Archive for September, 2010
September 27, 2010 at 8:50 pm · Filed under NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Colmar Brunton, NZ Political Party Polls, One News, Preferred PM
Polling Company: Colmar Brunton
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: Around 1,000
Dates: Estimated 18 September to 23 September 2010
Client: One News
Report: TVNZ
Party Support
- National 54.0% (+5.0%)
- Labour 32.0% (-3.0%)
- Green 8.0% (+1.0%)
- ACT 1.1% (-1.6%)
- Maori 2.3% (nc)
- United Future
- Progressive
- NZ First 2.4% (+0.1%)
Projected Seats
- National 67
- Labour 39
- Green 10
- ACT 1
- Maori 5
- United Future 1
- Progressive 0
- NZ First 0
- Total 123
This is based on Maori Party winning five electorate seats, ACT, United Future one seat each and Labour winning Wigram.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 67 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 69/123 – 7 more than minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 39 + Greens 10 = 49/123 -13 less than minimum needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Preferred PM
- John Key 52% (+7%)
- Phil Goff 8% (-1%)
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September 27, 2010 at 8:38 pm · Filed under NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged Country Direction, NZ Political Party Polls, Roy Morgan
Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: 895, of whom 846 have a party preference
Dates: 30 August to 12 September 2010
Client: Self Published
Report: Roy Morgan Website
Party Support
- National 48.5% (-1.0%)
- Labour 34.0% (+1.5%)
- Green 8.0% (-0.5%)
- ACT 2.0% (+1.0%)
- Maori 1.5% (-1.5%)
- United Future 0.0% (-1.0%)
- Progressive 0.5% (+0.5%)
- NZ First 4.5% (nc)
Projected Seats
- National 62
- Labour 43
- Green 10
- ACT 3
- Maori 5
- United Future 1
- Progressive 0
- NZ First 0
- Total 124
This is based on Maori Party winning five electorate seats, ACT and United Future one each, and Labour winning Wigram.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 62 + ACT 3 + United Future 1 = 66/123 – 3 more than minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 43 + Greens 10 = 53/124 – 10 less than minimum needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Country Direction
- Right 58.0% (+3.0%)
- Wrong 28.0% (nc)
- Can’t Say 14.0% (-3.0%)
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September 20, 2010 at 6:27 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged 90 day trial law, CTU, NZ Issues Polls, UMR
UMR did a poll on behalf of the CTU of 750 NZers from 9 to 12 September 2010. The question was:
Do you think that all employees should have the right to appeal if they think they have been unfairly dismissed, even if their dismissal was during the first 90 days of their employment?
80% said yes, and 18% no.
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September 20, 2010 at 6:00 am · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged climate change, Greenhouse Policy Coalition, UMR
UMR conducted a poll of 503 respondents in July and August on climate change issues, for the Greenhouse Policy Coalition:
- 36% say the climate change issues is a serious or very serious concern (-7% from 43% in 2009)
- 25% say NZ should reduce emissions, even if it reduces standard of living (-10%)
- 58% say NZ should take part in an agreed international emissions scheme even if it costs every NZer $50 a year (-6%)
- 18% say NZ should reduce emissions even if it costs jobs (-6%)
- 45% agree controlling emissions is about saving the planet and should ot quibble over money (-11%)
- 66% agree NZ should switch to more sustainable technologies, even if there is a cost to doing so (-13%)
- On a 0 to 10 scale for fairness of putting a price on carbon emissions, 51% rate it 5 or higher (-6%)
- 34% say they are informed about the ETS (+5%)
- 46% say that climate change is a problem and is caused by human activity (+2%)
- 33% say that climate change is a problem but there is no clear proof it is caused by human activity (-3%)
- 19% say that climate change is not a problem (+1%)
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September 10, 2010 at 7:27 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged Colmar Brunton, Greenpeace, oil, public transport
A poll of 500 people by Colmar Brunton for Greenpeace.
Respondents were told that oil prices would rise steadily as cheaper oil supplies ran out.
They were asked if they thought the Government should:
- Invest now in developing public transport and alternatives to petrol and diesel for New Zealand – 72%
- Allow consumers and companies to find or develop their own alternative transport methods and fuels when they consider petrol and diesel prices have become too high – 24%
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September 9, 2010 at 11:59 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged alcohol, Research New Zealand
Research NZ did a poll of 500 people from 4 to 12 August. Respondents were asked what is the latest time bars should be able to stay open until. Note they were not asked whether there should be a nationwide closing time at all:
- 26% (cumulatively) said by midnight
- 63% said by 2 am
- 81% said by 4 am
- 19% of under 34 year olds said midnight, compared to 42% of over 55s
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September 9, 2010 at 11:53 pm · Filed under Local Body Polls ·Tagged local body elections, Research New Zealand
Research NZ did a poll of 474 adults from 4 to 12 August. The proportion who said an issue would a lot of influence of now they vote were:
- Safety 57%
- Rates 55%
- What candidate stands for 53%
- liquor licensing 37%
- public transport 36%
- traffic congestion 34%
- traffic enforcement 29%
- sports and cultural funding 25%
74% said they were very likely to vote,
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