Voters thanked amid Labour landslide – as it happened
Judith Collins concedes as results show Labour on track for a large majority
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We shall now close up our coverage of the New Zealand general election, following the historic Labour victory.
We’ll leave you with our news story, with 99.8% of the votes now counted and Labour accounting for 49.1% of votes. Thanks for joining us, and take care.
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