Will's Word: Are people losing confidence in the Government?

The latest polls should be raising some serious concerns for the right.

National's support has dropped three points to 34 per cent, and while ACT has gained a point to nine per cent, New Zealand First has fallen to five per cent.

On the other side, Labour is up four points to 33 per cent, and the Greens and Te Pāti Māori are holding steady. If these numbers hold, the left bloc would have enough seats to form a government: 61 seats, which is the minimum required.

But the real red flag is how voters are feeling about the economy.

Economic optimism has dropped five points, and pessimism has risen by three.

More than half of those polled say the government is heading in the wrong direction.

National's support has dropped three points to 34 per cent, and while ACT has gained a point to nine per cent, New Zealand First has fallen to five per cent. Photo/1News.

That’s a huge issue for the right - people are starting to lose confidence in the government, and that could lead them to vote elsewhere.

On the leadership front, Christopher Luxon’s popularity has also taken a hit, dropping to 22 per cent, his lowest since becoming National leader.

Meanwhile, Labour’s Chris Hipkins gained two points to 17 per cent. It’s not a huge gap, but it shows Luxon is losing ground, and if that trend continues, the right could be in trouble.

With National's allies struggling and the left bloc gaining, the right needs to seriously reconsider their position.

If the economy doesn’t improve and Luxon doesn’t regain momentum, the left could end up with a surprise victory.

And that’s a wake-up call for the right.

That’s Will’s Word.

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