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New Zealand First has climbed into third place in https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/poll/556774/rnz-reid-research-poll-view-all-results-and-charts the latest RNZ poll], recording its strongest result in the Reid Research series in more than eight years.
The RNZ-Reid Research poll, published Tuesday, also showed NZ First's Winston Peters leaping up the preferred prime minister ranks, closing the gap on the Labour and National leaders.
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The results, if replicated on polling day, would return the coalition government to power with a narrow majority of 61 seats.
Labour remained out in front on 35 percent, up 0.7 points since September, while National slipped to 31.9 percent, down 0.6.
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