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National's nightmare poll
National Party polling at 25.9% as Greens surge to 14.8% ahead of election.
In brief
National Party polling at 25.9% as Greens surge to 14.8% ahead of election. National Party's polling drops to 25.9% with Greens rising to 14.8% as both parties face election challenges. Originally reported by RNZ.
National's polling slump
National Party polls at 25.9 percentage points, down from 25.6 percentage points six years ago.
Luxon's leadership test
Christopher Luxon faces challenge to keep prime ministership after just five years in leadership.
National's internal polling
National internal polling shows party closer to 30 percentage points than RNZ-Reid Research poll.
Labour's polling drop
Labour polls at 30.8 percentage points, down 1.4 points from August poll.
Purple vote decline
Combined National and Labour support drops to 56.7 percentage points from 61.3 percentage points in August.
Greens surge
Greens rise to 14.8 percentage points, up almost five points from previous polls.
Opportunity's rise
Opportunity edges up to 5.5 percentage points as a potential coalition partner.
Election debate ahead
Luxon and Hipkins face first head-to-head debate on Tuesday night.
In short
National Party's polling drops to 25.9% with Greens rising to 14.8% as both parties face election challenges.
