WELLINGTON, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's governing coalition has retained a narrow parliamentary majority in the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll, released three months ahead of the Nov. 7 general election.
The poll, published on Friday, put New Zealand's major governing National Party on 31 percent, up 0.5 percentage points from July, while the main opposition Labor Party fell 3.7 points to 27.8 percent.
The poll was conducted by Curia Market Research for the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union between Aug. 1 and Aug. 4, surveying 1,000 eligible and likely voters. It has a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, according to Taxpayers' Union. ■
