The Herald reports:
A majority of voters support changing the law to allow gay couples to adopt children, according to the latest Herald-DigiPoll survey. …
More than half – 54.3 per cent – of the poll respondents said the law should be changed to allow gay couples to adopt children, 38 per cent disagreed, and 7.7 per cent did not know or refused to answer.
Polling Company: Research International
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: 1,000
Dates: 27 to 31 October 2011
Client: Fairfax
Report: Stuff
Party Support
Projected Seats
This is based on Maori Party winning three electorate seats, ACT, United Future and Mana one seat each and Labour winning Wigram and Te Tai Tonga.
Coalition Options
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Preferred PM
The Herald on Sunday reports:
Phil Goff might be the Labour Party’s chosen one – but it doesn’t look like anyone else wants him. After hundreds of polls asking who voters prefer as prime minister, the Herald on Sunday this week asked who they least wanted.
According to the Key Research poll of 1182 voters, the clear “winner” was Goff at 25.6 per cent. …
The Act leader polled second on 14.5 per cent and Mana Party leader Harawira was third on 13.2 per cent.
John Key, who polled fourth “worst” on 7.8 per cent, also refused to comment.
According to a 1200-voter Key Research phone poll commissioned by the Herald on Sunday, regular voters are firmly behind MMP – three voters want to keep it for every two who want it dumped.
The Herald on Sunday poll finds 45 per cent of voters want to keep MMP and 28 per cent want it dropped. Only 1.2 per cent support SM, making it the least popular of the five systems that voters can choose from.
A Manawatu Standard/Versus Research poll of 400 voters showed 53 per cent of voters wanted to keep MMP, 25 per cent preferred First Past the Post, while 21 per cent did not know.
Polling Company: Reid Research
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: assumed 1,000 respondents (3.2% maximum margin of error)
Dates: assumed 20 October to 27 October 2011
Client: 3 News
Report: 3 News
Party Support
Projected Seats
This is based on Maori Party winning three electorate seats, Mana, ACT and United Future one each and Labour winning Wigram and Te Tai Tonga.
Coalition Options
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Preferred PM
Leadership Approval
Govt handling of Rena
Importance of Issues
Polling Company: Roy Morgan Research
Poll Method: Random Phone
Poll Size: 933, of whom 872 have a party preference
Undecideds: 6.5%
Dates: 10 October to 23 October 2011
Client: Self Published
Report: Roy Morgan Website
Party Support
Projected Seats
This is based on Maori Party winning three electorate seats, ACT, Mana and United Future one each, and Labour winning Wigram and Te Tai Tonga.
Coalition Options
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Country Direction
Digipoll did a poll of 400 respondents in the Te Tai Tokerau electorate.
Party Vote
Electorate Vote
Preferred PM
Government Direction
Most favoured Maori MP
Most Important Issue
Well being
Polling Company: DigiPoll
Poll Method: Random Phone
Undecideds: 10.6%
Poll Size: 750 respondents, of whom 671 had a party vote preference
Dates: 20 to 27 October 2011
Client: NZ Herald
Report: NZ Herald
Party Support
Projected Seats
This is based on Maori Party winning three electorate seats and ACT, United Future and Mana one each with Labour winning Te Tai Tonga.
Coalition Options
The Maori Party is not shown as part of the centre-right or centre-left.
Preferred PM
Direction
MMP
Rugby World Cup
UMR polled 750 NZers on their views of other countries.
The net positive ratings for each country were:
Australia