The final vote count from the election is in

  • Nationals 56
  • Labour/Greens 54
  • NZ First 9

Which side NZ First chooses to support will form government (need to get 61 seats to do so). Both the Labour and National parties held separate talks with NZ First's Winston Peters. Peters says he will make a decision after October 12 (results of the election are officially declared on October 12).

The chances of a Labour/Green/NZ First coalition increased with the final tally of seats.

NZD/USD has dropped in the very early trade