NZ Herald DigiPoll March 2013

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%)

• 52% opposed to sale of MRP, 32% in favour
• 30% plan to buy shares in MRP

Term of Parliament

• 51% 3 years
• 48% 4 years

Marriage

• Should remain between a man and a woman 48% (+8%)
• Allow same-sex couples to marry 52% (-4%)