By 3news.co.nz staff
An ecstatic crowd met Green Party co-leaders’ Russel Norman and Metiria Turei as they celebrated a historic 10 percent of the vote.
“Isn’t it a great night to be a green,” said Mr Norman.
It’s the first time in New Zealand’s history that the Green Party has exceeded 10 percent of the party vote.
“This is a historic night for the Green Party, a historic night for New Zealand, and a historic night for the Green movement in Aotearoa and around the planet.”
Mr Norman says they set a target of 10 percent of the vote and are overjoyed to exceed it.
In a record setting night, it is also the first time since the 1996 MMP election that a third party has got over 10 percent of the party vote.
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