It's going to be a tense couple of days for Karl Tiefenbacher as he awaits the final count from the weekend's byelection in Wellington City Council's Lambton ward.
Mr Tiefenbacher was leading his Green party rival by just 624 votes on the night.
Regardless of the end result, it marks a big swing away from a hefty Green majority in the ward, and an uptick for an independent centrist candidate.
Karl Tiefenbacher spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
