On many measures - most notably the economy - Labour gets a pass mark since coming to power in 1999 and being re-elected in 2002.
Economic growth has been strong, unemployment has fallen markedly, and inflation has risen to be near the top of the Reserve Bank's 1-3 per centrange on average over the medium term.
Reflecting that, interest rates have been ramped up by the Reserve Bank to cool the economy, with the present official cash rate 6.75 per cent.
In non-economic measures Labour has also scored well.
The crime resolution rate is up, and industry training and tertiary graduate numbers have soared.
Two other measures - government spending and tax revenue - are viewed differently, depending on which side of the political divide you are on.
Both have risen substantially since 1999.
Growth (Gross Domestic Product) 1999: 0.5% 2002: 3.5% 2005: 4.2% Annual rate, March years
Inflation 1999: 1.3% 2002: 2.7% 2004: 2.7% Calendar year
Unemployment 1999: 6.8% 2002: 5.2% 2004: 3.9% Calendar year
Number of people discharged from elective and acute surgery 2000: 240,980 2002: 251,516 2004: 252,119 June year Some of those discharged may not have had an operation, and data excludes some surgery such as that done at outpatients
Students getting tertiary qualification 1999: 56,212 2002: 90,210 2003: 103,748 (latest data available) Calendar year
Industry trainees/apprentices 2000: 62,857 2002: 83,456 2004: 102,255 As at Dec 31
Core Crown spending 1999: $34 billion 2002: $38 billion 2005: $45.3 billion (forecast) June year
Govt tax revenue 1999: $30.2 billion 2002: $36.2 billion 2005: $46 billion (forecast) June year
The surplus 1999: $1.8 billion 2002: $2.4 billion 2005: $7.4 billion (forecast) June year
Working age people getting income-tested benefits 2000: 365,272 2002: 343,264 2005: 291,958 March quarter figures
Average wage for individual before-tax, full-time earner: 2000: $36,186 2002: $38,572 2005: $42,920
