate.
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National roster deputy Melissa Lee mingles with supporters at the RNZYS venue, where National is hosting its 2020 General Election feature.
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Labor Party supporters watch from Auckland City Hall as the votes begin to roll in in the 2020 New Zealand General Election.
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Paul Goldsmith, the Opposition Finance Spokesperson, arrived at RNZYS where National is hosting its 2020 General Election function.
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Duncan Webb from the Labor Party hugs Sunita Gautam, a member of the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board, at the party’s election event in Christchurch.
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