Back on track, new ferries, mining outrage, another rate cut

ANALYSIS: Most voters think the country is on the wrong track even as National argues it is getting it back on track.

WATCH: NBR political editor Brent Edwards speaks with Grant Walker.

The National Party’s polling has not been going that well over recent months, with the governing party trailing Labour.

The latest Ipsos Issues Monitor Survey out this week explains why National’s support has declined and raises real questions for the party about how it arrests its slump.

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Brent Edwards Sat, 22 Nov 2025

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