[size=1.25]The increase in Labour's numbers has come largely from the Greens who have crashed down 4.7 points to 8.3. It's also come from New Zealand First - down 3.8 points to 9.2 percent. NZ First had a historic high in the last Newshub-Reid Research poll.
Based on those numbers National would get 55 seats in Parliament and Labour would have 41.
To govern, either side needs 61 seats. National wouldn't be able to get there with its current support partners and would need NZ First's 11 seats.
Labour would also need NZ First, as adding the Greens' 10 seats would only get them to 51.
Fears Andrew Little would not make it back into Parliament have been dampened significantly with this result - in fact it would see a huge influx of new Labour faces into Parliament.
Labour currently has 31 MPs in Parliament - however three will not be contesting this election. That means, based on this poll, Labour would get 13 fresh faces in, including Priyanca Radhakrishnan, Willow-Jean Prime, Kiri Allan, Greg O'Connor, Tamati Coffey and Willie Jackson.
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