National MP Mark Mitchell (C) speaks to the media at the National Party 2026 election night event at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland on November 7, 2026. The outcome of New Zealand's election remained too close to call as early results began to roll in on November 7, with none of the parties expected to secure a majority after a campaign dominated by worries over rising costs of living and the economy. (Photo by Michael BRADLEY / AFP via Getty Images)

National MP Mark Mitchell speaks to the media at the National Party 2026 election night event at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland on November 7, 2026. The outcome of New Zealand's election remained too close to call as early results began to roll in on November 7, with none of the parties expected to secure a majority after a campaign dominated by worries over rising costs of living and the economy. (Photo by Michael BRADLEY / AFP via Getty Images)

National MP Mark Mitchell speaks to the media at the National Party 2026 election night event at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland on November 7, 2026. The outcome of New Zealand's election remained too close to call as early results began to roll in on November 7, with none of the parties expected to secure a majority after a campaign dominated by worries over rising costs of living and the economy. (Photo by Michael BRADLEY / AFP via Getty Images)

Supprters look on at the National Party 2026 election night event at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland on November 7, 2026. The outcome of New Zealand's election remained too close to call as early results began to roll in on November 7, with none of the parties expected to secure a majority after a campaign dominated by worries over rising costs of living and the economy. (Photo by Michael BRADLEY / AFP via Getty Images)

Motorists carry marigold garlands along a street in Varanasi on November 7, 2026 on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP via Getty Images)

Vendors carry marigold garlands for sale along a street in Varanasi on November 7, 2026 on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP via Getty Images)

A Target employee pushes shopping carts outside a store in Los Angeles, on November 6, 2026. Employment in the United States grew by 165,000 jobs in October, far exceeding analysts' expectations, with the unemployment rate dipping to 4.1 percent, government data showed on November 6. The relatively stable labor market has allowed the US Federal Reserve -- which has a dual mandate to maintain inflation at a long-term two-percent target while ensuring maximum employment -- to make fighting stubbornly high prices its priority. (Photo by Caroline Brehman / AFP via Getty Images)

A Target employee pushes a shopping cart in a store in Los Angeles, on November 6, 2026. Employment in the United States grew by 165,000 jobs in October, far exceeding analysts' expectations, with the unemployment rate dipping to 4.1 percent, government data showed on November 6. The relatively stable labor market has allowed the US Federal Reserve -- which has a dual mandate to maintain inflation at a long-term two-percent target while ensuring maximum employment -- to make fighting stubbornly high prices its priority. (Photo by Caroline Brehman / AFP via Getty Images)