The National Party's newest MP, Tama Potaka, will arrive at Parliament this morning for his first day in the job, after he cruised to victory in the Hamilton West by-election on Saturday,
Potaka won the seat by a margin of more than 2000 votes, flipping the bellwether elecorate blue ahead of what's predicted to be a tight race in Election 2023.
Political reporter Anneke Smith was in Hamilton for the results.
