National and its leader Christopher Luxon have remained at 29% across two polls. Photo / Mark Mitchell

New poll keeps National in the 20s, Labour with biggest share of support

Author: Adam Pearse,
Publish Date: Thu, 14 May 2026, 2:41pm

A new poll shows the National Party stuck below the 30% mark while Labour retains the highest share of support.

A poll from Talbot Mills Research for its corporate clients had National on 29%, the same result as Talbot Mills’ last poll for its clients last month.

Labour was also unchanged on 36%. Talbot Mills also produces internal polls for the Labour Party.

New Zealand First had dropped one percentage point to 14%. The Green Party had increased two points to 9% while Act had dropped two points since the April poll.

Te Pāti Māori remained steady on 2%.

The poll was conducted between May 1-10.

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Adam Pearse is the Deputy Political Editor and part of the NZ Herald’s Press Gallery team based at Parliament in Wellington. He has worked for NZME since 2018, reporting for the Northern Advocate in Whangārei and the Herald in Auckland.