WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Support for New Zealand's opposition Labour party jumped six points, according to a Newshub poll released on Sunday, showing the centre-left party lags the governing National party ahead of elections but is threatening its decade-long hold on power.
National slipped 1.1 points to 43.3 percent, while Labour hit 39.4 percent, after a change in leadership boosted the party's chances in the Sept. 23 election.
Support for the nationalist NZ First Party, which either party will likely need to form a coalition government, fell 2.6 points to 6.6 percent.
The New Zealand dollar <NZD=D4> was largely unchanged after the poll was released, hovering above three-month lows at $0.7154.
(Reporting by Charlotte Greenfield; Editing by Nick Macfie)
