Based on the poll, Labour and National are tied at 28 percent, while the Greens are at 16 percent and could win 19 seats.
According to New Zealand’s election laws, additional seats can be added to the 120-seat parliament when a party wins more electorate seats than its share of the nationwide party vote would otherwise entitle it to.
Overseas voting begins on October 21, with advance voting opening on October 26. Rival political parties are focusing on the cost of living, economic management and public services in campaigning.
The last general election in New Zealand took place in October 2023. The maximum term of the New Zealand Parliament is three years.