The Maori Party have surged ahead in the latest Roy Morgan political poll.

The party have reached 7 percent, a historically high level of support 13 weeks out from the October election.

ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says the Maori Party essentially got ahead by doing nothing.

"Other than making a noise and other than having a defection from Labour for Meka Whaitiri, they haven't done a lot. I don't believe the Maori Party would return 7 percent in the polls come October."

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