The party's vote has been steady above 10% most of the night as returns roll in, which would make them the third largest party in Parliament. In 2020 they managed 7.9% of the party vote.
Swarbrick was expected to win her electorate despite some tight competition from National's Mahesh Muralidhar.
With 38.5 percent of the vote counted as of just after 9pm, Swarbrick was leading 5642 to 4216 votes.
At an exuberant Green event in Auckland, Swarbrick shouted "we did this!"
"This is what people power change looks like," she said, saying it showed an increased mandate for change in Auckland central.
"Politics doesn't belong to politicians. It belongs to those who show up," Swarbrick said.
In Wellington, Paul has a heavy lead of 8350 to 5276 votes for Labour's Ibrahim Omer with 41 percent of votes counted.
Rongotai remains too close to call as of 9.30pm, however, but Genter has been edging ahead with 22.5 percent of the vote counted - but both Labour and National's candidates have not been far behind. Less than 100 votes separate Genter and Labour's Fleur Fitzsimons.
