New Zealand Ruling Labour Party Slides in Polls Before Election
Chris Hipkins
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New Zealand’s ruling Labour Party is sliding in opinion polls less than five weeks out from a general election.
Labour fell 1 percentage point to 28% support in a 1News/Verian poll published Wednesday in Wellington, while the main opposition National Party rose 2 points to 39%. It’s the second poll this week to show declining support for Labour ahead of the Oct. 14 vote.