The first public poll since the lockdown has come out. Labour is on 43% (down 7% on the 2020 election), while National's support has not budged from last year on 26% (and fell since the last poll). The ACT Party are the big winners, on 14% (up 6% since 2020). For preferred Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern is on 44% with her closest opponent being ACT Party leader David Seymour on 11%, Judith Collins is on a pathetic 5%. It's no wonder, she has had a terrible few weeks with awful interviews, random personal attacks, failure to press a clear message against the government and as a result leadership speculation that drags the party down further. The only relief for National is that it's not as bad as the result their own pollster leaked a few months ago (Labour 46%, National 21%, ACT 15%). However, Collins has clearly failed, and it now looks likely that once the Auckland lockdown ends, she will be replaced as leader-most likely by former leader Simon Bridges.
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/david-seymour-overtakes-judith-collins-in-preferred-pm-rankings-1news-colmar-brunton-poll
could act replace nationals?
