Labour leader Chris Hipkins is putting on a brave face as support for his party continues to drop, promising to fight back during the upcoming election campaign.
Its party vote is now in the danger zone, with 29 percent, with National pulling away with an eight point lead on 37 percent.
Under the 1 News Verian poll Labour, the Greens and Te Pati Maori would get 55 seats, National and ACT would comfortably secure a majority of 65.
But the pressure's also coming on National leader Christopher Luxon to start talking about what that government might look like.
Here's our political editor, Jane Patterson.
