Greens plot path back to power

That's a bit different from 2020, when the outcome of the election was obvious and the Greens could take aim at Labour without risking their own chances at power. The other new aspect this year is the serious ground game the party is deploying in a number of electorates, aimed not just at the party vote but at winning seats as well. The Greens have never held two electorate seats at once and for most of their existence have been a list-only party. The party's analysis of the Auckland Central race in 2020 found that a two-tick campaign didn't harm the party vote, it actually bolstered it. The other noticeable difference this year on that front is Davidson's own decision not to run a two-tick campaign in Tāmaki Makaurau.