POLL: Coalition Holds Power – But Greens Surge, While Major Parties Slide.
POLL: Coalition Holds Power – But Greens Surge, While Major Parties Slide. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘛𝘝1/𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 2026: 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 & 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 11%, 𝘕𝘡 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 10%. 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴: Bruce Alpine . T he February 2026 1News Verian poll , conducted 7–11 February and released 16 February, provides the first significant insight into voter sentiment as New Zealand enters election year ahead of the November 2026 vote. Surveying 1,003 eligible voters via mixed mobile and online panels (margin of error ±3.1%), it highlights a coalition government still comfortably ahead but with clear signs of voter fatigue and shifting dynamics among minor parties. Credit: Bruce Alpine Party support shows National at 34% (down 2 points from December 2025), Labour at 32% (down 3 points). Their combined 66% is notably low com...
