The red tide of 2020 has been reversed, sweeping away seats Labour has held for decades including the "red wall" of Auckland seats that have gone to National. National could lose or gain a seat, but whatever the final count is the majority will still be uncomfortably small. With the exception of Labour, which has taken a thrashing, all the parties had something to celebrate. ACT's big success was deputy leader Brooke van Velden taking the previously safe National seat of Tamaki from Simon O'Connor. It previously held just one electorate seat, and has taken three from Labour.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 15, 2023 13:15 UTC