Luxon has higher approval rating than Ardern

TVNZ has published the approval ratings from their January poll. They are:

• Jacinda Ardern: 52% approve, 37% disapprove, +15% net approval
• Christopher Luxon, 42% approve, 20% disapprove, +22% net approval

Both are positive ratings, but rare for an Opposition Leader to score higher than an incumbent Prime Minister.

15 months ago Ardern was at +55%, so a large drop (from a high base) over the last year.