The success of Labour-aligned candidates in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch mayoral contests will give party members a boost, Labour leader Andrew Little says. But certainly the mayoral results in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch are good," Little told the Herald before heading to new Wellington mayor Justin Lester's victory party. Labour MP Phil Goff easily won the Auckland mayoral contest, and former Labour MP and incumbent Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel beat nearest rival John Minto by 60,000 votes. Capturing Mt Roskill will be "very difficult", Goodfellow said, as no government had ever won a byelection off the Opposition. Labour has held Mt Roskill since it was created in 1999 and tends to take the electorate a bit for granted."

Source: New Zealand Herald October 08, 2016 05:42 UTC