New Zealand: National Party Gains Large Lead Over Labour

What party would you vote for in the next general election?

	Sept. 2006	Aug. 2006	Jul. 2006
National	49%	45%	45%
Labour	38%	43%	43%
Green	6%	3%	4%
Maori Party	3.3%	3%	2%
New Zealand First	1.4%	3%	2%
ACT	0.8%	1%	2%
United Future	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%

Source: Colmar Brunton / One News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,200 New Zealand voters, conducted from Sept. 18 to Sept. 21, 2006. Margin of error is 3.2 per cent.