Reti firmly ahead of Jones in Whangarei poll

New Zealand First's Shane Jones is lagging behind National's Shane Reti in the Q+A Colmar Brunton poll. Photo / Northern Advocate

National's Whangarei MP Shane Reti is well ahead of New Zealand First candidate Shane Jones in a Q+A Colmar Brunton poll.

Reti has 42 per cent support and Jones has 24 per cent. The Labour candidate, Tony Savage, is just behind Jones on 22 per cent. Greens candidate Ash Holywell has 10 per cent.

The results were published this morning ahead of National's campaign launch in West Auckland this afternoon.

Prime Minister Bill English and Deputy PM Paula Bennett arrive at National's campaign launch. Photo / Audrey Young

Reti is a first-term MP and Jones, a former minister in the Helen Clark Labour Government, joined New Zealand First only this year after serving a term as a special Pacific ambassador.

The poll of 504 respondents was taken between August 19 and 22 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 per cent.