One headline called it an "enormous" recovery for the National Party, another said the Labour Party had been brought "back down to earth".
The latest 1 News Colmar Brunton poll shows gains and losses, with National up nine percentage points, and Labour down nine.
Still polling at 50 per cent support, Labour is well out in front, with National trailing at 38.
Corin Dann speaks to RNZ political editor Jane Patterson.
