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One News Colmar Brunton poll September 2016

September 12, 2016

Polling Company: Colmar Brunton

Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: Yes

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 1,013 voters of whom 845 have a party preference

Undecideds: 13%

Dates: 03 September to 09 September 2016

Client: One News

Report: Colmar Brunton

Party Support

  • National 48.0% (nc)
  • Labour 26.0% (-3%)
  • Green 13.0% (+1.0%)
  • NZ First 11.0% (+2.0%)
  • Maori 1.8% (+1.1%)
  • United Future 0.0% (nc)
  • ACT 0.5% (+0.2%)
  • Mana 0.0% (nc)
  • Conservative 0.3% (-0.4%)

Projected Seats

  • National 58
  • Labour 31
  • Green 15
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 2
  • United Future 1
  • NZ First 13
  • Total 121

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 58 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 60/121 – one fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 31 + Greens 15 = 46/121 – 15 fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • C – NZ First 13 + Maori 2 = 15/122

On this poll National (plus ACT and United) could govern with the Maori Party.  Labour could govern with Greens, NZ First and Maori Party. The Maori Party would hold the effective balance of power.

Preferred PM

  • John Key 38.0% (-1%)
  • Andrew Little 10% (+3%)
  • Winston Peters 11% (-1%)
  • Jacinda Ardern 1.0% (nc)

 

Economy

  • Better 45% (+3%)
  • Worse 31% (-5%)

Immigration

  • Fewer migrants 38% (+11% from April)
  • Current numbers rights 44% (-7%)
  • More migrants 13% (-5%)

Housing

  • 53% say Government should take more action even if it reduces house values
  • 31% say more should be done but only if house values do not shrink
  • 11% say no more action needed
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Republicanism poll

September 5, 2016

The Herald reports:

The poll asked 1,006 voting age New Zealanders and was taken during August.

The question was first asked in March 2014 and showed support starting at 44 per cent. By April 2015 it was up to 47 per cent.

The question asked “What is your preference for New Zealand’s next head of State?”, the results were:

• British monarch: 34%
• New Zealand head of State, parliamentary elected: 15%
• New Zealand head of State, directly elected: 44%
• Unsure/don’t know: 7%

 

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UMR poll on medicinal cannabis

September 1, 2016

Stuff reports:

Of those who responded, 76 per cent agreed New Zealand laws should be changed so patients had safe and legal access to medicinal cannabis products prescribed by licensed doctors.

Just 12 per cent answered were opposed, while another 12 per cent were undecided.

The poll showed a 4 per cent rise in support for law reform since UMR’s last poll on the issue in January.

Auckland University of Technology psychology and public health professor Max Abbott said the numbers reflected a change in national opinion.

“It’s quite remarkable that only 12 per cent were opposed – this may be the lowest level of opposition ever found in a cannabis poll in New Zealand.”

A second question about whether natural cannabis products should be treated as herbal remedies when used therapeutically was supported by 61 per cent of respondents.

A further 24 per cent opposed the idea, and 15 per cent were undecided. 

 

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Roy Morgan poll August 2016

August 30, 2016

Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research

Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: No

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 845 of whom 794 have a party preference

Undecideds: 6.0%

Dates: early August to 21 August 2016

Client: Self Published

Report: Roy Morgan

Party Support

  • National 46.0% (-7.0%)
  • Labour 25.5% (nc)
  • Green 14.5% (+3.0%)
  • NZ First 9.5% (+2.5%)
  • Maori 1.5% (+1.0%)
  • United Future 0.0% (nc)
  • ACT 1.0% (nc)
  • Mana/Internet 0.5% (nc)
  • Conservative 1.0% (+0.5%)

Projected Seats

  • National 56
  • Labour 31
  • Green 18
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 2
  • United Future 1
  • NZ First 12
  • Total 121

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 56 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 58/121 – three fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 31 + Greens 18 = 49/121 – 12 fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • C – NZ First 12 + Maori 2 = 14/121

On this poll NZ First would hold the balance of power.

Country Direction

  • Right 58.0% (+0.5%)
  • Wrong 30.5% (nc)
  • Can’t Say 11.5% (-0.5%)
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UMR poll on house prices

August 23, 2016

Hive News reports:

But yesterday UMR released results of a poll that found 60% of Aucklanders and 55% of home owners would prefer that house prices either fell a bit or fell dramatically over the next year.

The poll of 1,000 New Zealanders over the age of 18 was taken from July 29 to August 17 through UMR’s online omnibus survey and found a total of 63% nationwide who would either prefer house prices to ‘fall but not too much’ (37%) or to fall dramatically (26%).

UMR, which conducts polls for the Labour, found 55% of home owners would prefer house prices to fall a bit (40%) or dramatically (15%).

The poll found 14% of respondents preferred house prices either kept rising rapidly (4%) or at a slower pace (10%), while 17% of Aucklanders wanted house prices to keep rising rapidly (4%) or at a slower pace (13%). A total of 15% of home owners wanted house prices to rise rapidly (2%) or at a slower pace (13%). There were 633 home owners and 331 Aucklanders who took the poll.

The poll also asked if there was a housing crisis at the moment and found that 81% of all respondents and 85% of Aucklanders thought there was a crisis, while 79% of home owners thought there was housing crisis. Fourteen per cent of those polled thought there was no crisis and 5% were unsure.

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Spinoff/SSI poll on Auckland

August 23, 2016

Auckland Mayoral preferences:

  • Phil Goff 31%
  • Vic Crone 8%
  • John Palino 4%
  • Penny Bright 2.4%
  • Mark Thomas 1.7%
  • David Hay 1.4%
  • Undecided 44%

Auckland Unitary Plan agreement:

  • Yes great idea 19%
  • Yes with some reservations 56%
  • No 12%
  • Unsure 13%

Party Vote (in Auckland)

  • National 42.6%
  • Labour 32.7%
  • Greens 11%
  • NZ First 10.4%
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Cannabis poll August 2016

August 15, 2016

The Herald reports on a poll done by Curia for the NZ Drug Foundation.

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Newshub Reid Research poll August 2016

August 9, 2016

Polling Company: Reid Research

Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: Yes

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 1,000

Undecideds: Unknown

Dates: 22 July to 3 August 2016

Client: Newshub

Report: Newshub

Party Support

  • National 45.1% (-1.9%)
  • Labour 32.7% (+1.4%)
  • Green 11.5% (+0.4%)
  • NZ First 8.1% (+0.3%)
  • Maori 1.3% (+0.3%)
  • United Future 0.1% (+0.1%)
  • ACT 0.2% (-0.2%)
  • Mana 0.4% (+0.3%)
  • Conservative 0.5% (-0.1%)

Projected Seats

  • National 55
  • Labour 39
  • Green 14
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 2
  • United Future 1
  • NZ First 10
  • Total 122

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 55 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 57/122 – five fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 39 + Greens 14 = 53/122 – nine fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • C – NZ First 10 + Maori 2 = 12/122

On this poll NZ First would hold the balance of power.

Preferred PM

  • John Key 36.7% (nc)
  • Andrew Little 10.5% (+1.6%)
  • Winston Peters 10.9% (-1.2%)

Housing

  • 22% (+2%) think Government is doing enough to control the housing market
  • 75% (-1%)  do not
  • 56% support Labour’s Kiwibuild (100,000 new houses in 10 years) policy
  • 41% do not

Immigration

  • 60% think the Government should let fewer immigrants in
  • 37% do not
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Roy Morgan poll July 2016

July 21, 2016

Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research

Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: No

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 864 of whom 799 have a party preference

Undecideds: 7.5%

Dates: early July to 17 June 2016

Client: Self Published

Report: Roy Morgan

Party Support

  • National 53.0% (+10.0%)
  • Labour 25.5% (-2.5%)
  • Green 11.5% (-3.0%)
  • NZ First 7.0% (-2.0%)
  • Maori 0.5% (-1.5%)
  • United Future 0.0% (nc)
  • ACT 1.0% (+0.5%)
  • Mana/Internet 0.5% (-0.5%)
  • Conservative 0.5% (-0.5%)

Projected Seats

  • National 64
  • Labour 31
  • Green 14
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 1
  • United Future 1
  • NZ First 9
  • Total 121

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 64 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 66/121 – five more than the minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 31 + Greens 14 = 45/121 – 16 fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • C – NZ First 9 + Maori 1 = 10/121

On this poll National could govern alone.

Country Direction

  • Right 57.5% (+3.0%)
  • Wrong 30.5% (-3.5%)
  • Can’t Say 12.0% (+0.5%)
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Roy Morgan poll June 2016

June 20, 2016

Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research

Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: No

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 868 of whom 820 have a party preference

Undecideds: 5.5%

Dates: early June to 12 June 2016

Client: Self Published

Report: Roy Morgan

Party Support

  • National 43.0% (-2.5%)
  • Labour 28.0% (-1.5%)
  • Green 14.5% (+2.5%)
  • NZ First 9.0% (-0.5%)
  • Maori 2.0% (+1.0%)
  • United Future 0.0% (nc)
  • ACT 0.5% (-0.5%)
  • Mana/Internet 1.0% (+1.0%)
  • Conservative 1.0% (+0.5%)

Projected Seats

  • National 53
  • Labour 35
  • Green 18
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 2
  • United Future 1
  • NZ First 11
  • Total 121

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 53 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 55/121 – six fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 35 + Greens 18 = 53/121 – eight fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • C – NZ First 11 + Maori 2 = 13/121

On this poll NZ First would hold the balance of power.

Country Direction

  • Right 54.5% (-4.5%)
  • Wrong 34.0% (+5.0%)
  • Can’t Say 11.5% (-0.5%)
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Public Poll Average

  Vote Seats
National 35.2% 44
Labour 29.7% 37
Act 9.6% 12
Green 10.8% 14
NZ First 7.4% 9
Maori 3.1% 6
CR 51.2% 65
CL 44.1% 57
Total 97.9% 122
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