NZ Herald DigiPoll April 2015

Polling Company: DigiPoll

Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: Yes

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 750 of whom 662 have a party preference

Undecideds: 11.8%

Dates: 17 April to 26 April 2015

Client: NZ Herald

Report: NZ Herald

Party Support

• National 51.0% (+0.6%)
• Labour 28.7% (-0.2%)
• Green 10.8% (+1.3%)
• NZ First 6.1% (+0.5%)
• Maori 0.8% (-0.7%)
• United Future 0.0% (nc)
• ACT 0.8% (+0.4%)
• Mana/Internet 0.0% (nc)
• Conservative 1.1% (-1.7%)

Projected Seats

• National 63
• Labour 35
• Green 13
• ACT 1
• Maori 1
• United Future 1
• NZ First 7
• Total 121

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

• CR – National 63 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 65/121 – four more than the minimum needed to govern
• CL – Labour 35 + Greens 13 = 48/121 – 13 fewer than the minimum needed to govern
• C – NZ First 7 + Maori 1 = 8/121

On this poll National could govern alone.

Preferred PM

• John Key 64.6% (-0.4%)
• Andrew Little 13.9% (+0.3%)
• Winston Peters 12.0% (+6.1%)

Ports of Auckland

• 46% of Aucklanders support the Port extensions, 50% are opposed
• 45% of non Aucklanders support the Port extensions, 45% are opposed

NZ Flag

• Time for a new flag yes 25%
• Time for a new flag no 70%

Surplus

• 37% say not achieving surplus by 2014/15 does not matter
• 29% says not achieving surplus seriously dents National’s credibility
• 29% says not achieving surplus matters but not much if only delayed a year

Auckland Mayoralty (asked of all NZers, not just Aucklanders)

• Phil Goff 27%
• John Campbell 21%
• Len Brown 8%
• John Banks 7%
• Maurice Williamson 5%
• Penny Hulse 5%
• Cameron Brewer 3%
• Don’t Know 25%

Iraq

• 57% agree with decision to deploy troops
• 34% disagree

Intelligence Agencies

• 33% say they always work within the law
• 30% say did not have confidence in them in the past but now more confident they act properly