It's D-Day and Charlotte Graham shares the best posts and pictures from around the internet on election day.
As you will no doubt be aware, nobody was allowed to do anything in public today, in case someone might walk past and feel pressured to feel differently to how they might have otherwise.
No matter that 1.2 million New Zealanders managed to vote before election day without being addled by polls and pundits on the way there; election day is sacrosanct.
But now it's 7pm and we can all say whatever we like... (Within reason! Don't be a dick!) Hurrah!
For the first time in a long time, MPs were awfully quiet on Twitter today, perhaps because they were scared of being arrested by the Electoral Commission for breathing, appearing in public or existing. Those who were on social media today went to pains to point out how extremely chilled out they were.
Election Day begins pic.twitter.com/LTnR3IoWOf
— Damien O'Connor (@DamienOConnorMP) September 22, 2017
"You said there'd be pies"
— Metiria Turei (@metiria) September 23, 2017
#DogsAtPollingStations pic.twitter.com/dxSmhG3qW8
And this was our gorgeous walk to the nearest voting booth. Hubby and I with our 3 youngest and my mum. Whānau vote walk. pic.twitter.com/CUL9hXIbvJ
— Marama Davidson (@MaramaDavidson) September 23, 2017
And United Future's Peter Dunne, who announced he will resign at the election (that's today, in case you've missed the news), is really getting into his role as New Zealand's granddad.
A parting message from the Time Lord: after the election hoopla tonight, remember to put your clocks forward an hour for tomorrow's new dawn
— Peter Dunne (@honpeterdunne) September 23, 2017
In the absence of being allowed to talk politics, some of RNZ's cutting-edge, non-partisan election journalism drew big responses on social media today. If you need to lower your blood pressure, why not check out our listeners' cute pooches in the Facebook comments.
Or our story about Election 2017's hottest trend, dogs at polling places?
Not to be outdone, we seconded our own dog for the evening: meet RNZ's newest rookie reporter, Inca, daughter of Wellington bureau chief Paloma Migone.
Not to brag, but the goodest girl of all has just joined us in the newsroom <3 Meet @pmigone's Inca! #DogsAtPollingStations #Elections2017 pic.twitter.com/Lx1uaTnsdm
— RNZ (@radionz) September 23, 2017
Our story about election night eats also proved hotly contested, with readers competing for a share of the vote using increasingly elaborate creations of their own.
Drinking my fav cocktail, which for tonight has been renamed ‘The Electoral Commission Special’ (blood orange Cointreau, prosecco, orange) pic.twitter.com/7Aa7nEiwP0
— Caitlin Snark (@CaitlinSnark) September 23, 2017
Vege spring rolls for our party tonight in Ōtaki pic.twitter.com/0DrHxd05JP
— Maddy (@mdrewnz) September 23, 2017
My flat mate just made these. Preparing for all potential coalitions... pic.twitter.com/yOFCLunHd1
— Rick Zwaan (@RAZwaan) September 23, 2017
Possible futures..... #election17 pic.twitter.com/Fd6rwF8TPn
— Silvia Zuur (@SilviaZuur) September 23, 2017
Michelle is all of us.
I'm almost all snacked out and it's not even 6pm. I snack peaked too early #Election17
— Michelle Duff (@michelle_duff) September 23, 2017
But the winners of the day, perhaps unsurprisingly, were jokes about the Electoral Commission and drinking.
I'm drinking red.
— Muzzagain (@macgibbons) September 23, 2017
(Sits back and awaits the Electoral Commission Heavymob.)
If your ribbon falls on the ground it becomes illegal. Call the Electoral Commission, who will send a police officer to pick it up for you. https://t.co/m57O9QvorN
— Dr Nick (@Hiii_everybody) September 23, 2017
Now we've spent an entire day sitting here trying not to say or even think anything illegal, it's time to switch to RNZ's election night coverage and find out the results. Just remember: the dogs and cupcakes are here all night if you need them.