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Labour’s support has crashed to its lowest point in at least four years in the latest Talbot Mills corporate poll, tumbling five points to 31 per cent, its lowest rating in that poll since at least 2019.
National rose one point to 36 per cent, as did likely governing partner Act which is on 12 per cent.
The Greens are up one point too, on 8 per cent.
Commentary released with the poll said it is the first time National has been ahead of Labour by five points or more and the first time the centre-right has been ahead of the centre-left has by five points or more since the 2017 election.
Te Pati Maori scored 4.2 per cent, NZ First was on 4 per cent, and TOP was on 2.9 per cent.
The bad news did not stop there for Labour, with leader Chris Hipkins tumbling six points to 32 per cent in the Preferred Prime Minister poll.