Dawn Chorus: National slumps to 28%

The pressure is back on Luxon, with a new poll due out today understood to be the worst TPU/Curia result for National since the days of doomed leaders Simon Bridges and Judith Collins. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The Kākā

Briefly in the news in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Friday, March 6:

• A Taxpayers Union-Curia poll due today is expected to show National down to 28% from 31%, with fresh speculation emerging about Christopher Luxon’s leadership¹.

• Jet fuel prices rose 12% overnight as the Iran war widened to Azerbaijan and Israel ordered Beirut residents to evacuate. ²

• Some airfares have more than doubled in recent days.³

• The Government is set to dump clean car import standards altogether.⁴

• That would put New Zealand and Russia together as the only countries in the OECD without such vehicle import rules.

• Emergency food and accommodation grants have become 66% harder to get after the MSD toughened the rules in early 2024. ⁵ Paying subscribers can see more below the paywall fold & hear more in the podcast above.

Poll hit for National re-opens Luxon leadership talk