Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi
What on earth is going on with the National Party? That's the question that seems to be on lots of lips as new polling shows the party only a couple of points above its disastrous 2020 numbers.
The latest Curia Poll, released by The Taxpayer's Union, National is sitting at 28 percent, down three points from the same poll last October, and 10 points from the last election.
Already today Nicola Willis, National's Deputy Leader, has said publicly she's not happy with the number, and that they have to do better.
To offer his own analysis director of Capital NZ, former National press secretary, and political commentator Ben Thomas is with Jesse.