Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong meets Chris Hipkins before final special votes

Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong has met Labour leader Chris Hipkins while final special vote results are still awaited. Special votes are ballots counted after the main election night tally.

The meeting lasted about an hour. According to RNZ, they discussed the election campaign and a shared desire for collaboration and positivity.

Wong said she wanted to meet all of the party leaders. She has ruled out negotiations until after the final vote count.

On Monday, Wong met National leader Christopher Luxon for an hour. Luxon described the meeting as "very positive."

Wong also exchanged contact details with Te Pāti Māori members after bumping into them outside a gym, with a view to a future meeting. She was scheduled to meet Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick later on the day she met Hipkins.

New Zealand First had previously ruled out working with the Opportunity Party.