Labour's fall carries the seeds of Green leverage in a future left-bloc Government

Labour's five-point drop to 32 percent in the latest 1News Verian poll hasn't dented the left bloc's projected majority — because Green support has risen to compensate. A government built on Green strength rather than Labour dominance reshapes coalition arithmetic: questions of confidence-and-supply, portfolio allocation, and policy leverage all shift when your junior partner is carrying the load.