RNZ’s latest political poll – the first during the election campaign – is out, hours before the two major party leaders face off in TVNZ’s debate.
National’s campaign chair Simeon Brown is acknowledging little more than that the election will be a tight one off the back of its crushing poll result.
On Tuesday evening, Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins will have the first opportunity in TVNZ’s leader debate to go head-to-head on the issues that matter most to New Zealanders.
Follow the latest with RNZ’s live coverage above.