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Polling Company: Colmar Brunton

Subsciber to NZ Political Polling Code: Yes

Poll Method: Random Phone

Poll Size: 1,004 of whom 855 had a party preference

Undecideds: 11%

Dates: 13 to 17 February 2016

Client: One News

Report: Colmar Brunton

Party Support

  • National 47.0% (nc)
  • Labour 32.0% (+1%)
  • Green 8.0% (-4.0%)
  • NZ First 10.0% (+1%)
  • Maori 1.0% (+0.2%)
  • United Future 0.0% (nc)
  • ACT 0.3% (+0.1%)
  • Mana 0.3% (+0.3%)
  • Conservative 0.6% (+0.2%)

Projected Seats

  • National 58
  • Labour 39
  • Green 10
  • ACT 1
  • Maori 1
  • United Future 1
  • NZ First 12
  • Total 122

This is based on no change in electorate seats.

Coalition Options

  • CR – National 58 + ACT 1 + United Future 1 = 60/122 – two fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • CL – Labour 39 + Greens 10 = 49/122 – 13 fewer than the minimum needed to govern
  • C – NZ First 12 + Maori 1 = 13/122

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

Preferred PM

  • John Key 40.0% (nc)
  • Andrew Little 9.0% (+1%)
  • Winston Peters 9.0% (+1%)
  • Jacinda Ardern 2.0% (-1%)

NZ Flag

  • Current Flag 63%
  • Alternative Flag 26%

Police Pursuits

  • Police should be able to pursue any vehicle that fails to stop 68%
  • NZ law should be changed 26%

TPP

  • May impact our sovereignty and I’m concerned 44%
  • May impact our sovereignty and not a big concern 22%
  • Not much impact of sovereignty 24%

Armed Police

July 24, 2008

A Research New Zealand Poll on whether the Police should be armed, has been reported in the NZ Herald.

The poll of 500 people has found that 54% of respondents approve of the Police routinely carrying firearms – up from 33% in 2003.

They also found 44% of respondents are more worried about their personal safety than a year ago.

The poll was taken from 25 June to 9 July 2008.

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