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<\/p>\nTe P\u0101ti M\u0101ori’s support has dropped to 1% in the latest 1News Verian poll following weeks of negative publicity over disputes within the party.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s result marks a major fall off for Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori, which recorded 7% in the poll just a year ago following the h\u012bkoi that saw tens of thousands make their way to Parliament.<\/p>\n
If an election were to be held today, the poll indicates it would be good news for the right bloc of National, ACT and New Zealand First, which forms the current government coalition. They would have 67 seats, easily enough to form the next government.<\/p>\n
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Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori. leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n
The left bloc of Labour, the Greens and Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori would have 58 seats – a decrease of 2 seats on the last poll in October, and short of the majority needed to form a coalition.<\/p>\n
The seat calculation has Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori keeping the same number of MPs based on it holding on to its six electorates. <\/p>\n
It comes alongside a new ASB economic forecast which suggests signs of recovery incoming. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n
But with such a steep drop in support, they may not retain all six.<\/p>\n
The results are according to the Verian poll of 1007 eligible voters taken between November 29 and December 3. <\/p>\n
They come after Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori threw out two of its MPs amid accusations of a “dictatorial” style by its leadership. The dispute took a new twist in court<\/a> last week when a judge ruled MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi should be reinstated as a party member.<\/p>\n (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n National and Labour rise<\/p>\n National is up 2% to 36% in the poll, the party’s best result since April. <\/p>\n Labour too is rising, up by 3% to 35%, nipping at National’s heels. That is Labour’s best result since April 2023.<\/p>\n ACT is also up, climbing 2% to 10%. New Zealand First, meanwhile, is steady on 9% – the third time in a row it has been on that result.<\/p>\n The Greens are the biggest fallers, tumbling from 11% to 7%. The sharp 4% drop gives the party its worst result since May 2023, when it also recorded 7%.<\/p>\n Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori has crashed to 1%, down by 2% – its poorest result in five years.<\/p>\n The party’s final result is actually just 0.6%, but numbers across the board are rounded up and down depending on which side of 0.5% that they fall.<\/p>\n The last time Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori recorded a result of 0.6% was October 2020 in the final 1News poll before that year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n A total of 10% of voters didn’t know or refused to answer which party they support.<\/p>\n Labour leader Chris Hipkins welcomed his party\u2019s increase in support but said: “Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori clearly have lost a lot of the support that they were previously attracting. They’ve been in absolute shambles, and voters are deserting them.”<\/p>\n (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n Hipkins said he would set out closer to the election whether he was ruling them out as a potential coalition partner.<\/p>\n “At this point it’s not even clear whether there will be a M\u0101ori Party left to work with.”<\/p>\n ACT leader David Seymour said: “Well, they don’t have a purpose. The ACT Party’s done more for M\u0101ori through charter schools than Te Pati M\u0101ori’s done in its entire existence.”<\/p>\n Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori and New Zealand First declined to comment on the poll results, while National’s leader, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, said he was pleased with his party’s performance.<\/p>\n \u201cI know it\u2019s been a very tough and difficult time, and there\u2019s a lot more for us to be doing, so it\u2019s encouraging to see that\u2019s there\u2019s been some progress,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori leadership<\/p>\n Voters were also asked about their views on the current co-leaders of Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori.<\/p>\n Just 23% said that Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer should remain the co-leaders, while 48% said the party should choose new co-leaders.<\/p>\n A further 29% didn’t know or preferred not to say.<\/p>\n Among M\u0101ori, 45% believe the co-leaders need to be replaced, with 33% saying they should remain.<\/p>\n 1News Verian Poll: Nearly half of voters say Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori leaders should go – Watch on TVNZ+<\/a><\/p>\n (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n Rankings for the top job<\/p>\n In the preferred prime minister stakes, National\u2019s Luxon has risen by 2% and is now on 23%, his best result since May.<\/p>\n Labour\u2019s Hipkins is also on the rise, going up by 3% to 21%.<\/p>\n New Zealand First\u2019s Winston Peters is up for the fourth straight poll in a row, climbing 1% to 9%.<\/p>\n The Greens\u2019 Chl\u00f6e Swarbrick is down 1% to 5%, while ACT’s David Seymour is steady on 5%.<\/p>\n National\u2019s senior MP Chris Bishop also features, on 2%. <\/p>\n He’s the first non-party leader to go above the 1% mark since Jacinda Ardern in August 2023, six months after she resigned.<\/p>\n Rounding out the honourable mentions on 1% are NZ First deputy leader Shane Jones, Education Minister Erica Stanford and senior Labour MP Kieran McAnulty, while Finance Minister Nicola Willis is a re-entrant \u2013 on 1% for the first time since May.<\/p>\n Exclusive: 1News Verian Poll shows new face in preferred PM ranks – Watch on TVNZ+<\/a><\/p>\n (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n Economic outlook<\/p>\n The public’s view of the state of the economy is starting to turn around, the poll suggests.<\/p>\n Economic optimism is up by 6% to 42%, while pessimism has fallen – going down 9% to 30%.<\/p>\n The result comes ahead of next week\u2019s GDP results which are likely to be positive following a worse than expected 0.9% drop last time around.<\/p>\n Full poll results<\/p>\n Party vote<\/p>\n National \u2013 36% (up 2% since October)<\/p>\n Labour \u2013 35% (up 3%)<\/p>\n ACT \u2013 10% (up 2%)<\/p>\n New Zealand First \u2013 9% (steady)<\/p>\n Greens \u2013 7% (down 4%)<\/p>\n Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori \u2013 1% (down 2%)<\/p>\n Don’t know \/ refused to say \u2013 10% (down 1%)<\/p>\n Seats in the House<\/p>\n National \u2013 44<\/p>\n Labour \u2013 43<\/p>\n Act \u2013 12<\/p>\n New Zealand First \u2013 11<\/p>\n Greens – 9<\/p>\n Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori \u2013 6<\/p>\n Total: 125<\/p>\n Preferred prime minister<\/p>\n Christopher Luxon \u2013 23% (up 2%)<\/p>\n Chris Hipkins \u2013 21% (up 3%)<\/p>\n Winston Peters \u2013 9% (up 1%)<\/p>\n David Seymour \u2013 5% (steady)<\/p>\n Chl\u00f6e Swarbrick \u2013 5% (down 1%)<\/p>\n Chris Bishop – 2% (up 2%)<\/p>\n See the full poll results here<\/a> and the Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori leadership results here<\/a><\/p>\n Between November 29 and December 3 2025, 1007 eligible voters were polled by mobile phone (500) and online, using online panels (507). The maximum sampling error is approximately \u00b13.1%-points at the 95% confidence level. 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. The data has been weighted to align with Stats NZ population counts for age, gender, region, ethnic identification and education level. The sample for mobile phones is selected by random dialling using probability sampling, and the online sample is collected using an online panel. Undecided voters, non-voters and those who refused to answer are excluded from the data on party support. 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