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The National Party has seen a small uptick in support in the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll, while both ACT and New Zealand First have taken a hit.
The coalition continues to be able to form a government on the latest numbers.
The poll sees National up 0.2 points to 30 per cent, while the Labour Party is down 1.5 points to 31.9 per cent.
New Zealand First drops 1.9 points to 11.7 per cent, while the Greens gain 1.9 points to 9.7 per cent.
ACT drops 2.5 points to 6.5 per cent, while Te Pāti Māori gains 1.5 points to 4.1 per cent.
For the minor parties, TOP is at 2.8 per cent, New Conservatives are at 0.8 per cent, Outdoors and Freedom Party is on 0.5 per cent, and Vision NZ is on 0.3 per cent.
The combined projected seats for the government bloc – National, ACT, and New Zealand First – is down three to 62 seats.
The Opposition bloc – Labour, Greens, and Te Pāti Māori, is up three to 58.
Labour drops one seat to 41, while National gains two to 39.
New Zealand First drops two to 15, while the Greens gain two to 12.
ACT drops three to eight, and Te Pāti Māori gains two to five.
In the preferred prime minister ranking, Christopher Luxon gains one point to 21.5 per cent while Labour leader Chris Hipkins drops 2.7 points to 19 per cent.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters drops 0.5 points to 11.6 per cent, Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick drops two points to 5.4 per cent, and ACT leader David Seymour drops 0.7 points to 3.9 per cent.
Commenting on the results, Taxpayers’ Union Spokesperson Tory Relf says:
“National may be breathing a sigh of relief, but there’s still only a hair’s breadth between the left and right blocs, and barely a few percentage points between Kiwis’ preferred prime ministers.
“The final Budget before the election is only a few weeks away. It will be make-or-break for the government.
“Unsurprisingly, cost of living and the economy remain Kiwis’ top concerns. With the fuel crisis still dragging growth down, the government needs to announce serious plans to right-size the state and get the country growing again.”
