John Key yesterday began his third term as Prime Minister with a strict warning to National MPs and ministers: don't get arrogant.

For the changes in the Labour's rules which David Cunliffe was party to and which he promoted in order to undermine Shearer could end up destroying his own leadership.

Jamie Whyte has conceded his future as the Act Party's leader outside of Parliament is uncertain and says the party's brand is "tarnished".

This is a horrible column to write. (Gets up to make a cup of coffee. Instant coffee! De-activates Facebook page.

A day after National's strong win in the 2014 general election, APNZ reporter Patrice Dougan wraps up today's aftermath.

Prime Minister John Key expects to run a centrist Government for the next term with the support of Act, United Future and the Maori Party, with possible ministerial posts for those parties. Mr Key said he expected Parliament to resume and the new Government to be sworn on October 20, but it would depend on a few factors, including how the special votes fell. He hoped National would keep its 61 seats.

John Key expects to run a centrist Government for the next term with the support of Act, United Future and the Maori Party, with possible ministerial posts.

Act's leader Jamie Whyte has conceded that his future as the party's leader outside of Parliament is uncertain.

Reaction from National's Nicky Wagner and Gerry Brownlee in Christchurch, and the Labour parties Tony Milne and Ruth Dyson.

Internet Pary leader believes the right's vilification of Kim Dotcom, and the left's failure to counter it, cost David Cunliffe the election.

Labour Party needs to focus on getting the fundamentals right and not on a leadership battle, says former leader David Shearer.

Labour leader David Cunliffe has lashed out at Kim Dotcom as "reprehensible" after last night's loss.

What the public wanted to hear from him was a large measure of mea culpa. What it got was Cunliffe blaming everyone but himself.

Labour leader David Cunliffe says opposition parties were denied crucial airtime during the election campaign which saw them losing votes across the board. Mr Cunliffe insisted the loss at the ballot box was "the same proportionate decline" that was seen in results polled by the Green Party and across the left, adding: "It's not specific to the Labour party."

'I’ve always voted for Harawira since he’s been running, but yesterday I gave my party vote to National, and my candidate vote to Kelvin Davis' - Tau Henare

Kim Dotcom apologised to Hone Harawira and the Maori people for 'poisoning' Internet-Mana support - before storming out of the party's function last night.

In a frosty and combative interview this morning, David Cunliffe admitted the party's worst result since 1922 was 'not great' but 'not all bad either'.

John Key takes his wife, Bronagh, out for a relaxing Sunday morning coffee before his hectic schedule catches up with him.

Forget dirty politics, high-profile scalps and accusations of lies and spies - John Key swept all aside last night to win an historic third term as Prime Minister. And his margin of victory was shaping last night to be larger than in 2011 - the first time that has been achieved in almost 90 years and giving National the holy grail of governing alone.

Nicky Hager, Glenn Greenwald and Kim Dotcom should have paid more attention to Dirty Politics before dropping their bombshells during the election campaign.

Winston Peters says NZ First will be the "leading opposition party" and blames Labour and Greens for election rout. "They need to take a good hard look at themselves."

The unceremonious resignation of Judith Collins as a minister seems to have made no difference to her candidate vote.

National's campaign director Steven Joyce says Winston Peters "lining himself up for the argument of leading the opposition".

Labour leader David Cunliffe says he will not stand down despite a heavy defeat in election 2014. Labour's share of the vote dropped by around three percent to 24.68 percent of the party vote - one of its worst results in modern history - while National rose in the polls to win its third term in office.Speaking to supporters in Auckland he confirmed that he had conceded to Prime Minister John Key but indicated that he expected to stay on as Leader of the Opposition.

NZ First Leader Winston Peters has hit out at National's economic management, Labour's infighting and Colin Craig's Conservatives in his election night address to supporters. Arriving at NZ First's election night function with his party netting 9 per cent of the vote, a result that will bring in new MPs Fletcher Tabuteau, Clayton Mitchell, Darroch Ball, Ron Mark and probably Mahesh Bindra, Mr Peters thanked his supporters for running a strong campaign despite limited resources. "You can't give someone a microlight and expect them to go to the moon."

Three more years they chanted at the National Party headquarters as the scale of their resounding victory in Election 2014 became clear. Winning a third term in office. John Key and the National Party increased their share of the party vote winning 48 percent of all the votes cast, while Labour and the Greens saw their share of the vote tumble from 2011.

Green Party co-leaders Russel Norman and Metiria Turei were in a defiant mood despite polling about a third less votes than they had hoped for. The duo met with thunderous applause when they arrived at the party election night HQ in Auckland just after 10pm. The Greens had targeted polling 15 per cent, but fell well short.