Labour leader Chris Hipkins has been dealt a fresh blow, with a new poll showing his popularity plummeting nine points to 18 per cent in the most recent Taxypayers’ Union-Curia poll.
National leader Christopher Luxon only once polled as low as that since he became leader of the National Party in December 2021. That was in January 2022 when he polled 18 per cent.
Luxon has risen four points to 33 per cent. Incumbents traditionally enjoy a bump in the preferred prime minister poll, while opposition leaders tend to struggle.
Other popular leaders include Act’s David Seymour on 4 per cent, which was unchanged from the last poll
Popular Green MP Chloe Swarbrick is up 0.2 points to 6.3 per cent, while NZ First’s Winston Peters is up 0.7 points to 5.0 per cent.