The Greens and ACT stand out as relative winners in recent polling and for much the same reasons. But there’s one big difference
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Mini-Budget needs to light a fire under 'the optional government'
Incumbency is the super power every politician craves, yet this oddly muted new Labour-led government doesn't seem to have figured out how to use it yet. This week's mini-Budget is now crucial if it wants to position itself as a truly transformational government
Read MoreNational v Labour: Someone unelectable is going to beat the odds
As the polls start to swing back into action, a look across the electoral battlefield sees two major party leaders both struggling to get firm footing and take the high ground
Read MoreThe story's not done yet - a final post
We need to talk about Colin (Craig)
Rachel MacGregor's resignation will raise doubts in the swing voters giving the Conservatives a hard look, but what about its top policies? Do its numbers add up?
Read MoreA happy, happy poll for the big four
It's the kind of poll that says what they want it to say. But it's only one poll
Read MorePlenty of ironies in latest polls
The latest polls show that Colin Craig, Winston Peters and perhaps even the Maori Party have something in common... the need for Labour to do better
Read MoreLabour's actions drowning out its words
Sssh. Don't tell anyone, but Labour's actually building a coherent plan for running the country. Unfortunately for them, no-one can see past its repeated mis-steps
Read MoreACT tilts at windmills, but don't forget other minors
New leaders, new poll, and a new crusade for ACT. But will it end any differently? And what of the other small parties?
Read MoreLeft and right neck and neck in poll of polls
The tide goes out slowly, but it does go out.
Read MorePoll of Polls update: Volatility masks a slow-moving tide
Our poll of polls continues to show a slow drop in National's fortunes, and an increasingly positive outlook for Labour and the left more broadly.
Read MoreTrend: Left turn
Our poll of polls confirms National’s poor showing over the Budget period. Looking ahead, the advantage probably lies with Labour and the Greens
Read MorePoll of Polls archive: 2008 to 2011
For your statistical, nostalgic pleasure.
Read MorePoll of Polls: Post election shake up
The first few polls of the new year and the new term are in, and together they suggest a markedly different political landscape has developed since the election.
Read MorePoll of polls update, and some projections, too.
Despite some excitement in individual polls, the polls as a whole show National still well above 50%, and New Zealand First still a long way below 5%.
Read MorePolling update: Labour's loss is Greens' gain
Three new polls reinforce an unchanging overall political landscape and underscore a recent trend that is bad for Labour, good for the Greens, and bad for the left generally
Read MoreUpdated Poll of Polls – two myths exposed
The race to become the next government is effectively over, but there is intrigue in some of the secondary numbers
Read MoreLatest polls - conservatism triumphant & the accidental leader?
For all the volatility in the latest round of polls, not much has changed. Indeed, change seems to be the last thing voters want right now
Read MorePolling trends are bad crystal balls
When a pundit says "if this trend continues to the election," stop listening
Read MorePoll of Polls: Plus Ça Change
Many polls. Much excitement. Little change.
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