PremiumThomas CoughlanPolitical Editor·NZ Herald·7 Sep, 2026 05:00 PM3 mins to read‌NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Todd Energy gets up to $23.5m for gas projects and the Government introduces $5m tourism boost. Video / NZ HeraldLabour has taken a hit in the latest Herald-Motu Research Poll of Polls, which now estimates the party is polling at 27.9%, enough to get about 34 seats.

The latest run of the model incorporates a string of recent polls, including the Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll