Maori voters still prefer Labour to National by a significant margin, opinion polls are showing.
Their preference could influence the Maori Party's choice if it has to decide which of the main parties to support after the election.
It could end up holding the balance of power and having to decide whether Labour or National leads the next government.
The party has said it will consult its supporters through a series of hui before making a decision.
In previous elections, Maori have given their party votes to Labour in overwhelming numbers.
The Maori Party's presence is changing that, but Labour is still way ahead of National.
A Maori TV poll in the Tamaki Makaurau electorate, released tonight, shows Labour with 42 percent support, the Maori Party 36 percent and National 11 percent.
An October 7 Maori TV poll of voters on the general and the Maori roll showed 52 percent would give their party vote to Labour and 15 percent to National.
Tonight's poll was the second to show Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples holding a very strong lead in Tamaki Makaurau with 80 percent support against 11 percent for Labour's Louissa Wall.
A Marae-Digipoll on October 12 gave Dr Sharples 77.4 percent compared with 13.5 percent for Ms Wall.