Capital leans left as the country ticks blue
(WorldNews New Zealand)

As New Zealand swung right, Wellington swung left. In Rongotai, Labour`s Paul Eagle blitzed National in both candidate and party votes in the preliminary count, reversing the 2014 results when Labour won the seat but lost on party votes. In Ohariu, former police union boss Greg O`Connor took the seat and, though National won more party votes, Labour closed the gap by more than 3000. Labour finance spokesman Grant Robertson almost doubled his National rival Nicola Willis`s electorate vote in Wellington Central, and Labour...