1 News Verian Poll: Big two parties at 30-year low, Opportunity nears 5% threshold

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Both Labour and National have taken falls in the latest 1News Verian poll, with Labour tumbling by five points, while National enters the 20s for the first time since 2021.

Cam Slater: Luxon’s Doomsday Clock Getting Closer to Midnight

The latest 1News/Verian poll was published on Monday night. It is the second poll in as many days that shows National and the Government in decline, while the loonies of the left have risen enough to govern.

Think about that for a moment. People are telling pollsters that they’d prefer the fiscal saboteurs of Labour along with the weirdos of the Greens and the racists of Te Pāti Māori over the current coalition.

Cam Slater: Latest Poll Shows Government in Control

In the latest 1News Verian poll, the political landscape in New Zealand seems to be holding steady, with the coalition Government maintaining its grip on power if an election were to be held today.

Cam Slater: New Poll Confirms Winston as Kingmaker

1News has released the latest 1News/Verian Poll and it confirms the Newshub poll. The trend is the most important thing and the trend says National and Labour are slipping away, Act has stalled, and Winston Peters is on a surge, gaining 1 per cent a week.

Peter Wilson: Week in Politics: Leaders' debate fails to catch fire

The leaders' debate Chris Hipkins had to win but didn't, more bad news for Labour in the latest poll, ACT and NZ First reluctantly agree they could work together.

Chris Hipkins needed to win Tuesday night's 1News debate with Christopher Luxon and he didn't. He didn't get near it - and most commentators called it a draw or gave it to Luxon.

Cam Slater: Latest Poll: Labour Getting Cleaned Out

The latest 1News/Verian Poll is out and Labour’s poll disaster continues. This is now the eighth poll in a row showing them being bundled out in a blood bath. National has shed a bit of support too, but that is entirely consistent with normal polling patterns.

Peter Wilson: Week in Politics - Bad poll for Labour, more policies and a National MP in trouble

By the end of the week the 1News Verian poll, released on Monday, had been thoroughly analysed and it was grim reading for Labour.

National had gained two points to reach 37 percent, Labour had dropped four points and had slumped to 29 percent.

Commentators reached similar conclusions - it was very bad news for Labour.

Cam Slater: Labour Going Down like a Lead Balloon

Labour’s vote has collapsed into the 20s as the centre-right grabs a lead in the latest 1News Verian poll. While the news might sound good for National, there is still the Luxon problem to deal with.