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Herald DigiPoll December 2015

December 15, 2015

Polling Company: DigiPoll

Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: Yes

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 750

Undecideds: Unknown

Dates: 04 to 14 December 2015

Client: NZ Herald

Report: NZ Herald

Party Support

  • National 51.3% (+0.5%)
  • Labour 31.1% (+0.1%)
  • Green 8.2% (-1.0%)
  • NZ First 5.7% (-1.2%)
  • Maori 2.1% (+1.9%)
  • United Future 0.3% (+0.3%)
  • ACT 0.8% (+0.6%)
  • Mana 0.0% (-0.2%)
  • Conservative 0.0% (-0.6%)

Projected Seats

  • National 62
  • Labour 37
  • Green 10
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 2
  • United Future 1
  • NZ First 7
  • Total 121

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 62 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 64/121 – three more than the minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 37 + Greens 10 = 47/121 – 14 fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • C – NZ First 7 + Maori 2 = 9/121

On this poll National could govern alone.

Preferred PM

  • John Key 65.2% (+1.5%)
  • Andrew Little 16.2% (+2.9%)
  • Winston Peters 7.9% (-3.7%)
  • Jacinda Ardern 2.8% (-1.1%)

TPP

  • 27% support (+5%)
  • 26% oppose (-6%)
  • 46% no view (nc)

Iraq

  • Support deployment 63% (+4%)
  • Oppose deployment 30% (-4%)

Obesity

  • 53% say school tuck shops should ban unhealthy food
  • 44% disagree

US Ship Visits

  • 50% say a US visit would be positive
  • 29% don’t want a visit
  • 16% say a visit would be a triumph for NZ nuclear free policy
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Q+A Colmar Brunton poll Nov 2015

December 14, 2015

A Colmar Brunton poll for Q+A found:

Most concerning issues in order:

  1. Wages
  2. Housing affordability
  3. Unemployment
  4. Foreign property ownership
  5. Immigration
  6. Climate change

Poverty

  • Government should be doing more about poverty 66%
  • Government is doing about right amount 27%
  • Government should be doing less 1%

Social Housing

  • Government should be doing more for social housing 55%
  • Government is doing about right amount 36%
  • Government should be doing less 3%

Republic

  • NZ should become a republic 19%
  • Stay with monarchy 73%

Australian deportations

  • NZ should deport non citizens who serve more than a year in prison 74%
  • Disagree 18%
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UMR Flag Poll October 2015

October 19, 2015

UMR polled 1,000 people online:

1st  preferences:

  • Red white and blue fern 36%
  • Black white and blue fern 33%
  • Red Peak 18%
  • Black and white fern 7%
  • Koru 6%

2nd round:

  • Red white and blue fern 37%
  • Black white and blue fern 34%
  • Red Peak 21%
  • Black and white fern 8%

3rd round:

  • Red white and blue fern 39%
  • Black white and blue fern 38%
  • Red Peak 23%

4th round:

  • Red white and blue fern 51.8%
  • Black white and blue fern 48.2%

Head to head matches vs current NZ Flag:

  • Red white and blue fern 36%
  • Black white and blue fern 35%
  • Red Peak 19%
  • Black and white fern 18%
  • Koru 13%
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NZ Flag September 2015

October 16, 2015

ResearchNZ found:

  • 28% want a new flag
  • 61% do not
  • 43% support adding Red Peak to the referendum, 45% do not
  • The most popular alternative designs are Black, white and blue silver fern 31%, red white and blue silver fern 23%, Red Peak 22%, Koru 5%, black and white fern 1%
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Syrian refugees

October 16, 2015

Research NZ found:

  • 61% agree with Government decision to allow 750 Syrian refugees in, including 600 on top of quota
  • 28% disagree
  • 28% think the extra number of 600 is about right, 36% say it should be more and 23% less
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Gender Equality poll

October 2, 2015

 

Research NZ surveyed 500 New Zealanders on gender equality. Their findings:

  • In health system 14% say women treated more favourably, 9% men and 72% equal
  • In education system 18% say women treated more favourably, 10% men and 68% equal
  • In justice system 19% say women treated more favourably, 10% men and 59% equal
  • In social settings 10% say women treated more favourably, 26% men and 57% equal
  • In government 11% say women treated more favourably, 25% men and 54% equal
  • In workplaces 4% say women treated more favourably, 45% men and 46% equal
  • In business 2% say women treated more favourably, 62% men and 32% equal

Overall 9% of NZers saying they have been personally disadvantaged because of their gender.

55% say NZ has better gender equality than other Western countries, 9% say worse and 29% the same.

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One News Colmar Brunton poll September 2015

September 13, 2015

Polling Company: Colmar Brunton

Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: Yes

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 1,002 of whom 849 have a party preference

Undecideds: 11%

Dates: 29 August to 02 September 2015

Client: One News

Report: Colmar Brunton

Party Support

  • National 47.0% (nc)
  • Labour 32.0% (nc)
  • Green 12.0% (-1.0%)
  • NZ First 7.0% (nc)
  • Maori 1.2% (+0.8%)
  • United Future 0.0% (nc)
  • ACT 0.1% (-0.3%)
  • Mana 0.2% (-0.3%)
  • Conservative 0.1% (+0.1%)

Projected Seats

  • National 57
  • Labour 39
  • Green 14
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 1
  • United Future 1
  • NZ First 9
  • Total 122

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 57 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 59/122 – three 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 9 + Maori 1 = 10/122

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

Preferred PM

  • John Key 40.0% (nc)
  • Andrew Little 10.0% (+2.0%)
  • Winston Peters 6.0% (-1.0%)
  • Jacinda Ardern 3.0% (+1.0%)

Economic Outlook

  • Better 33% (-3%)
  • Worse 45% (+4%)
  • Same 22% (-2%)

NZ Flag

  • Change flag 28% (+2%)
  • Keep flag 66% (+2%)
  • Unsure 6% (-3%)

Foreign Investment in Sensitive Land

  • Continue current approval process 37%
  • Ban all foreign investment in sensitive land 54%

Private Prisons

  • Should should be privately run 21%
  • All should be run by Corrections 69%

TPP

  • Should sign 24%
  • Not sign 44%
  • Don’t know 32%
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UMR flag poll

September 2, 2015

UMR polled 1,000 people in August 2015 on flag options. Findings.

Preferred Alternative Design

  • Silver Fern and Southern Cross on red and blue 25%
  • Silver Fern and Southern Cross on black and blue 19%
  • Silver Fern and Southern Cross on black 8%
  • Silver Fern and Southern Cross on red and black 6%

First Preference vs current flag

  • 52% change to preferred
  • 48% retain

Care about design of flag

  • 42% a lot
  • 35% a fair amount
  • 17% not that much
  • 5% not at all

 

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NZ Herald DigiPoll August 2015

August 26, 2015

Polling Company: DigiPoll

Subscriber to NZ Political Polling Code: Yes

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 750 of whom 660 have a party preference

Undecideds: 12%

Dates: 14 August to 24 August 2015

Client: NZ Herald

Report: NZ Herald

Party Support

  • National 50.8% (-0.2%)
  • Labour 31.0% (+2.3%)
  • Green 9.2% (-1.6%)
  • NZ First 6.9% (+0.8%)
  • Maori 0.2% (-0.6%)
  • United Future 0.0% (nc)
  • ACT 0.2% (-0.6%)
  • Mana/Internet 0.2% (+0.2%)
  • Conservative 0.6% (-0.5%)

Projected Seats

  • National 62
  • Labour 38
  • Green 11
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 1
  • United Future 1
  • NZ First 8
  • Total 122

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 62 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 64/122 – two more than the minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 38 + Greens 11 = 49/122 – 13 fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • C – NZ First 8 + Maori 1 = 9/122

On this poll National would be able to govern alone.

Preferred PM

  • John Key 63.7% (-0.9%)
  • Andrew Little 13.3% (-0.6%)
  • Winston Peters 11.6% (-0.4%)
  • Jacinda Ardern 3.9% (+3.4%)

Country Direction

  • Right 50.9% (-4.4%)
  • Wrong 40.9% (+4.9%)

Next National Leader

  • Bill English 30.3%
  • Steven Joyce 14.2%
  • Paula Bennett 11.4%
  • Simon Bridges 7.2%

Next Labour Leader

  • Annette King 21.8%
  • Jacinda Ardern 20.1%
  • Grant Robertson 18.0%
  • Phil Twyford 4.0%

Private Prisons

  • 57% say prisons should always be run by the state
  • 38% say there is a place for well-run private companies operating prisons.

Foreign House Buyers

  • 32% support a ban on foreigners buying houses
  • 20% oppose a ban
  • 42% would support a ban if there is evidence foreign buyers are pushing prices up

NZ Flag

  • 53% against change in principle
  • 23% support change in principle
  • 24% depends on alternative designs

TPP

  • 30% oppose TPP
  • 20% support TPP
  • 45% not know enough to have a view

Iraq

  • 59% support the deployment of troops to do training (+2%)
  • 34% oppose
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One News Colmar Brunton poll July 2015

July 19, 2015

Polling Company: Colmar Brunton

Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: Yes

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 1,000 of whom 856 have a party preference

Undecideds: 12%

Dates: 11 to 15 July 2015

Client: One News

Report: Colmar Brunton

Party Support

  • National 47.0% (-1.0%)
  • Labour 32.0% (+1.0%)
  • Green 13.0% (+3.0%)
  • NZ First 7.0% (nc)
  • Maori 0.4% (-1.1%)
  • United Future 0.0% (nc)
  • ACT 0.4% (+0.3%)
  • Mana 0.5% (+0.5%)
  • Conservative 0.0% (-2.3%)

Projected Seats

  • National 57
  • Labour 39
  • Green 16
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 1
  • United Future 1
  • NZ First 8
  • Total 123

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 57 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 59/123 – three fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 39 + Greens 16 = 55/123 – seven fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • C – NZ First 8 + Maori 1 = 9/123

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

Preferred PM

  • John Key 40.0% (-4.0%)
  • Andrew Little 8.0% (-1.0%)
  • Winston Peters 7.0% (-2.0%)

Economic Outlook

  • Better 36% (-9%)
  • Worse 41% (+10%)
  • Same 24% (nc)

Genetic Modification

  • 44% support law change to allow NZ businesses to use some form of GM organisms
  • 49% oppose

Refugees

  • 53% support increasing quote from 750 to 1,000
  • 44% opposed

Organ donation compensation

  • 67% say organ donors should get compensation similar to ACC
  • 22% say organ donors should get the sickness benefit

Euthanasia

  • 75% support a terminally ill person being able to have a medical practitioner assist them to end their lives
  • 21% opposed
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Public Poll Average

  Vote Seats
National 33.8% 42
Labour 31.2% 39
Green 9.8% 12
Act 9.3% 12
NZ First 7.0% 9
TPM 4.4% 6
CR 50.1% 63
CL 45.3% 57
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