Archive for NZ Issues Polls
April 21, 2013 at 10:32 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls, NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged 3 News, GCSB, Kim Dotcom, Leader Ratings, NZ Political Party Polls, Reid Research
Polling Company: Reid Research
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: Approx 1,000 respondents (3.2% maximum margin of error)
Undecideds:
Dates: 13 to 18 April 2013
Client: 3 News
Report: 3 News
Party Support
- National 49.4% (-2.0%)
- Labour 30.2% (-2.4%)
- Green 11.5% (+0.7%)
- ACT 0.5% (+0.4%)
- Maori 1.0% (+0.6%)
- United Future
- Mana 1.0% (+1.0%)
- NZ First 3.8% (+0.4%)
- Conservative 2.0% (+1.1%)
Projected Seats
- National 63
- Labour 39
- Green 15
- ACT 1
- Maori 3
- United Future 1
- Mana 1
- NZ First 0
- Total 123
This is based on no change in electorate seats.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 63 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 65/123 – three more than minimum 63 needed to govern
- CL – Labour 39 + Greens 15 + Mana 1 = 55/123 – seven fewer than minimum 63 needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Preferred PM
- Key 37.6% (-3.4%)
- Shearer 10.0% (nc)
- Peters
- Norman
Leadership Performance Ratings
- John Key – 55.3% (-1.5%) well and 32.2% (+6.4%) poor = +23.1% net well (-7.9%)
- David Shearer - 32.4% (-2.5%) well and 35.8% (-3.8%) poor = -3.4% net well (-6.3%)
GCSB
- 50% trusted
- 40% not trusted
- 11% unsure
Kim Dotcom
- 48% should be allowed to stay
- 42% sent to US
- 10% unsure
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April 21, 2013 at 10:18 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls, NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged asset sales, China, Colmar Brunton, Economy, GCSB, NZ Political Party Polls, One News, paid parental leave, Preferred PM, SIS, TVNZ
Polling Company: Colmar Brunton
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: 1,009 respondents of whom 835 had a voting preference
Undecideds: Dates: 13 to 17 April 2013
Client: One News
Report: Colmar Brunton
Party Support
- National 43.0% (-6.0%)
- Labour 36.0% (+3.0%)
- Green 13.0% (+2.0%)
- ACT 0.1% (nc)
- Maori 1.3% (+0.3)
- United Future 1.0% (+0.8%)
- Mana 0.1% (-0.4%)
- NZ First 3.0% (-0.9%)
- Conservative 1.7% (+0.8%)
Projected Seats
- National 55
- Labour 46
- Green 16
- ACT 1
- Maori 3
- United Future 1
- Mana 1
- NZ First 0
- Conservative 0
- Total 123
This is based on no change in electorate seats.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 55 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 57/123 – five fewer than minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 46 + Greens 16 + Mana 1= 63/123 – one more than minimum needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Preferred PM
- John Key 39% (-5.0%)
- David Shearer 15% (nc)
- Winston Peters 3% (-2%)
Economic Outlook
- Better 50% (+2%)
- Same 19% (-3%)
- Worse 31% (+1%)
Partial Asset Sales
- Support 29% (+1%)
- Opposed 64% (nc)
- Unsure 8% (+2%)
Paid Parental Leave
- 62% support extension from 14 to 26 weeks
- 34% opposed
Trust in Security Services
- 32% do not trust
- 32% trust
- 33% in the middle
Relationship with China
- 41% comfortable
- 30% uncomfortable
- 28% neutral
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April 6, 2013 at 5:40 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged constitutional issues, Republicanism, Research New Zealand, Term of Parliament, Treaty of Waitangi
Research NZ surveyed 500 NZers in March 2013. They found:
- Only 33 percent of New Zealanders had heard of the Constitutional Review.
- The respondents were evenly split on the question of the need for a constitutional review. Some 44 percent believed there was a need and 44 percent did not.
- On the question of whether Parliament alone should decide whether to adopt a new constitution, or whether a referendum should be held, there was an overwhelming majority in favour of a referendum being held, 79 percent being in favour of a referendum. Only 13 percent believed the decision to adopt a new constitution should be decided by parliament alone.
- On the question of whether a new constitution should incorporate the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, some 58 percent were in favour and 35 percent were not.
- A majority of 58 percent of respondents were in favour of a four year parliamentary term.
- There is not a great deal of support for the suggestion that New Zealand should become a republic, some 28 percent being in favour and 62 percent against.
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March 23, 2013 at 5:45 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged List MPs, MMP, UMR
UMR polled in January 2013:
The poll included a question asking New Zealanders how strongly they agreed or disagreed with the notion that ‘List MPs are not as accountable to voters as electorate MPs’.
- 61% of New Zealanders agreed with this statement, compared with 15% who disagreed. 24% were neutral or undecided.
- Of those who claimed to know a lot or a fair amount about how the system worked, 72% agreed that list MPs were not as accountable.
- Even a majority (60%) of those who were generally supportive of MMP thought that list MPs were not as accountable.
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March 23, 2013 at 5:20 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged nuclear power, UMR
UMR polled in January 2013:
- 38% now believe nuclear powered ships are safe, while 48% feel that they are not and 14% are unsure.
- The gender difference is even larger than it was 20 years ago. 59% of men now believe that nuclear powered vessels are safe, compared with only 18% of women.
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March 23, 2013 at 5:18 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged cats, UMR
UMR polled on Cats in February 2013:
- 62% believe that all cats should be neutered or spayed.
- 57% think that cats should be banned from areas near wildlife reserves, forests and national parks
- 53% believe that all cats should be registered and microchipped
- 42% consider that all cats should wear bells
- Just 12% believe that cat owners should not replace their cats when they die
- Only 7% think that cats should be kept indoors at all times of the day.
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March 23, 2013 at 5:12 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged Christchurch, schools, UMR
UMR have done a poll Christchurch schools:
- 15% of New Zealanders said that the closures were inevitable and that the Government handled the situation well.
- 63% felt that the closures were inevitable but that the Government could have handled the situation better
- 22% believe that the schools should not be closed or merged at all.
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March 21, 2013 at 1:01 pm · Filed under NZ Issues Polls, NZ Political Party Polls ·Tagged asset sales, Country Direction, Digipoll, Mighty River Power, NZ Herald, NZ Political Party Polls, Preferred PM, same sex marriage, Term of Parliament
Polling Company: DigiPoll
Poll Method: Random Phone
Undecideds: Unknown
Poll Size: 750 respondents
Dates: 11 to 17 March 2013
Client: NZ Herald
Report: NZ Herald
Party Support
- National 48.5% (+0.6%)
- Labour 36.3% (+4.4%)
- Green 9.0% (-1.7%)
- NZ First 2.5% (-3.0%)
- Maori 1.1% (-0.4%)
- United Future 0.0% (-0.3%)
- ACT 0.1% (-0.1%)
- Mana 0.5% (+0.2%)
- Conservative 1.3% (-0.1%)
Projected Seats
- National 61
- Labour 46
- Green 11
- Maori 3
- United Future 1
- ACT 1
- Mana 1
- NZ First 0
- Total 124
This is based on no change in electorate seats.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 61 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 63/124 – the minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 46 + Greens 11 + NZ First 0 + Mana 1 = 58/124 -5 less than minimum needed to govern
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Preferred PM
- Key 63.0% (-2.6%)
- Shearer 18.5% (+5.6%)
- Peters 4.0%
Country Direction
- Right 49.0% (+0.9%)
- Wrong 43.0% (+0.3%)
Asset Sales
- 52% opposed to sale of MRP, 32% in favour
- 30% plan to buy shares in MRP
Term of Parliament
Marriage
- Should remain between a man and a woman 48% (+8%)
- Allow same-sex couples to marry 52% (-4%)
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February 26, 2013 at 8:20 am · Filed under Curia, NZ Issues Polls ·Tagged advertising, Curia, Family First, gambling, pokie machines, prostitution, same sex adoption, same sex marriage
A Curia poll of 1,000 adults for Family First was done in February 2011 on a variety of moral issues. The full report is here and here. Major findings include:
- 47% say the definition of marriage should change to allow same-sex couples to marry and 43% say civil unions are sufficient for same-sex couples
- 49% say any changes to the Marriage Act should be subject to a binding referendum
- 80% say marriage celebrants should not be forced to perform same-sex weddings
- 73% say churches should not be forced to allow same-sex weddings in their buildings
- 55% say faith-based schools should not have to teach that same-sex marriage is equal to traditional marriage
- 53% say teachers in state schools should not have to each that same-sex marriage is equal to traditional marriage
- 52% say a family with a mum and dad should have priority for adoptions
- 73% say Councils should be able to restrict the locations of brothels
- 87% say Councils should be able to restrict the number of pokie machines in areas thought to be particularly harmful
- 72% says public billboards should be g-rated
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