PUBLIC OPINION POLLS – NEW ZEALAND

Support for Labour/Greens coalition overtakes National for first time since New Zealand Election

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 17-Jul-15

A New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll on voting intention, which was carried out in July 2015, shows that support for the ruling National Party has fallen by 6.5 per cent to 43 per cent since May. Support for the Labour Party has risen by six per cent to 32 per cent, and is now at its highest level since March 2014. Likewise, support for a potential Labour/Greens alliance has risen by six per cent to 45 per cent, which is its highest level since May 2014. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan notes that the Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating has fallen by 17.5 points to 118 in July, while New Zealand’s GDP growth slowed to just 0.2 per cent in the March quarter, which is its slowest rate of growth for two years.

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NATIONAL PARTY OF NEW ZEALAND, LABOUR PARTY (NEW ZEALAND), GREEN PARTY OF AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND, CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF NEW ZEALAND, THE MAORI PARTY, UNITED FUTURE PARTY (NEW ZEALAND), NEW ZEALAND FIRST PARTY, ACT NEW ZEALAND, INTERNET PARTY, MANA PARTY

National Government support down to 49.5% as New Zealand growth slows to 0.2% in March Quarter – slowest in two years

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 24-Jun-15

A New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll on voting intention, which was carried out in June 2015, shows that support for the ruling National Party has fallen by 4.5 per cent to 49.5 per cent since May. Support for the Labour Party has risen by 0.5 per cent to 26 per cent, and support for a potential Labour/Greens alliance has increased by three per cent to 39 per cent. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says the National Party lost support in June following New Zealand’s slowest GDP growth (0.2%) in two years during the March quarter. He notes that the ANZ-Roy Morgan New Zealand Consumer Confidence Rating has fallen for the last two months, to 119.9 in June. However, New Zealand Government Confidence was at 135.5 in June, with 62.5 per cent of New Zealand electors saying the nation is "heading in the right direction".

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NATIONAL PARTY OF NEW ZEALAND, LABOUR PARTY (NEW ZEALAND), GREEN PARTY OF AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND, CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF NEW ZEALAND, THE MAORI PARTY, UNITED FUTURE PARTY (NEW ZEALAND), NEW ZEALAND FIRST PARTY, ACT NEW ZEALAND, INTERNET PARTY, MANA PARTY

Kiwis view Economic issues (40%) as the biggest problems facing NZ; Housing shortage/Housing affordability up 4% to 10% in March

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 2-Apr-15

A Roy Morgan telephone survey has found that 40 per cent of New Zealanders aged 14+ regard economic issues as the most important problem facing the nation. This is followed by government/public policy and human rights issues (26 per cent) and social issues (15 per cent). The survey, which was carried in March 2015, also shows that 41 per cent of New Zealanders rate war and terrorism as the biggest problem facing the world, followed by economic issues (25 per cent)

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NEW ZEALAND. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE