Herald Digipoll May 2011

Polling Company: DigiPoll

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 750 respondents (3.5% maximum margin of error)

Dates: 19 to 25 May 2011

Client: NZ Herald

Report: NZ Herald and NZ Herald

Party Support

• National 54.4% (+2.0%)
• Labour 33.7% (-3.5%)
• Green 5.5% (+0.2%)
• NZ First 2.7% (+0.2%)
• Maori 1.5% (+0.3%)
• United Future 0.0% (nc)
• ACT 1.7% (+0.8%)
• Mana 0.0%

Projected Seats

• National 67
• Labour 42
• Green 7
• Maori 4
• United Future 1
• ACT 2
• Mana 1
• Total 124

This is based on Maori Party winning four electorate seats and ACT, United Future and Mana one each.

Coalition Options

• CR – National 67 + ACT 2 + United Future 1 = 70/124 – 7 more than minimum needed to govern
• CL – Labour 42 + Greens 7 + Mana 1 = 50/124 -13 less than minimum needed to govern

The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.

Preferred PM

• Key 67.1% (+14.6%)
• Goff 11.9% (+4.2%)
• Peters 5.4% (+2.1%)
• Clark 4.1% (-1.5%)

Leader Ratings

• Phil Goff – 22.2% above average, 40.4% average, 33.05 below average

KiwiSaver

• 40.0% approved of changes to KiwiSaver in Budget
• 48..3% disapprove

Financial situation

• 9.2% say their financial situation has improved
• 50.1% say their financial situation is much the same

Asset Sales

• 29.5% approved of partial SOE sales to raise $7b
• 62.4% disapprove

Minor Parties

• 11% believe a Don Brash-led Act Party in coalition with National would leave New Zealand better off
• 47.3% believe a Don Brash-led Act Party in coalition with National would leave New Zealand worse off
• 60% say Maori Party is a positive force for Maori voters

Superannuation

• 52.3% think the age of eligibility for superannuation should be discussed now