Jacinda Ardern has consistently scored high as preferred prime minister in the polls, so what would it take to change that? Photo / Mark Mitchell, FileJacinda Ardern has consistently scored high as preferred prime minister in the polls, so what would it take to change that? Photo / Mark Mitchell, FileOPINION:In seven of the past eight New Zealand elections, the politician tracking ahead in the preferred prime minister polls has gone on to lead the next government. Helen Clark was an average 2 per cent ahead of Jenny Shipley in the last month of polling before the 1999 election. Instead, a large proportion of voters preferred one of the more "agreeable" politicians around.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 07, 2021 17:01 UTC