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Beyond™ Election Guide

The polls, all of them.

Every party vote poll published in 2026, from every pollster, charted as a 14 day average so one odd poll does not swing the picture.

Party vote through 2026
The 14 day average of every poll. Switch to the smaller parties to see who is near the 5% threshold.

Source: Opinion polling for the 2026 New Zealand general election (Wikipedia), linking each pollster's release. Checked 29/10/2026.

Preferred prime minister
Who people say they would most like as prime minister, 14 day average. Many answer no one or do not know, so the lines do not add to 100.

Source: Opinion polling for the 2026 New Zealand general election (Wikipedia), linking each pollster's release. Checked 29/10/2026. Leaves out two-way Luxon or Hipkins questions from The Post/Freshwater Strategy and Anacta.

Right or wrong direction?
Whether people think the country is heading in the right direction, 14 day average.

Source: Opinion polling for the 2026 New Zealand general election (Wikipedia), linking each pollster's release. Checked 29/10/2026.

Every poll this year

Newest first, as each pollster published it. A dash means the pollster did not report that party.

FieldworkPollsterPeopleNATLABGRNACTNZFTPMOPP
20-26 Oct 2026RNZ–Reid Research1,00024.830.614.510.19.91.97.2
21-25 Oct 20261 News–Verian1,00028.927.314.812.4100.16.3
15-19 Oct 20261 News–Verian1,0033227161180.77
9-19 Oct 2026The Post/Freshwater Strategy1,45827.628.714.3911.825.4
8-12 Oct 20261 News–Verian1,00728281510100.48
6-10 Oct 2026Anacta1,3522829159101.95.4
1-5 Oct 2026Taxpayers' Union–Curia1,00028.528.213.39.2121.44.8
1-5 Oct 20261 News–Verian1,0012928169100.67
24 Sep - 1 Oct 2026RNZ–Reid Research1,00025.930.814.8910.625.5
23-27 Sep 20261 News–Verian1,0042828161191.26
31 Aug - 27 Sep 2026Roy Morgan8593123.516111026.5
4-11 Sep 2026The Post/Freshwater Strategy1,01126.52813.68.712.62.26.3
4-10 Sep 2026Anacta1,70130311281027
1-3 Sep 2026Taxpayers' Union–Curia1,0002925.913.910.58.424.5
27 Jul - 23 Aug 2026Roy Morgan858312415.510.57.51.59.5
14-21 Aug 2026RNZ–Reid Research1,00029.132.210.27.711.935.3
8-11 Aug 20261 News–Verian847293012981.18
1-11 Aug 2026Talbot Mills–2934871335.2
1-4 Aug 2026Taxpayers' Union–Curia1,0003127.810.17.39.11.56.1
29 Jun - 26 Jul 2026Roy Morgan8813225.513.58.58.528
10-19 Jul 2026Talbot Mills–3133971234.7
2-9 Jul 2026RNZ–Reid Research1,00028.73410.37.811.52.34.7
1-5 Jul 2026Taxpayers' Union–Curia1,00030.531.510.46.910.83.43.3
25 May - 21 Jun 2026Roy Morgan8913125.513.59.510.536.5
13-17 Jun 20261 News–Verian1,0012932136111.84.6
5-11 Jun 2026The Post/Freshwater Strategy1,03828.935.310.48.1122.1–
1-10 Jun 2026Talbot Mills1,0212934136122.63.3
4-8 Jun 2026Taxpayers' Union–Curia1,00030.132.211.57.811.43.13.2
27 Apr - 24 May 2026Roy Morgan87030.526.512.510112.56
1-10 May 2026Talbot Mills–293697142–
3-7 May 2026Taxpayers' Union–Curia1,0003031.99.76.511.74.12.8
30 Mar - 26 Apr 2026Roy Morgan88725.5341110.511.534
16 Apr 2026Talbot Mills1,082293678151.92.3
11-15 Apr 20261 News–Verian1,0103037117101.53.3
1-2 Apr 2026Taxpayers' Union–Curia1,00029.833.47.8913.62.62.6
23 Feb - 22 Mar 2026Roy Morgan87226.53411101134
12-20 Mar 2026RNZ–Reid Research1,00030.835.610.1710.63.22
2-12 Mar 2026Talbot Mills1,0593235117111.72.4
1-3 Mar 2026Taxpayers' Union–Curia1,00028.434.410.57.59.73.21.9
27 Jan - 22 Feb 2026Roy Morgan870313014.589.52.54
6-12 Feb 2026The Post/Freshwater Strategy1,0393037.410.26.410.52.5–
7-11 Feb 20261 News–Verian1,00334321191021
1-3 Feb 2026Taxpayers' Union–Curia1,00031.334.110.36.710.52.91.4
6-26 Jan 2026Roy Morgan88134.530.510.58.5932.5
16-26 Jan 2026Talbot Mills1,087313510893–
15-22 Jan 2026RNZ–Reid Research1,00031.9359.67.69.832.3
14-18 Jan 2026Taxpayers' Union–Curia1,00031.534.47.7711.930.7

Source: Opinion polling for the 2026 New Zealand general election (Wikipedia), linking each pollster's release. Checked 29/10/2026.

Beyond's maths

How to read a poll: about 1,000 people answer, so each number can be roughly 3 points either way. A party moving 1 or 2 points in one poll is usually noise; the same move across several pollsters is more likely real. Some polls are paid for by groups with views of their own, such as the Taxpayers' Union. We show every pollster the same way so you can compare them. Latest poll finished 26/10/2026.

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