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Derek Cheng

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Derek Cheng

Senior Writer·NZ Herald·

27 Oct, 2026 11:00 PM3 mins to read

Derek Cheng is a Multimedia Journalist for the New Zealand Herald. He values holding those in power to account and shining a light on issues kept in the dark.

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Last week, Labour was hoping that the 1News-Verian poll that had National ahead by five percentage points was a rogue result.

Last night indicated that that was the case, with the poll’s latest result showing National’s lead shrinking to 1.6% (28.9% versus 27.3%).

This would have been met in Labour

Source: New Zealand Herald · Derek Cheng

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