The Labour Party has come out on top in the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor, a quarterly survey showing what voters are most worried about and which parties they trust.
Inflation, healthcare, the economy and housing remain in the top five issues New Zealanders are most concerned about – but the fuel crisis has now jumped up as one of the major problems worrying voters.
Of those issues, Labour was deemed the most capable of managing all of the top five except the economy.
After tying with Labour as the most capable party to manage the economy in the last survey, issued in February, National won a five-point gain over Labour in the May survey.
But on the issue of tax, now ranked down in 14 on the list of voter concerns, Labour has maintained its lead over National. It has consistently been deemed the most trusted on tax, despite National campaigning heavily against Labour on the issue.
