Election 2026: Latest poll has National so low it stretches credibility. What does the trend show?

Analysis bySenior Writer·NZ Herald·28 Oct, 2026 08:50 PM3 mins to readDerek Cheng is a Multimedia Journalist for the New Zealand Herald. He values holding those in power to account and shining a light on issues kept in the dark.‌If this morning’s RNZ-Reid Research poll is to be believed, voters are less enamoured with National now than they were in 2020, when Labour won a historic majority.The poll has National on 24.8%, almost 6 percentage points behind Labour (30.6%).It’s not surprising that National has dismissed it. It