National Party leader Christopher Luxon (L) and Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Photo: RNZThe latest Taxpayers Union-Curia poll shows National slightly up - but still below 30%, and Labour slightly down, with the coalition parties comfortably able to form a government. At the start of March, the Taxpayers' Union/Curia poll had National on 28.4 percent - down nearly three percentage points from the month before. The latest RNZ/Reid Research poll had the party on 30.8 percent, also trending downwards. Both March polls had National behind Labour, which polled 34.4 percent in the Taxpayers' Union/Curia poll and 35.6 percent according to RNZ/Reid Research.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 07, 2026 00:13 UTC