Poll: National, ACT increase lead over Labour while Christopher Luxon gains on Jacinda Ardern

Poll: National, ACT increase lead over Labour while Christopher Luxon gains on Jacinda Ardern
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The two major parties are still locked in a head-to-head battle, with little movement between them in the latest One News Kantar Public poll.

Labour is down one point to 33 percent, with National nudging up one to 38 percent.

Other parties picking up support are ACT, up two to 11 percent, and New Zealand First, up one point to 4 percent.

The Greens and Te Pāti Māori are both steady, on 9 and 2 percent respectively.

National leader Christopher Luxon has gained some ground in the preferred prime minister stakes, up two to 23 percent, still trailing Labour's Jacinda Ardern who's down one to 29 percent.

One notable movement since the last survey in September is in the number of people who feel pessimistic about the economic outlook - up 23 points to 61 percent.

Under these numbers National and ACT would have enough support to form a Government.

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