National slides below 30% in latest poll, ACT and NZ First gain

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Labour leader Chris Hipkins is still the preferred Prime Minister.

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Both the major parties have lost support in the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll, but Labour remains ahead of National.

Labour has 35 percent support in the poll, down two points since the last survey in February, compared to National on 29 percent, down one point.

ACT and New Zealand First have gained support since the last poll.

New Zealand First was up one point to 12 percent, while ACT was up two points to 8 percent.

The Greens remain steady at 10 percent, along with Te Pāti Māori on 2 percent.

On these numbers, the coalition remains in government with 61 seats in Parliament compared to 59 for the left bloc.

National would have 36 seats, New Zealand First with 15 and ACT with 10 - a narrow majority.

Labour would have 44 seats, the Greens would pick up 12 and Te Pāti Māori with 3 (assuming the party would take at least 1 electorate) - not enough to govern.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins is still the preferred Prime Minister, on 44 percent support, but that's down two points since the last poll.

Christopher Luxon has gained support and is on 37 percent, up three points since February.

1,038 eligible voters were surveyed in New Zealand by Freshwater Strategy online, between June 5-11. The margin of error is +/- 3%.

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