This week we're catching up with party leaders to see how they think their campaigns have panned out.
If the Labour Party cruises to victory this weekend, as the polls suggest, its success could come at the cost of its coalition partner.
In 2017, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters kept the country on tenterhooks - not for the first time - while he chose the next government.
This year, there are some signs his party could disappear from parliament all together.
All keen observers of New Zealand politics know the only poll that really matters is election day and you should never write off Peters.
He speaks to Corin Dann.