Election Night 2017

National leader Bill English addressing supporters at the end of the night at the party's election event at the SkyCity Convention Centre in Auckland. Photo: AFP

Labour leader Jacinda Ardern said she had not done as well as she would have liked. Photo: AFP

National's leader Bill English has hailed his party candidates and supporters' response in a dramatic and tumultuous election campaign. Photo: AFP

Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern at the end of the night speaking to supporters at the Aotea Centre in Auckland. Photo: AFP

Towards the end of the night New Zealand First leader Winston Peters was sitting pretty as Kingmaker. Photo: RNZ / Brad White

National's Paula Bennett speaking to RNZ from National Party headquarters. Photo: RNZ / Anusha Bradley

More than 200 Labour supporters at the Wharewaka on Wellington's waterfront at the beginning of the night. Photo: RNZ / Jacob McSweeny

Labour candidate in Nelson Rachel Boyack concedes to Nick Smith who has held his Nelson seat but with a reduced majority so far. Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal

Nick Smith at Nelson's National Party headquarter waiting for the results to start rolling in. Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters at Russell. Photo: RNZ / Brad White

ACT Party's David Seymour is back in Parliament. Photo: RNZ / Youtube

Marama Fox and whānau watching Te Ururoa Flavell accepting the Māori Party will not make Parliament. Photo: RNZ / Te Aniwa Hurihanganui

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters at the Duke of Marlborough in Russell. Photo: Brad White

A waiata for Hone Harawira at Waimanoni Marae, north of Kaitaia. RNZ / Lois Williams

Chloe Swarbrick (centre) at Green Party headquarters in Wellington. Photo: Rebekah Parsons-King

Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox singing with whānau, friends and supporters at Te Rangimarie Marae in Masterton. Photo: RNZ / Te Aniwa Hurihanganui

The Green Party's election night headquarters.Photo: Rebekah Parsons-King

Big smiles from Chloe Swarbrick and Hayley Holt of the Green Party. Photo: Rebekah Parsons-King

Marama Davidson of the Greens. Photo: Rebekah Parsons-King

Paul Eagle in Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Jacob McSweeny

Rose took her human to vote and all she got was a sticker ... Hutt South, Gracefield School.

Election eats: Fry bread and fudge cake at Mana headquarters, Waimanoni Marae, north of Kaitaia. Photo: RNZ / Lois Wiliams

Prime Minister Bill English (second left) and his wife Mary (centre) with their children in Auckland ahead of the big night. Photo: AFP