Two weeks in limbo ends this afternoon for several potential MPs on the cusp of making it to Parliament.
The special vote count could change the number of seats won from the preliminary results on election night and could make it easier for opposition parties to form a government.
There are more than 384,000 specials this time, cast from voters overseas, those outside their electorates on election day and late enrollers.
That's 15 per cent of all the votes cast, and Labour and the Greens have high hopes of picking up extra seats.
Human rights lawyer and Iranian refugee Golriz Ghahraman is hoping the votes will swing her way.
She told 1 NEWS the Greens need "0.13 per cent of the general green vote" for her to walk into Parliament.
Specials historically favour left-wing parties and late enrollments could have included a large number of young people.
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern targeted younger voters throughout the campaign, visiting several universities to drum up student support.
Labour's Angie Warren-Clark has gone back to her job at Women's Refuge in Tauranga but is hoping to get the call up.
"This is pretty important to the Labour Party and to the left really," she said.
On the flipside, National's Nicola Willis has made the cut but will be the first to go it National loses an MP.
"I'll remain on the National Party list so I'm there to be called on if needed and if the moment comes I'll absolutely grasp the opportunity."
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