The government has announced plans to abolish elected Regional Councils and replace them with new Combined Territories Boards.

These boards are to be made up of mayors from the region’s city and district councils.

The Opportunities Party has rebranded as the Opportunity Party.

Their new leader is Qiulae Wong, a 37-year-old sustainability consultant from Auckland.

Party Vote | Talbot Mills/Anacta - via The Post

Labour: 38% (+3)
National: 33% (+4)
Greens: 9% (-1)
NZF: 8% (-4)
ACT: 7% (-1)
TPM: 2.4% (-1.2)

D: 1-10 November 2025 | R: 1,102

Party Vote | Roy Morgan

National: 32.5% (+2)
Labour: 27.5% (-1.5)
Greens: 14.5% (-1)
ACT: 7.5% (-3.5)
NZF: 7% (+1)
TPM: 5.5% (+2.5)
TOP: 4% (+1.5)

D: February 24 - March 23

+/- February 2025

Party Vote | RNZ/Reid Research

National: 32.9%
Labour: 32.3%
Greens: 10%
ACT: 9.4%
NZF: 7.2%
TPM: 5%

D: 21 - 27 March 2025

Leadership Poll | Helen Clark Foundation-Talbot Mills

“Would having a strong leader who does not have to bother with Parliament and elections be a good way to govern NZ?”

Bad: 54%
Good: 32%
Don’t Know: 14%

D: Nov-Dec 2024.

NEW:

Ipsos Issues Polling

Top 5 issues facing New Zealanders:

Inflation/Cost of living: 50% (-5)
Healthcare/hospitals: 41% (-)
Economy: 30% (+2)
Housing/price of housing: 27% (-1)
Crime/Law and order: 25% (-2)

Change from October 2024

RNZ to start regular polling from April with Reid Research, which formally did polling for the now defunct Newshub/3 News.

www.rnz.co.nz/media/249

Polling Average | February 2025.

National's lead on Labour decreases to 1.7% (-0.7*).

National: 32.49% (-5.59)
Labour: 30.75% (+3.83)
Green: 11.98% (+0.37)
ACT: 9.93% (+1.29)
NZ First: 6.32% (+0.23)
Māori: 4.60% (+1.52)
TOP: 1.70% (-0.52)

+/- 2023 Election.
*+/- Feb Average.