Saturday's historic election result took many people by surprise - including the pollsters.
While the final 1 News Colmar Brunton and Newshub Reid Research polls predicted a Labour victory - with 46 percent and 45.8 percent respectively, they didn't foresee the party reaching the dizzying heights of 49.1 percent.
They also over-estimated National with 1 News Colmar Brunton's last poll giving them 31 percent, and Newshub Reid Research 31.1 percent - far above the 26.8 percent actually achieved on the night.
The industry is putting the rogue numbers down to Covid-19 climate, and the unprecedented level of early voting.
Political reporter Yvette McCullough filed this report.
