With 58.9% of votes counted, Labour candidate Liz Craig holds a narrow lead of just 498 votes over National's Penny Simmonds. With 49.6% of the vote counted, she holds a 4,780 vote lead over National's Liam Kernaghan. 7.38pm - Invercargill National candidate 'not nervous'National party candidate for Invercargill Penny Simmonds among her supporters. National candidate Penny Simmonds is spending her night at Ascot Park Hotel with family, friends and national party members . 7.20pm - Early results from across New ZealandWith 2% of the vote counted, Labour is faring even better than the polling numbers.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 17, 2020 08:15 UTC