11 Mar 2022

Christophoria? National sees jump in political poll under Luxon's leadership

From Checkpoint, 5:24 pm on 11 March 2022

National's leadership woes look to be over as it experiences its version of "Jacindamania" - a surge in support due to "Christophoria".

The latest 1News Kantar poll puts National out in front for the first time since before the pandemic - up seven points to reach 39 percent.

Labour is at just 37 - its worst result since the 2017 election. What is Labour going to do about it?

Here's our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch.