A Talbot Mills (formerly UMR) Poll taken between August 31 and September 6 had Labour at 45 per cent and National at 26, with Act on 13. The Greens and Te Paati Māori were on 6 and 2 per cent respectively.
The worst poll came from National's own pollster, Curia. A poll taken for the Taxpayers Union between September 5 and 9 had Labour on 45.8, with National languishing on 21.3.
Both of those polls also had Seymour beating Collins as preferred prime minister.
Collins has had a tough fortnight as leader, rocked by speculation a leadership coup might be imminent.
The 90% Project: PM on the future for a vaccinated NZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently described having at least 90 per cent of the country vaccinated as a "golden ticket" which would mean no, or less restrictive lockdowns in future. NZ Herald's Claire Trevett sits down to discuss what ...
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently described having at least 90 per cent of the country vaccinated as a "golden ticket" which would mean no, or less restrictive lockdowns in future. NZ Herald's Claire Trevett sits down to discuss what ...
Last week, she vowed to fight on as National leader, saying she will never resign from the job.
"I feel very secure in [the leadership] and I know the caucus is working very hard with a common goal of holding this Government to account," she said.
"Once things start getting under 35 per cent people start saying 'Can we win?' And I know I am putting a mark up there which at some stage in the future, if I am successful this time, that people will say 'Well, you set that mark," Collins said in that interview.