Labour falls under 26% – one bad poll or time to change course?
Toby Manhire speaks to Lyric Waiwiri-Smith about the Labour Party’s perilous position after the latest political poll, and to Hayden Donnell about a record breaking mating season for kākāpō.
08 Sep 2026
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The Labour Party has registered just 25.9% in a new poll for the Taxpayers’ Union by Curia. That’s lower than their calamitous result in 2023, and lower than National, who themselves fell to a low 29%. Lyric Waiwiri-Smith joins Toby to talk through the pickle that Chris Hipkins finds himself in. Is the small target strategy backfiring, are there bold visions to come, and what can they do to turn it around?
Plus, in How Good, Hayden Donnell is here to share his fascination with the breeding habits of kākāpō, for it is their season…
At Large with Toby Manhire is produced by Te Aihe Butler and The Spinoff. Read more at thespinoff.co.nz.
