Chris Hipkins reckons the momentum is gathering behind Labour at just the right time, as a new poll gave the party an 11th hour bump.
A Guardian poll has Labour up 3.5 points, out of the wilderness of the 20s, and just squeaking back into the 30s.
National's leader has boarded the party's "party bus" hitting the road to press the flesh in North Island towns in a whistlestop run to scoop up as many votes as he can.
Jemima Huston has more.
