NZ's Green Party is 'filling the void on the left' as voters grow frustrated with Labour's centrist shift
- Written by: Priya Kurian, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Waikato
The Green Party has run a strong campaign. With a 14.2% share in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll, up by 1.9 percentage points since the previous poll, that is more than half the Labour Party’s 26.5%.
The gain seems to have come from voters unimpressed by Labour’s centrist shift under leader Chris Hipkins, which leaves the Greens...
