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Labour Surges to 33%, National's Luxon Drops to 20%

8/11/2025

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Labour's support surged to 33% in the latest 1News Verian poll, while National's Christopher Luxon dropped to 20% as the preferred Prime Minister. New Zealand First climbed to 9%, overtaking ACT. If elections were held today, the right bloc would claim 63 seats, leaving the left with 58 and unable to form a government.

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Labour's support surged to 33% in the latest 1News Verian poll, while National's Christopher Luxon dropped to 20% as the preferred Prime Minister. New Zealand First climbed to 9%, overtaking ACT. If elections were held today, the right bloc would claim 63 seats, leaving the left with 58 and unable to form a government.