Election 2017: Putting Labour's latest poll-quake in context1NEWS Jacinda Ardern gives Labour a big boost, and is neck and neck with Bill English as preferred PM. In Thursday night's TVNZ Colmar Brunton poll, Labour's 37 per cent was their best result on that poll since they became the Opposition party in 2008. It was also the equal worst result for National and the worst for the Greens in Colmar Brunton in that time. MAARTEN HOLL/STUFF Jacinda Ardern has overseen a surge in support for the Labour Party in recent polls. And in the poll of polls, combined support is 42 per cent, unchanged from the last update a week ago.

Source: Stuff August 17, 2017 23:37 UTC