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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Eva Corlett in Wellington

New Zealand PM’s ratings dip as fragile economy fails to impress before November election, poll shows

Christopher Luxon wears a navy suit and speaks to media in front of a red mic
Christopher Luxon’s National party has slipped nearly five points behind the main opposition party, Labour. Photograph: Marty Melville/AFP/Getty

The personal ratings of New Zealand’s prime minister, Christopher Luxon, have dipped, polling shows, as his government’s handling of the economy fails to impress voters ahead of the November election.

The RNZ-Reid Research poll, released on Monday, also found a growing number of people felt that New Zealand was heading in the wrong direction.

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