Labour behind in Te Tai Tonga

Te Karere have just released their Te Tai Tonga poll, which I have blogged in full at Curiablog.

Many had been picking it as a seat that Labour may win with Rino Tirikatene standing for then. However this poll of 400 voters has him 11% behind Rahui Katene.

The Maori seats are difficult to poll, so this poll is not gospel, but it will be a big blow for Labour if they fail to win this seat. On the plus side it means one of their List MPs will survive if they do lose it.