Curia poll on tax bracket indexation
April 25, 2024
A Curia poll for the Taxpayers’ Union on tax bracket indexation is here.
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Curia poll on tax cuts
April 23, 2024
A poll by Curia for the Taxpayers’ Union on whether tax cuts should proceed is here.
Ipsos NZ Issues Monitor Feb 2024
March 26, 2024
The February 2024 Ipsos Issues Monitor is here.
Holocaust Awareness Poll
August 7, 2019
Curia did a poll for the Auckland Holocaust Memorial Trust on Holocaust Awareness in New Zealand. The full results are below.
Holocaust Awareness Poll Results July 2019
Key findings were:
- Only 43% of New Zealanders said they know a reasonable amount or a lot about the Holocaust
- 4% of New Zealanders think the Holocaust is a myth or has been exaggerated
- 30% of New Zealanders are unsure if the Holocaust is a myth or has been exaggerated.
- Only 43% of New Zealanders knew that the number of European Jews killed in the Holocaust was around six million
More info can be found at the website of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand.
Superannuation poll
May 15, 2018
Research Now did a poll on Superannuation. Some findings:
- 54% (-6% from 2014) think Super should be universal and 33% (nc) targeted
- 33% support increasing the age of super, 52% oppose
- 11% support lowering the level of super, 76% oppose
- 34% support inflation indexing super only, 43% oppose
- 44% support means testing, 40% oppose
- 40% support increasing taxes to fund super, 40% oppose
- 34% support replacing super with Kiwisaver, 39% oppose
One News Colmar Brunton poll April 2018
May 15, 2018
Polling Company: Colmar Brunton
Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: Yes
Poll Method: Random Phone – 50/50 landline and mobile
Poll Size: 1,007 voters of whom 861 have a party vote preference
Undecideds: 12%
Dates: 7 to 11 April 2018
Client: One News
Report: Colmar Brunton
Party Support
- National 44.0% (+1%)
- Labour 43.0% (-5%)
- Green 6.0% (+1%)
- NZ First 5.0% (+2.4%)
- Maori 1.2% (+0.5%)
- ACT 0.3% (-0.2%)
- Opportunities 0.4% (-0.2%)
Projected Seats
- National 54
- Labour 52
- Green 8
- ACT 1
- NZ First 6
- Total 121
Coalition Options
- CR – National 54 + ACT 1 = 55/121 – six fewer the minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 52 + Greens 8 = 60/121 – one fewer than the minimum needed to govern
- C – NZ First 6= 6/121
On this poll NZ First would hold the balance of power
Preferred PM
- Simon Bridges 10.0% (+9%)
- Jacinda Ardern 37% (-4%)
- Winston Peters 5% (+1%)
Economic Outlook
- Better 37% (nc)
- Same 29% (-1%)
- Worse 34 (+1%)
PM’s management of recent events
- Good 35%
- Okay 50%
- Bad 11%
Impact of parenthood on PM’s performance
- Better 15%
- Worse 18%
- No difference 59%
Value in NZ remaining in the Commonwealth
- Yes 80%
- No 12%
Top priorities for Budget spending
- Health 22%
- Education 13%
- Housing 10%
- Public health 8%
- Roads 7%
- Poverty 6%
- Mental Health 4%
Abortion poll
February 8, 2018
A Curia poll for Family First found:
- 52% generally support abortion and 29% oppose
- 65% think society should work to reduce the level of abortions and 17% disagree
- 86% support registration for abortion providers and premises, 8% opposed
- 36% were unsure on what time limit should apply for abortions. 50% support 15 weeks or less.
- 90% oppose abortions based on the sex of the child
- 49% support women being able to have an abortion because they don’t want to be a mother with 38% opposed
- 76% support doctors being required to ascertain a women is not under pressure from a third party to have an abortion, with 8% opposed
Israel’s Capital
February 8, 2018
Roy Morgan found:
- 25% support Trump’s decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel
- 75% opposed
Newshub Reid Research poll January 2018
February 2, 2018
Polling Company: Reid Research
Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: Yes
Poll Method: Random Phone 750 and Internet Panel 250
Poll Size: 1,000
Undecideds: Unknown
Dates: 18 to 28 January 2018
Client: Newshub
Report: Newshub
Party Support
- National 44.5% (-1.3%)
- Labour 42.3% (+5.0%)
- Green 6.0% (-1.1%)
- NZ First 3.8% (-3.3%)
- Maori 0.8% (+0.4%)
- ACT 0.2% (-0.4%)
- Opportunities 1.4% (+0.5%)
Projected Seats
- National 57
- Labour 55
- Green 8
- ACT 1
- NZ First 0
- Total 121
This is based on no change in electorate seats.
Coalition Options
- CR – National 57 + ACT 1 = 58/121 – three fewer than the minimum needed to govern
- CL – Labour 55 + Greens 8 = 63/121 – two more than the minimum needed to govern
- C – NZ First 0 = 0/121
On this poll there would be a Labour/Green Government
Preferred PM
- Bill English 26.0% (-8.7%)
- Jacinda Ardern 38.0% (+8.3%)
Leader Ratings
- Bill English – 53.3% well and 24.2% poor = +28.9%
- Jacinda Ardern – 70.9% well and 9.3% poor = +61.6%
PM’s pregnancy
- positively affect her performance 34%
- negatively 20%
- No impact 39%
Prostitution poll
January 12, 2018
A Curia poll for Family First found:
- 76% support Councils being able to ban street prostitution with 19% opposed
- 25% support brothels being able to operate in residential areas and 61% opposed