Te Karere DigiPoll January 2013

Te Karere Digipoll have done a poll of 1,000 Maori votes between 7 and 30 January 2013

The changes are from the last poll in January 2012, or for electorate vote from the November 2011 election.

Party Vote – All Maori voters

• Labour 33.5% (-0.5%)
• Maori 27.5% (+2.5%)
• National 9.1% (+0.7%)
• Greens 7.8% (-0.2%)
• NZ First 6.2% (-0.4%)
• Mana 5.7% (-4.3%)
• Don’t Know 9.9% (+2.7%)

Party Vote – Maori voters on Maori roll

• Labour 34.1% (+3.5%)
• Maori 33.0% (+2.7%)
• National 4.8% (-1.7%)
• Greens 7.4% (-0.5%)
• NZ First 5.8% (-0.5%)
• Mana 7.6% (-5.3%)
• Don’t Know 7.0% (+0.6%)

Party Vote – Maori voters on General Roll

• Labour 32.4% (-13.1%)
• Maori 15.4% (+7.7%)
• National 18.2% (+3.7%)
• Greens 8.5% (+0.3%)
• NZ First 6.9% (-4.0%)
• Mana 1.6% (+0.2%)
• Don’t Know 16.0% (+8.8%)

Electorate Vote – Maori voters on Maori Roll

• Maori 36.3% (+4.8%)
• Labour 31.8% (-8.9%)
• Mana 8.9% (-12.2%)
• National 5.0% (+5.0%)
• NZ First 3.9% (+3.9%)
• Green 3.8% (-1.1%)

Labour Leader Name Awareness amongst those voting Labour

• David Shearer 34.7%
• Others 2.4%
• Don’t Know 62.9%

Agreement that David Shearer provides good leadership on Maori issues amongst those voting Labour and know he is leader.

• Agree 28.0%
• Disagree 40.7%
• Don’t Know 31.4%

Government Direction

• Right 16%
• Wrong 73%

Agreement that John Key provides good leadership on Maori issues

• Agree 9%
• Disagree 85%

Maori Party voters on do you support or oppose the Maori Party working in a formal relationship with the National Party?

• Support 56%
• Opoose 37%