Maungakiekie is a marginal National seat in the inner south-east of Auckland.
The electorate has been held by National MP Sam Lotu-Iiga since 2008, and he currently holds the seat by a 5.7% margin.
The seat was held from 1999 to 2008 by Labour, and is the kind of seat Labour would be hoping to win if they were on track to form government.
