The latest 1News Kantar Public Poll shows National is polling at 38 percent and Act on 11, giving the pair a comfortable majority to form a Government.

Labour is down a point to 33 percent and the Green Party is steady on 9 points.

National leader Chris Luxon also is closing the gap on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, with Ardern falling down to 29 percent as preferred PM. Meanwhile Luxon is up by 2 points at 23 percent.

Political commentator Bryce Edwards says that these poll results are bad news for Labour ahead of the upcoming election.

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