New Zealand Election 2020 results: Jacinda Ardern claims landslide victory

Jacinda Ardern has won by a stunning landslide in the NZ election - but one thing she didn't say when claiming victory is raising eyebrows.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has claimed a landslide election victory. 

At a Labour event in Auckland she had two simple words to say: "thank you".

But it's what she didn't say that raised eyebrows. 

Pollsters forecast Labour would do well, but not this well. A Friday poll put the PM's party at 44 per cent, but they're actually currently on around 49 per cent.

Labour could have enough votes to govern without a coalition partner - something that's unheard of in New Zealand. 

One commentator said the result was so strong it "defied logic" given New Zealand's voting system almost always lead to coalitions. 

The outlook for the opposition National party is even bleaker than predicted. It has been lambasted as a "total disaster" for the opposition. A former minister said the National's campaign had been a "litany of cock ups" .

Leader Judith Collins conceded defeat, telling her supporters she had congratulated Ms Ardern but warned "we'll be back". 

What we know so far: 

• Labour are on 49 per cent of the vote
• It will likely have 64 seats in the 120-seat parliament
• Jacinda Ardern will be returned as PM
• Despite having just below half the vote they are are on track for a majority of four in the 120-seat parliament, meaning they can govern alone
• It's been a "bloodbath" for the Judith Collins' led National party
• NZ First's Winston Peters, who helped make Ms Ardern PM in 2017, has lost his seat