I don’t see how they stay in power. Their cabinet has been a train wreck of scandal after scandal. Beyond that, their policies have resulted in worse poverty, worse homelessness, worse housing affordability (Auckland is now one of the least affordable cities in the world), the largest increase in house prices in NZ history, significantly worse crime, fewer people in prison and horrific cases of murder while on home detention, a faltering dollar, failing infrastructure like basic water services and access, and a health system on the verge of collapse. The cherry on top is Labour’s dogged adherence to the wildly unpopular and extremely racist “co-governance” principles. They seek to give people greater power over natural resources on the basis of race. It’s pants on head insane.
I can’t think of any government in NZ history which has performed worse. I don’t think National will solve all these issues, but it’s physically impossible for them to do any worse. Betting odds strongly favour National in the coming election, and betting sites typically outperform polls.