Photo: RNZSupport for both major parties has dipped - while New Zealand First is up on double digits - in the latest 1News Verian poll. Between November 29 and December 3, 2025, 1007 eligible voters were polled by mobile phone (500) and online, using online panels (507). Party support percentages have been rounded up or down to whole numbers, except those less than 4.5%, which are reported to one decimal place. Undecided voters, non-voters and those who refused to answer are excluded from the data on party support. The results are a snapshot in time of party support, and not a prediction.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 16, 2026 06:11 UTC