Photos: Getty Images/NZMELabour and the Greens would be able to form a Government with 62 seats between them if the latest Newshub Reid Research poll were translated to votes - but it would be a close-run thing. The Maori Party polled 0.9 (up by 0.2); the Opportunities Party 0.6 per cent (down 0.5) and the Conservatives 0.7 per cent (down 0.2). The result reinforces the importance of New Zealand First winning an electorate seat, not only to survive but to give Labour options if the Greens don't survive. The poll is the first major public poll of the year and was taken between January 23 and February 1. Among the very small sample of New Zealand First voters, 54.4 per cent said yes, 35.6 per cent said no and 10 per cent did not know.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 09, 2020 06:00 UTC