a little loose conversation - the minors

As said previously, party votes seem to have stabilised.

NZ First - 5.7 - 5.9 - 7 seats - which means Winston looses his brother, Dail Jones and Craig McNair

Greens - 5.1 - 6 seats - so they will loose Mike Ward and someone else at least

United - 2.7 - 2.8 - 3 or 4 seats - big losses - Mark Alexander may be back in which makes me very unhappy indeed

Act - 1.5 I think - so only one more in with Hide, which will be Heather Roy

Progs - 1.2 - borderline whether they get Matt Robson in or not, but no overhang

Maori Party - 1.9 - but they will win 3 or 4 electorates - resulting in an overhang of 2 probably

Shaggy Karl is thanking the Lord that Paul Adams is not back in.

Jenny Shipley is on One and Mr the Red has just made Apathy Jack very unhappy by pointing out the odd similarity between Our First Woman PM and Bomber Bradbury...