Tom Day: Hipkins, Luxon neck and neck as preferred PM

The results are according to the Verian poll of 1003 eligible voters taken between February 7 and February 11.

Poll results below:

Party vote

National – 34% (down 2% since December)

Labour – 32% (down 3%)

Greens – 11% (up 4%)

New Zealand First – 10% (up 1%)

ACT – 9% (down 1%)

Te Pāti Māori – 2% (up 1%)

Don't know / refused to say – 11% (up 1%)

Seats in the House

National – 42

Labour – 39

Greens – 14

New Zealand First – 12

ACT – 11

Te Pāti Māori – 6

Total: 124

Preferred prime minister

Chris Hipkins – 20% (down 1%)

Christopher Luxon – 20% (down 3%)

Winston Peters – 10% (up 1%)

Chlöe Swarbrick – 5% (steady)

David Seymour – 4% (down 1%)

The full Poll results published HERE

Tom Day is the Politics Producer for 1News in the Parliamentary Gallery.