Talking Southern Auckland

Polling Company: Reid Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 1,000 respondents (3.1% maximum margin of error)

Undecideds:

Polling Company: Reid Research

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 1,000 respondents (3.1% maximum margin of error)

Undecideds:

Dates: 26 to 31 August 2014

Client: 3 News

Report: 3 News

Party Support

• National 46.4% (+1.4%)
• Labour 25.9% (-0.5%)
• Green 12.6% (-0.9%)
• ACT 0.6% (+0.3%)
• Maori 2.0%  (+1.3%)
• United Future 0.1% (-0.3%)
• Mana/Internet 1.7% (-0.4%)
• NZ First 5.8% (-0.5%)
• Conservative 4.2% (-0.4%)

Projected Seats

• National 58
• Labour 33
• Green 16
• ACT 1
• Maori 3
• United Future 1
• Mana/Internet 2
• NZ First 7
• Total 121

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

• CR – National 58 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 60/121 – one fewer than the minimum needed to govern
• CL – Labour 33 + Greens 16 + Mana/Internet 2 = 51/121 – ten fewer than minimum needed to govern
• C – NZ…