The Labour Party is playing down its sharp drop in support in the latest political poll, saying the result should be taken with a "grain of salt".
The Newshub Reid Research poll has Labour sitting around 32 percent, trailling National which is registering just over 40 percent.
It's the worst result for Labour since Jacinda Ardern took over as leader in 2017, and would allow National and ACT to govern alone.
And it came just hours after the governing party wrapped up an annual conference, making the case for re-election next year.
RNZ political editor Jane Patterson has the details.
