In case no-one realises it, New Zealand had an election in October and the party that was in government during the whole Covid thing is now in opposition.
Talking about the Ardern government is old news. She resigned as PM a year or so out from the election, because she knew she would probably lose it, and presumably to give her party the chance to rebuild for it. They lost anyway. Not sure how much Labour's Covid policies contributed to the downfall, but I imagine they were a factor.