12 Oct 2020

Polls show Tāmaki Makaurau electorate race tightening up

From Morning Report, 8:10 am on 12 October 2020

The race for Tāmaki Makaurau is tightening up

A new Māori Television-Curia Market Research poll has the current MP, Labour's Peeni Henare, at 35 percent with the Māori Party's John Tamihere just six points behind at 29 percent. 

Twelve percent of those polled were undecided and seven percent declined to say who they'd be voting for. 

Further south in Waiariki and Te Tai Hauāuru Māori Party candidates also appear to be running down their Labour counterparts in the home straight.

Press gallery journalist turned pundit on RNZ's Caucus Scott Campbell and Mihingarangi Forbes from The Hui and RNZ's Party People speak to Susie Ferguson.