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71% say keep public transport discounts

16 Nov 23 – A new poll finds that 71% of New Zealanders want to keep the current public transport discounts. 50% strongly agree the discounts should be kept. ...
Top 10 issues Kiwis most want new PM to focus on

21 Jan 23 – New Zealanders are clear on the issues they most want the country’s new Prime Minister to focus on. A nationwide Horizon Research survey reveals the top 10 issues they most want addressed are: Cost of living 72% Health 61%...
Health the top factor driving New Zealanders’ party vote choices

6 Oct 20 – Health is the issue most driving New Zealanders’ choice of party vote in this election. New polling by Horizon Research finds five issues rank above all others in overall importance. Health, a factor for 54%, equivalent...
The Swedish way on COVID-19? No thanks

28 Aug 20 – New Zealanders overwhelmingly want to stay with the current policy to try eliminating community transmission of COVID-19. They do not want less restrictive policies. A new nationwide Horizon Research finds: 76...
Ardern seen as best to manage pandemic, economic recovery

27 Aug 20 – Jacinda Ardern continues to be seen as the best leader to manage the COVID-19 pandemic response. 64% rate her as the best leader on the response, compared with 18% for Judith Collins. The next...
Large majorities think Ardern best to manage pandemic, economy

20 Jun 20 – Jacinda Ardern is seen by large majorities of New Zealanders as the best parliamentary party leader to manage both the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recovery from it. She is favoured by 66% of adult New...
New Zealanders’ main priority: getting back to work

14 May 20 – New Zealanders overwhelmingly want economic stimulus measures which get people back to work. A Horizon Research survey of policies to stimulate the economy finds 79% support “getting people back to work”. ...
Kiwis: lump sum cash will work, will spend it on basics

12 May 20 – Half of New Zealand's adults support a lump sum cash payment being paid to everyone and 67% think will be an effective way of stimulating the economy. A Horizon Research survey finds 23% think it will not be effective. The results mean an estimated...
Who supports and trusts the COVID-19 policy

20 Apr 20 – Confidence lockdown will work: 72% of New Zealand adults are confident that COVID-19 can be contained, and widespread community transmission prevented. They were asked in an April 7-12, 2020, HorizonPoll to rate their confidence on a 0 to...
Most important issues for Kiwis: Health and affordable housing

13 Feb 20 – Health and affordable housing are the two main issues New Zealanders think are most important when it comes to deciding how they will cast their Party Vote in the September 19 general election. Of 27 issues, the 5 top-ranked in a nationwide Horizon Research survey in...
Labour best to manage most issues, but not the economy overall

19 Sep 17 – Definite voters think Labour is best to manage 10 of 17 major issues. A Horizon poll finds Labour is seen as better to manage health, housing, immigration,...
Recreational sea fishing - $1 billion industry

20 Apr 16 – The value of recreational fishing has been established at nearly $1 billion a year. ...
Large numbers concerned by and will act on climate change

15 May 15 – A strong majority of New Zealanders are concerned about climate change and taking actions that reduce household emissions, according to a recent survey. Researchers at Motu...
Would New Zealanders give you a licence to operate?

16 Dec 14 – By Graeme Colman.- Sometimes a story about how we treat employees crashes through the media clutter – and reminds us how important it is to behave sustainably. That how we treat people...
Kiwis say dairying has gone too far

10 Mar 14 – A new independent survey shows New Zealanders believe the economy is either too heavily dependent on dairy farming (37%) or the growth of intensive dairying has gone too far (31%). Only 19% believe the country should continue to grow dairy farming, with more cows per...
Irrigation supported - only if environment protected

10 Mar 14 – A new independent survey shows an overwhelming majority of Kiwis don’t want large-scale irrigation schemes and intensive agriculture expansion if there is failure to protect downstream waterways so that they remain safe for swimming, fishing and food gathering. The...
Ethical choice making ground with shoppers

6 Jun 13 – Ethical worries are staging a comeback in the battle of conscience versus price, after suffering some serious post-recession fatigue. Each year the Sustainable Business Council/Fairfax Business and Consumer Behaviour Survey, conducted by Horizon Research, asks shoppers...
Insurers can sell a million new policies in next year

20 Mar 13 – A new survey shows just New Zealand adults intend buying more than a million new insurance policies during the next 12 months. Existing customers also intend to increase their existing insurance cover on 695,000 of their policies, but only cancel 94,000 policies. ...
Strong support for universal KiwiSaver

14 Jan 13 – New Zealanders today regret the decision to abolish compulsory superannuation in 1976, and a solid majority of New Zealanders now favour the reintroduction of a universal KiwiSaver scheme. Almost three out of four New Zealanders agree now that it was a mistake to scrap the...
Average Kiwis economic expectations for 2013

1 Jan 13 – A HorizonPoll survey of what Kiwis think will happen with the economy in 2013 finds people positive about agriculture, exporting and research and development. But they expect a decline in manufacturing, employment and household incomes. Adults nationwide were asked...
Employment forecast to rise for 2013

20 Dec 12 – There will be a nett rise in jobs created during the next year, according to a new HorizonPoll survey. 23.8% of adults in work think the organisations employing them will increase staff in the next 12 months, 16.6% will decrease staff and 43.9% will keep number the same...
Survey shows Maori unhappy with economy, iwi - point to policy priorities

10 Sep 12 – Horizon Research has released its Maori Viewpoint 2012 report, tracking the views of Maori nationwide on issues ranging from their personal household financial position to their iwis' performance. Maori are sending clear signals to their iwi and other policy makers on what...
Fewer trust business, 50% uncomfortable about buying NZX shares

29 Mar 12 – 70 per cent of New Zealanders are now “less trusting” or “totally distrusting” of the honesty and integrity of businesses in New Zealand after recent finance company failures. Overwhelmingly New Zealanders are looking for honesty, integrity and high...
Kiwis back action to secure $1 trillion in new trade

23 Nov 11 – Pure Advantage, the organisation championing a move to a green growth economy, says the latest polling by independent research company Horizon shows there is widespread public support for New Zealand to secure its share of the $6 trillion global opportunity that green growth promises by 2050....
Business decision makers approve Government's performance

14 Oct 11 – Business leaders are more likely to postively rate the government than general voters. A Horizon Research poll, a conducted between September 12-30, shows the National-led government’s overall performance met the expectations of 51.8% of the country’s business...
Maori post election government preferences

10 Jul 11 – Maori most want the Mana and Maori parties, if they have seats in Parliament after the election, not to enter a National cabinet. They prefer them to join a Labour cabinet, or support a government on an issue by issue basis, according to a specialist Horizon Research Maori...
Budget forecasts unrealistic, households feel worse off

22 May 11 – The economic growth forecasts which underpin this week’s Budget are seen as unrealistic by 49% of New Zealanders. The first nationwide post-Budget HorizonPoll of 1,154 people, conducted between 11.5am Friday May 20 and 6.30am Saturday May 21 (maximum...
Kiwis enter Budget week feeling country on wrong track

16 May 11 – A new poll shows New Zealanders head into Budget week thinking the country is generally off on the wrong track – but with individuals rating National as being much better than Labour to advance their own economic interests. A Horizon Research survey of 1,864 people...
More believe economy will decline this year

27 Mar 11 – A majority of business people think the economy will decline this year, according to a new HorizonPoll. More than 50% of business proprietors, managers and executives think the economy will decline this year. By party vote, those who most expect an...
BNZ: no economic quick fixes

27 Mar 11 – BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander says the results of an HorizonPoll economic outlook survey are not at all surprising. The March 21-25 survey of more than 2000...
New Zealanders not confident Government has adequate economic plans

13 Mar 11 – The Government suffers a series of poor economic management and policy confidence results in a new HorizonPoll nationwide survey. New Zealanders, by large majorities, are not confident the Government has adequate plans to reduce unemployment, achieve economic growth,...
Business poll indicates no double dip recession

16 Jan 11 – Business decision-makers believe New Zealand is not headed for a double-dip recession, a poll commissioned by the Sunday Star-Times shows. Almost half (49.6%) of those with key decision-making roles in business say they do not believe the country will go back into...
How political leaders make New Zealanders feel

9 Jan 11 – The Sunday Star Times-HorizonPoll for the first time publishes how some of the main political leaders make New Zealanders feel. The Sunday Star Times ...
What do Kiwis expect in 2011?

7 Jan 11 – HorizonPoll has launched its first survey for 2011 - covering what people expect to happen to them and the country this year. The Mood of The Nation survey seeks views and feelings on...
Majority back Hobbit movie deal, but don’t want a repeat

23 Nov 10 – A majority of New Zealanders support the deal the Government did with Warner Bros to keep Hobbit film production in New Zealand. However, a majority don’t want a similar deal done again. A new nationwide HorizonPoll finds...
Country split on Government handling of economy

19 Sep 10 – The country is evenly split over the Government’s handling of the economy: 29% disapprove, 28% approve. An HorizonPoll survey of 3,655 New Zealanders shows 35% neither approve nor disapprove, while 8% don’t know. Weighted to represent the...
Whopping 92% say Kiwis need to save more

25 Aug 10 – Kiwis know they need to save more. In a current HorizonPoll on compulsory savings policy options, a whopping 92% so far are saying that generally there is a need for New Zealanders to save more . Only 4% disagre...
Government announces savings working group

24 Aug 10 – An independent Savings Working Group announced today by the Government has a wide brief to consider how New Zealand can improve its national savings, Finance Minister Bill English says. "Improving the level of national savings is the next step in the Government's programme...