National's voters are walking. Here's where they're going

Final poll: Election set to go down to wire as National's partners slip

With four days to go until polling day, no party has a clear lead, and the race is shaping up as a possible photo finish between left and right.

National's voters are walking. Here's where they're going

Almost one in five who voted National in 2023 now back ACT or New Zealand First, according to a breakdown of the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll - but Labour is still the biggest single beneficiary of National's reduced support.

NZ election poll watch: contrasting scenarios play out in different polls

GettyImages Two contrasting polls were released last week giving very different indications of what might happen at this Saturday’s election. The Verian poll for 1News showed right-wing parties (National, ACT and NZ First) further ahead of the left-wing parties (Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori). That gave the right a lead of 9.1 points, enough to win a majority of seats even if the centrist Opportunity Party’s 6.3% was added to the left’s t…

National bleeds support as voters shift to Labour and Coalition partners - State media

National is losing substantial support to both its coalition partners and Labour, with the latest state media RNZ-Reid Research poll revealing that only 56.9 percent of its 2023 voters remain loyal to the party. Labour has emerged as the biggest beneficiary, attracting 14 percent of former National supporters, while ACT and New Zealand First have […]