Labour is 60.9 per cent (up 4.4 per cent - the highest it has been in the Newshub-Reid Research poll). Former National leader Muller resigned after fallout from his handling of the Hamish Walker Covid-19 patient leak scandal. The last Newshub-Reid Research poll in May signalled the end of Simon Bridges as leader of the National Party. In May, The National Party plummeted to 30 per cent in the first public poll since the Covid-19 crisis took hold. The poll had National at 30.6 - while Labour rocketed up to 56.5 per cent under Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's leadership through the Covid-19 crisis.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 26, 2020 06:11 UTC