It's always someone else's fault.... the last government spent the first three years blaming the previous National govt. then 2 1/2 years blaming COVID and 6 months blaming Jacinda.
Politics 101.... always blame someone else for the bad and always take credit for the good (even if it's actually caused by someone else). Pissed me off when National MP's and Ministers at the re-opening of the state highway through the Coromandel when the work was 95% completed by the previous government/NZTA.
