“Special” votes are counted after election day. These include votes cast abroad, but a common misconception is that these account for the majority of “specials”. All votes cast out of your own electorate are special votes (including, this election, both Christoper Luxon and Chris Hipkins’ advance votes). In 2017 there were 446,287 – roughly 17% of the total – special votes cast. When will the final result of the election, including special votes, be revealed?

Source: Stuff October 14, 2023 12:50 UTC