Adam PearseDeputy Political Editor·NZ Herald·6 Aug, 2026 11:25 PMQuick ReadChris Hipkins' Labour Party has tumbled into the 20s in a new poll. Photo / Mark MitchellThe Labour Party has tumbled to 27.8% support in the latest Taxpayers’ Union Curia poll, its lowest vote share in that poll since December 2024.Opportunity has also breached the 5% threshold to enter Parliament for the first time in a mainstream poll, increasing 2.8 percentage points to 6.1%. Adam Pearse is the Deputy Political Editor and part of the NZ Herald’s Press Gallery team based at Parliament in Wellington. He has worked for NZME since 2018, reporting for the Northern Advocate in Whangārei and the Herald in Auckland.
Labour tumbles into the 20s in new poll, Opportunity hits 5%
The current coalition would only just be able to form a government on the poll's numbers.
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