Green candidate leads Māori electorate poll

The Whakaata Māori-Curia poll shows Green candidate Huhana Lyndon with 24% support in Te Tai Tokerau electorate.

“Huhana Lyndon”

Labour and Te Pāti Māori trail

Labour's Willow-Jean Prime has 18% support, while Te Pāti Māori's Aperahama Edwards holds 17% in the poll.

Incumbent MP lags

Incumbent MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi polled 12% in the Te Tai Tokerau electorate.

Undecided voters dominate

Undecided voters make up 22% of the Te Tai Tokerau electorate in the poll.

Party vote standings

Labour leads party vote with 32%, followed by Greens at 29%, Te Pāti Māori at 1%, and NZ First at 7%.

National and Act lag

National polled 5% and Act 1% in the party vote standings.

Te Tai Tokerau race dynamics

Te Tai Tokerau was one of this election’s most exciting races after Kapa-Kingi fell out with Te Pāti Māori.

Four-way contest

The race is one of the few genuine four-way contests with Labour, Greens, Te Pāti Māori, and NZ First running competitive campaigns.

Cost of living top concern

Cost of living is the most important issue in the electorate with 34% of voters citing it as their top concern.

Housing and health concerns

Housing follows at 14% and health at 9% among voters' top concerns in the electorate.

Kapa-Kingi's performance

40% of voters said Kapa-Kingi had done a good job, while 14% said she had been poor and 27% said average.

Poll methodology

The poll was conducted between October 5 and October 15 with 500 respondents and a margin of error of 4.5%.

Te Tai Tonga debate

The poll results will be presented to candidates during the Te Tai Tonga electorate debate tonight at 7pm.

Debate broadcast details

The debate will be broadcast live on Whakaata Māori and MĀORI+ and streamed via Te Ao Māori News app, Facebook, and YouTube.