Approval ratings for Luxon and Hipkins drop in latest poll

Monday 13 October 2025 · 5 outlets · 6 reports · updated Mon 13 Oct 2025, 7:44pm

In this story Christopher Luxon, Labour Party, National Party, ACT Party, Te Pāti Māori, Chris Hipkins

The latest 1News Verian poll shows a significant decrease in approval ratings for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins. While party support remains relatively steady, the coalition would retain enough seats to form a government if an election were held today.

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1. 1NewsMon 13 Oct 2025, 6:08pm

   Poll: Luxon and Hipkins’ approval ratings tumble, coalition holds steady (opens in new tab)

   • What do party leaders think of the latest 1News poll? (opens in new tab) Mon 13 Oct 2025, 6:30pm
2. NZ HeraldMon 13 Oct 2025, 6:17pm

   Approval ratings for Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins drop in new political poll (opens in new tab)

3. The Press via The PostMon 13 Oct 2025, 6:34pm

   National steady, Labour dips as economy shrinks (opens in new tab)

4. RNZMon 13 Oct 2025, 6:56pm

   Voters approval for leaders of National and Labour dropping significantly - poll (opens in new tab)

5. Otago Daily TimesMon 13 Oct 2025, 7:44pm

   Voter approval drops significantly for both Luxon and Hipkins (opens in new tab)