Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The UMR poll from August 31 to September 6 has Labour up two points to 45 per cent, and National back down to 26 per cent. Act was holding steady on 13 per cent, and the Green Party was down 1 on 6 per cent. In early August, Labour was at 43 per cent in the same poll – it's lowest result since February last year, before Covid-19 arrived. Ardern's popularity as preferred Prime Minister had also rallied to 55 per cent – up five points on the month before.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 15, 2021 02:48 UTC