As soon as she hits the office todaymayor Steve Chadwick will be setting up meetings in the wake of Saturday night's election.
Mixed emotions aside, Chadwick said she had a good working relationship ''with all of our three MPs and I will carry on with that good relationship''.
She knew how it felt to lose ... and personally felt sad for Te Ururoa Flavell but ''also delighted to see Tamati in there''.
''You know I would just love to see if we could have a government coalition that is smooth and just carries on for the best interests of Rotorua.''
In her view Labour candidate Ben Sandford also did well.