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Barry Soper: Why is National responding to this latest poll?

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Publish Date
Thu, 29 Oct 2026, 5:21pm
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National's Chris Luxon has spoken out about a poll result - breaking his usual rule.

The latest RNZ-Reid Research poll shows National's support has fallen to 24.8 percent, putting the party below its 2020 election showing.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says this shows Luxon's worried, as he released a 'call to arms' to his voting base.

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