A new political poll has put National ahead of Labour for the first time since the pandemic began.

A new political poll has put National ahead of Labour for the first time since the pandemic began.

The 1News Kantar poll put National at 39-percent support; while Labour dropped to 37-percent -- its lowest result since 2017.

The results come after a messy few weeks, with the violent end of the Parliamentary occupation, high numbers of Omicron cases and the Ukranian invasion.

Political commentators Shane Te Pou, from the left, and Ben Thomas, from the right, spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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