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Port Levy (Koukourārata) on Banks Peninsula, seen from the Port Hills. Mananui Ramsden, who chaired the rūnaka based there, has won the Te Tai Tonga electorate, which stretches from Wellington to Rakiura. File photo. Photo: Michal Klajban / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Ramsden wins Te Tai Tonga back for Labour by 2773 votes as sitting MP Ferris finishes fourth

Labour's Mananui Ramsden leads Te Tai Tonga with 8614 votes on the preliminary count, 2773 ahead of the Greens' Lisa Te Morenga. Independent MP Tākuta Ferris, who won the seat in 2023, placed fourth with 4716.

6 days ago

The Beehive and Parliament House in Wellington lit up at night. The final poll of the campaign suggests neither major bloc will reach a majority when results come in on Saturday night. File photo. Photo: Pseudopanax / Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Politics

Final poll has Labour 30.7, National 26.4 and Opportunity at 5.1 as Southland heads into knife-edge election

The last poll before Saturday's vote puts Labour narrowly ahead of National and the Opportunity Party just over the 5 per cent threshold, leaving neither bloc with a majority and a long election night ahead.

6 Nov 2026