Stories by Colin James

Poll of Polls- A year on from when the coalition government was sworn in, it has built voter support.

Opinion - Public service failures in the recent news have raised serious questions of competence and oversight.

Poll of Polls - Labour did not get a lift from the Budget but the RNZ poll of polls indicates voters still firmly say the country is on the right track, writes Colin James.

Poll of Polls - Labour's poll average moved ahead of National's in February in the RNZ poll of polls meaning Simon Bridges will have work to do, writes Colin James.

Poll of Polls - Labour has been firming its support this year and is now neck and neck with National in the RNZ poll of polls average, writes Colin James.

Poll of Polls - Voters have broadly endorsed the new government in three polls taken since the government was formed, writes Colin James.

Poll of Polls - New Zealand pollsters still seem to be doing a competent job of gauging public opinion. The last RNZ poll of polls average before the election was strikingly close to the final result.

Poll of Polls - RNZ presents its final poll of the final polls before the election.

National has gone clearly out in front in RNZ's poll of polls, as a result of the latest 1 News Colmar Brunton poll.

Poll of Polls - The lead has flipped with National now fractionally ahead of Labour, although now neither party can govern with just NZ First alone, writes Colin James.

Poll of Polls - Labour is now a whisker ahead of National in the latest polls, writes Colin James.

Poll of Polls - The latest Colmar Brunton poll has lifted Labour's average and put the Labour-Greens ahead of National.

Poll of Polls - A Labour and Green Party combination is now within a point of National going into the last four weeks, writes Colin James.

Poll of Polls - Jacinda Ardern's popularity continues to propel Labour into serious contention to lead the government after the election, writes Colin James.

Poll of Polls - Jacinda Ardern has dramatically lifted Labour's polling since becoming leader on 1 August, writes Colin James

Poll of Polls - Jacinda Ardern briefly lifted Labour's poll rating when she became deputy, so can she repeat the performance? Colin James looks at the numbers.

The May budget did a bit for National - but not enough to keep it safely clear of needing Winston Peters for a fourth term in government.

Poll of Polls - Nationals ratings have trended down in the first five months of this year and Winston Peters looks to be holding the balance of power.

Poll of Polls - Labour's popularity is up, possibly thanks to Jacinda Ardern's promotion to deputy leader, and Winston Peters could be in a power position after the election, new polls show.

Labour has edged out of the trough into which it slid in the second half of 2016, but National remains ahead of the combined Labour-Greens poll support - so far - writes Colin James.

National's lead over Labour and the Greens had a turning point mid-year in RNZ's Poll of Polls, writes Colin James.

Just how far the newly minted Labour-Green coalition-in-waiting has to go is underlined in RNZ's Poll of Polls, finds political analyst Colin James.

The National Party continues to hold the dominant position in RNZ's Poll of Polls - comfortably ahead of Labour and the Greens combined.

National is once again comfortably ahead of combined Labour-Green support in August's polls, finds political analyst Colin James.

The latest polls show combined support for Labour and the Greens creeping past National's, with Labour at its highest since March 2014.