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Support down, concerns rise over impact of fast-track bill

13 Sep 24 – More people have heard of the Government's Fast-track Approvals Bill, and more now think of it as a bad idea. A Horizon Research August 2024 survey, commissioned by Greenpeace, finds 55% (2,141,000 adults) had ...
70%: decide on an equal footing how Te Tiriti is honoured

22 Nov 23 – 70% of New Zealanders believe it is important for Māori and non-Māori to decide together on an equal footing how te Tiriti o Waitangi is honoured. This is one of the crucial findings for Aotearoa of a Horizon Research survey conducted for...
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. ...
The ethnic and political divide opening over co-governance

29 Sep 23 – A new study shows the extent to which New Zealanders’ party voting choices are divided on co-governance, Treaty of Waitangi, and racial harmony. While accusations of playing the race card have emerged in election debates, the Horizon Research study finds that...
80% say imports should respect NZ animal welfare standards

20 Jul 23 – 83% of Kiwis agree that imported products from outside New Zealand should respect the same animal welfare standards as those applied in New Zealand, according to a new poll released by non-profit organisation Animal Policy International. Results were...
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%...
Alarming fall in trust in news

12 Apr 22 – A new survey finds New Zealanders' trust in news has fallen, with steep declines for Māori TV, TVNZ and RNZ. The AUT research centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD) commissioned Horizon Research to conduct the survey. A report on its...
Māori support for Labour falls, Ardern preferred PM

15 Mar 22 – An exclusive HorizonPoll of Māori for The Hui television programme finds party vote support for Labour has gone soft, Jacinda Ardern is preferred Prime Minister and the cost of living is the top issue likely to influence party choice next year. Key findings from the...
After 5 months apart surprise awaits returning whānau!

1 Oct 21 – Great grandmother Janelle, of Whangarei, is about to meet her 5 month-old great grandson for the first time. Her granddaughter has secured a place in MIQ - and will be bringing the great grandson to New Zealand in November (2021). The trip ends five...
Prize winner heads for the Hokianga

6 Apr 21 – Our March 31 major prize draw winner will be using the money to help pay for five-hour return trips from Wellington to her family's Hokianga home. Donna, of Ngāpuhi, and living in Wellington for the past 20 years, makes the journey to help a cousin maintain the...
65% of Māori adults likely to take COVID-19 vaccine

10 Mar 21 – A special Horizon survey for the television programme The Hui finds 65% of Māori adults are definitely or likely to take a COVID-19 vaccine. A March 8 panel discussion on The Hui, led by presener Mihingarangi Forbes, developed further insights. The...
COVID-19 vaccine research insights: 69% will take one

17 Feb 21 – 69 percent of survey respondents (an estimated 2,487,900 New Zealand adults) are prepared to receive a “well tested and approved” COVID-19 vaccine. This is one of the main findings of research conducted in December 2020 for the Ministry of Health by Horizon...
Working off the mortgage - and getting a new computer!

19 Jan 21 – Doug, of Wigram, Christchurch, is planning to spend his major $2,199 HorizonPoll cash prize win upgading his computer. The 65+ year-old inwards and outwards goods worker says he still has a mortgage ("so I can’t retire – yet"). "I...
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...
"I'm in shock" - and off on a trip!

2 Jul 20 – We told Christchurch widow Dale she had won our $2,100 major cash prize draw while she was out. When she called us back she said: "I'm home. I'm still in shock." Now she says she might pay some bills - and perhaps treat herself to see Invercargill...
67% say the government should work on fisheries reform

1 Jul 20 – An overwhelming majority of New Zealanders think New Zealand’s fisheries need to be reformed to ensure there is an abundant fishery. 70% think reform is needed 6% say the fisheries are fine as they are and do not need any reform 24% say...
Maori stay strongly for cannabis reform

1 Jul 20 – Maori support for legalising the personal use of cannabis and controlling its use is consistently high. In March 2019 a special survey of Maori only for the THREE television programme The Hui, found 75% for...
It was April Fools Day - but we weren't joking!

1 Apr 20 – April 1 is perhaps not the best time to advise someone they’ve won our major prize draw. Our winner says: “I did wonder when I heard your message on my mobile if you were having me on. But you’ve staggered me. This couldn’t have come at a better...
72% of Maori say they'll vote to enact end of life choice law

9 Mar 20 – A special survey of Maori commissioned by the television programme The Hui finds 72% will vote for the end of Life Choice Act coming into force. 28% said they would vote against the Act. Respondents were told the Act...
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...
This prize will sprout veges!

23 Jan 20 – Auckland father James P is going to invest his major $2,199 HorizonPoll win in growing food. He says he's going to help his family by buying a vegetable pod. He thinks it the sustainable thing to do - and a positive activity for this children. ...
13 year-old's in for a great surprise!

3 Jul 19 – A 13 year-old is in for a surprise after her father wins our quarterly major prize draw. Martyn C, of Manurewa, Auckland, plans buying her a new computer or tablet to use at intermediate school. An older one bought for her has just ended its useful life. ...
"A totally unbelievable day!"

1 Apr 19 – Our latest major prize winner says she's having a "totally unbelievable day"! Anne, from Central Otago, has been completing HorizonPoll surveys since 2008. Now, on April 1, 2019, she's won the major prize, drawn every quarter - our way of saying...
75% of Maori will vote to legalise personal use of cannabis

4 Mar 19 – TV3 programme, The Hui, has revealed the results of a special Horizon Research poll of 620 Māori, providing interesting insights into Māori attitudes towards cannabis. Seventy-five percent of Māori participating in the survey said...
Tom from Tawa gets his first iPad!

17 Jan 19 – Tawa pensioner Tom N has won Horizon's major December 31 prize draw for $1000 cash and an iPad Pro valued at $1299! The 75+ Wellingtonian could have had the lot in cash: $2199. But Tom says he doesn't have an iPad - " and it'll come in very handy". A...
Big winners - and more to come!

3 Oct 18 – An East Coast Bays retiree has won our September 30, 2018, major prize draw! Aucklander Elizabeth W joined our HorizonPoll panel in April, 2017. She wins $2199 in cash! And a Tasman District farmer, Arnold M, has won our special member-only draw for $500 cash...
Huge numbers planning to start structured exercise

4 Sep 18 – A total of 176,000 New Zealanders say they will definitely start exercising at a gym or fitness facility in the next 12 months according to a Horizon Research survey. The study, commissioned by Exercise NZ, shows the exercise industry growth is looking...
"Waikato is just cows and a river"

30 Aug 18 – A new study released today by PR company BlacklandPR, shows that New Zealanders think Waikato is largely cows and a river, and it appears that locals think the same. Unprompted, the one thousand participants were most likely to...
Whooo... one happy father-to-be winner!

2 Jul 18 – A father-to-be has won Horizon’s June 30 prize draw for $2,199 cash. Lower Hutt professional KH said: “Whooo. Fantastic” when told of his win. He says he and his wife’s baby is due soon. Asked what...
Way to go in the age of "fake news"!

4 Apr 18 – It’s such a valuable way to give people a voice. So informed decision making can be made. Those of the comments of HorizonPoll panel member Anne P – the winner of Horizon’s March 31 major prize draw for $1000 in cash and an iPhone...
It sure comes in handy!

1 Feb 18 – As a pensioner it sure comes it handy! That's the reaction of Manurewa HorizonPoll member Joy M - on hearing she's won our December 31 2017 prize draw for $2199! Joy, aged 75+, joined the HorizonPoll panel in August 2010. She's...
$100 cash - what a surprise!

28 Nov 17 – A Waitakere fabrication welder has won our November 24 midnight $100 cash prize survey draw. Michelle L join our HiroznPoll panel in October 2017. Two 18-24 year-olds won our special $100 cash draws for completing a property market survey in October...
Who’s going on honeymoon with the new Government

9 Nov 17 – Nearly twice as many New Zealanders are feeling positive rather than negative about the effect the new Labour-led government will have on them personally. A Horizon Research survey of 1,068 adults nationwide between October 24 and November 1, 2017, finds overall that ...
Grandma is taking the prize - and going to New York!

3 Oct 17 – A 74 year-old Wellington grandmother – who’s still working – has won our September 30, 2017, $2199 prize draw. Carol, who still teaches after school programmes privately four days a week, says the win is a great way to celebrate her 75th...
Majority support for Tuhoronuku to continue Treaty negotiations

18 Sep 17 – New research among Ngāpuhi released by Te Rōpū o Tūhoronuku shows 70% support for the Tūhoronuku Independent Mandated Authority continuing to represent Ngāpuhi in the Treaty settlement negotiations with the Crown. The survey, conducted by Horizon Research, involved...
Main parties in dead heat

16 Sep 17 – National and Labour are almost dead even in the latest Horizon party vote poll. Among those who are registered, have made up their minds and will definitely vote, National has 38.5% support. Labour has 38.2%. ...
Ardern preferred Prime Minister with 6% lead

1 Sep 17 – Jacinda Ardern has a 6% lead over Bill English as preferred Prime Minister among definite voters. Among the 860 adult respondents who are both registered to vote and 100% likely to...
Prolific prize hunter strikes our $2199 cash pot!

6 Jul 17 – He's says he is a "fairly prolific" prize hunter and this is one of his biggest wins yet. A work-from-home Auckland business consultant has won our June 30 prize draw and elected to take $2199 cash. Rob D, of the North Shore, says he's been entering...
75% support medical assistance to die

18 Jun 17 – Three-quarters of New Zealand voters support a law change to allow the terminally ill and people with irreversible unbearable suffering to be helped to end their lives peacefully. These are the findings of an Horizon poll conducted nationwide between ...
$2199 in cash - for telling them what he thinks!

3 Apr 17 – If you don’t tell them how will they know? That’s the reason why our March 31 $2199 cash prize winner, Jonathan, of Masterton, has taken part in more than 30 surveys by Horizon since September, 2010. ...
Perfect prize timing for new pastor

16 Jan 17 – Our $2079 cash prize couldn't have come at a better time for our latest winner. Wellingtonian Bevan and his wife are about to move to Trentham to start training as Salvation Army officers, or pastors. ...
Now you can win the latest iPhone 7!

9 Sep 16 – We've upgraded our prize choice for you! Now you can choose $1000 cash OR your choice of: iPad air iPhone 6, or ...
She says "take the iPhone"!

5 Jul 16 – He wanted the cash, but his wife says he needs a new iPhone and he'd never buy one himself. So Charles, of Waikane, north of Wellington, the winner of our June 30...
Winning Dad to help daughter

4 Apr 16 – Hamilton dad Robert will use a $2079 HorizonPoll cash prize win to help his daugther through financially tight times. Robert, a member of the HorizonPoll panel since February 2012, won our March 31, 2016, major prize draw. He says his daughter and...
Terrorist attack: 14% of adults fear personal, family harm

19 Jan 16 – Most New Zealanders generally feel a terrorist attack in the country is not likely. On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is extremely likely and 10 extremely unlikely, the average rating is 5.1 – effectively neither likely nor unlikely. However,...
Prize pays for painter!

18 Jan 16 – HorizonPoll's $2079 cash prize will help pay for the house painter. Auckland business executive Robin is the winner of our December 31 prize draw and says "we have the painter in and this will help pay for it". Although he says he might change his mind and buy a golf cart...
Spreading the joy!

18 Dec 15 – "Oh my god, that's fantastic!" The reaction of Wellington resident Melissa G when she learned she had won our special $500 cash prize draw for Horizon research panel members who completed a Wellington Mayoral elections survey by midnight December 17, 2015. Melissa...
Cash win for moving family best timing ever!

1 Oct 15 – “Just the best timing ever!” That’s how a Wainuiomata mother of two Jacinta describes winning Horizon’s September 30, 2015, $2079 prize draw. “It’s like the best timing ever… we have to move home and my...
Rosemary's first ever prize win!

2 Jul 15 – A Porirua invalid’s beneficiary has won our June 30 prize draw! Rosemary T has chosen to take her prize in cash: $1759. On her benefit-only income, she says the...
91% of Ngapuhi consider treaty settlement, unity important

26 May 15 – The settlement of historical Te Tiriti Waitangi grievances and iwi unity are growing in importance to Ngāpuhi, a Horizon Research survey report finds. Compared to a survey two years ago, the Ngāpuhi wish for settlement and tribal unity has strengthened, with more than 90%...
Adult smartphone ownership will hit 79% within year

14 Nov 14 – Around 79% of all adults in New Zealand will have a smartphone by September next year. A Horizon Research survey finds 69% of people aged 18+ now have smartphones. Another 10.4% say they intend to...
Down in the dumps over engine woes - and he's a winner!

1 Oct 14 – His vehicle engine blew up and he was “sitting down getting into the dumps”– when Horizon called to say he’d won our September 30 draw. John, of Hamilton, a member of Horizon’s Maori Panel, not surprisingly decided to take cash instead of an...
59% support factory farming ban

15 Sep 14 – A HorizonPoll survey finds adult New Zealanders agree, by large majorities, that factory farming should be banned. The survey of 1,799 respondents aged 18+, conducted between August 18 and 23, 2014,...
Large majorities of NZ First voters would prefer coalition deal with Labour

2 Sep 14 – 67% of those who voted for New Zealand First at the 2011 general election would prefer Labour to lead a coalition government if one is needed after September 20’s general election. ...
How users rank their media's failure to act impartially on content from bloggers

28 Aug 14 – National Radio is the mainstream medium with most of its users believing it has failed to act impartially in relation to material provided by bloggers, according to a HorizonPoll on issues arising from the publication of the book “Dirty Politics”....
Dust busting with prize booty!

11 Jul 14 – Auckland call centre worker Josephine will spend part of her $1759 cash prize from our June 30 draw to buy a dust buster to clean her car. And the rest might go to her credit card account. Josephine decided to take the lot in cash after winning our...
Focus on younger votes

20 Jun 14 – Horizon polling on likely voter turnout is illustrating the urgency of some groups' efforts to have younger New Zealanders vote at the September 20 general election. ...
Close run result on preferences for change of coalition government

19 Jun 14 – The close run nature of support for National and Labour led coalitions, if one is needed after the September 20 election, is confirmed in Horizon and Ipsos polls out today. A Horizon poll of 1,925 adults nationwide between May 23 and June 16 (maximum margin of error +/-...
TV One viewers least interested in internet TV

17 Apr 14 – When it comes to who might be interested in using Telecom's proposed new internet television service, current viewers of TV One are least interested. The following table shows what channels (including YouTube and TVNZ On Demand) are being watched by the people who say they...
Perfect timing for iPad win!

1 Apr 14 – The winner of our March 30 draw for $1000 cash and an iPad air valued at $759 is a mother of three who says the IPad couldn't have arrived at a better time. Jenny B, of Titirangi, Auckland, says her 17 year-old son has just been told he needs one for school. And she says...
Prize “gold” for 50th wedding anniversary

15 Jan 14 – “Amazing” and “very thrilled” is how Auckland executive Peter O describes his $1,759 cash win in Horizon’s December 31 draw for panel members. ...
57% say completely cancel asset sales after “No” vote

14 Dec 13 – A Horizon Research poll which correctly called the result of the asset sales referendum also found that 57% of New Zealanders wanted all future sales cancelled if the referendum result opposed sales. The official preliminary referendum result is 67.2% against and 32.5% for...
89% want cosmetic testing on animals banned

12 Nov 13 – 89% of adult New Zealanders do not support testing cosmetics on animals. And 89.2% support banning the practice in this country. A HorizonPoll of 2,826 adults nationwide in October finds solid support among the voters for all major parties for...
First the heart attack – then the prize!

1 Oct 13 – 67 year-old Michael O of New Lynn, Auckland, says his luck is in. Michael is the winner of our September 30 HorizonPoll panel member draw for $1000 cash and a fabulous iPad4 valued at $759. Eight weeks beforehand he suffered a heart attack and says...
What happened to Govt supporters in Auckland poll?

27 Jun 13 – HorizonPoll panel member, John, of Auckland writes after seeing poll results on how Aucklanders rate the Government’s performance on a range of issues: “Fascinating results for the poll into...
79% want sea protest law change reviewed or stopped

16 Apr 13 – Overall 79% of New Zealanders, regardless of their political alignment, believe a bill restricting rights to protest at sea should now go back to a Parliamentary Select Committee for more thorough scrutiny and public submissions or be dropped. The Crown Minerals...
iPad goes down to the farm!

3 Apr 13 – “I’m ecstatic!” That was the reaction of Waitaki District HorizonPoll panel member Ele when she learned she’d won our March 31 prize draw for $1000 cash and an iPad. She has an iPad – but her farmer husband needed one...
SOE sales projected to raise more than $4.4 billion+

26 Mar 13 – New Zealand adults at this stage intend to definitely invest about $4.4 billion in state owned enterprise shares being offered for sale, or likely sale, by the Government. Further sales could be made to a significant group of adults who say they are...
Oh that's close! Online v Phone poll

22 Mar 13 – It's a very close call: a 0.7% difference between an online survey and a telephone one on SOE sales. The results of a Horizon Research survey of 2,102 of members of its nationally representative HorizonPoll adult panel finds 52.9% of New Zealanders aged...
Ngapuhi looking for jobs, unity, housing

18 Mar 13 – Jobs, tribal unity and housing are the most important issues facing Ngāpuhi, the biggest iwi of Aotearoa, according to a new Horizon Research survey. It also finds that that Ngāpuhi overwhelmingly hope that the coming Te Tiriti o Waitangi settlement will provide education...
Great holiday news for Dunedin HorizonPoll member

10 Jan 13 – He was away on holiday and out of cellphone range. But "far out!" was Mike King's e-mailed response when told he'd won HorizonPoll's end-of-year member prize draw. The $1000 cash has already gone to his bank account and the iPad4 has arrived at his Dunedin home...
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...
62.9% support end of life choice

15 Sep 12 – A HorizonPoll of 2,969 adult New Zealanders finds 62.9% support proposed end of life choice law changes. A private member’s bill may come before the New Zealand Parliament in 2012 which would aim to give all New Zealand citizens or permanent...
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...
22% slump in climate change concern

3 Aug 12 – The number of New Zealanders who think climate change is an urgent and immediate problem has slumped, according to a new poll. A HorizonPoll for Carbon News, finds that just over half of adult New Zealanders consider it urgent or a...
Maori split on whether they own water rights

10 Jul 12 – While 90% of Maori don’t think state energy assets should be sold off until the Waitangi Tribunal reports on the issue, less than half believe Maori own water in the country’s rivers and lakes and should be able to attach a value to it. ...
Maori: 90% say hold off energy asset share sales

9 Jul 12 – Nearly 90% of Maori want the Government to wait for the outcome of a special Waitangi Tribunal hearing before selling up to 49% of shares in three state energy companies which own hydro dams. Only 4.7% want share sales to proceed with a...
Ill Christchurch Dad wins HorizonPoll prize

2 Jul 12 – He’s been unwell for the past four to five years. But “fantastic!” is how a Christchurch father of two describes his HorizonPoll cash and iPad win. The business executive has been unable to work because of illness. Kim A has been...
Kiwis believe new research saying they will live longer

29 Jun 12 – 64% of New Zealanders believe new research which finds that they are living longer after age 65, a key factor driving the need to review the country’s retirement income systems. In remarks prepared for delivery at a conference of leading economists at Palmerston...
National vote slips further 1.5%

6 Jun 12 – 6 June 2012 National’s party vote support among the total adult population has slipped a further 1.5% in the past month. A HorizonPoll survey of 2,814 New Zealanders aged 18+, conducted between May 18 and June 6, 2012, finds...
"Fantastic - feels like I've won Lotto": our latest cash and iPad winner

10 Apr 12 – A Wellington fund raiser for non-profit groups has won our March 31 draw for prizes valued at more than $1700. Heather N of Upper Hutt says: "This is fantastic, thanks so much. I feel like I've won lotto!" Heather has won $1000 cash and a...
Horizon acquires ShapeNZ

1 Feb 12 – Horizon Research Limited has acquired the ShapeNZ research service from the Sustainable Business Council (SBC). The SBC launched ShapeNZ in 2006 to allow the public to have a say on major policy issues, recruiting a 14,000 member panel representing the adult population....
New $1000 cash and iPad winner!

31 Dec 11 – A Napier adult student has won our December 31, 2011, cash and iPad draw! Lorilei B describes her $1000 cash and $795 iPad2 win as "exciting" and "awesome". She says she enjoys completing all HorizonPoll surveys. ...
Election results close to forecasts

27 Nov 11 – Horizon’s final pre-election poll indicated National’s probable share of definite voters would be 32.6% of the 18+population or 1.06 million votes. ...
Election results confirm six-way race held for Maori party vote

27 Nov 11 – A specialist Horizon Research Maori Panel survey between November 15 and 21, 2011, found a six-way split could occur for the party votes of Maori nationwide at the November 26 general election. The survey covered 779 Maori respondents who intended to cast a party vote....
Six-way contest for Maori vote, Labour preferred as coalition leader

22 Nov 11 – Results of a poll conducted by the specialist Horizon Research Maori Panel finds a six-way contest now occurring for Maori votes. In contrast with a mainly two-party Labour and Maori Party contest in 2008, there is now a six-way contest occurring for party votes among...
NZ First 10% and set to hold balance of power

20 Nov 11 – An HorizonPoll shows New Zealand First making significant gains in the past week. New Zealand First now has 10.5% of people 18+ who have decided their party vote, or are undecided but indicate a preference and who are...
Country evenly split on preferred main party coalition leader

19 Nov 11 – The country is now evenly split on which main party is preferred to lead a coalition government if one is required after Saturday’s general election. A 5.5% preference lead for National has closed completely since October 29. 41.5% now want a Labour-led government,...
Neck and neck on November 1-5 campaign performance

8 Nov 11 – National and Labour's campaign performances between November 1and 5 are rated almost neck and neck. A RadioLIVE-HorizonPoll of 1636 respondents nationwide finds the parties' campaigns rating just 2% apart. Labour’s election...
Leaders' debate final result: Goff wins by 7.4%

2 Nov 11 – Labour leader Phil Goff won the first major televised debate with John Key by 7.4%. Mr Goff scores 41%, Mr Key 33.6% in a nationwide poll of New Zealanders who were asked who won the debate. The RadioLIVE-HorizonPoll survey of 534 debate viewers,...
Labour up 4.1%, Winston king maker

2 Nov 11 – The first nationwide post-leaders’ debate party vote poll shows significant changes in support for National and Labour. A RadioLIVE-HorizonPoll yesterday of 1,147 registered electors who intend to vote at the November general election, shows: ...
What do Asians prefer?

2 Nov 11 – Which main party do the main ethnic groups pefer to lead the next coalition government? The November 1-2 RadioLIVE-HorizonPoll, still underway, finds that across New Zealand: 37.7% of Asians would prefer a Labour-led coalition...
Interim: Goff leads debate winner poll

1 Nov 11 – Labour leader Phil Goff is 7.4% ahead of National’s John Key in a new nationwide poll asking New Zealanders who won last night’s televised leaders’ debate. Mr Goff scores 39.1%, Mr Key 31.7% when people...
Election cliff hanger – new Conservatives could play vital role

31 Oct 11 – Act support is sliding and the new Conservative party’s support rising in the latest RadioLIVE-HorizonPoll. When the results for both decided voters and undecided voters with a preference are considered, the current National-led coalition would have...
5.5% gap between preferred National-Labour coalition options

29 Oct 11 – The first poll of the 2011 election campaign shows 42.1% of voters would prefer a National-led government after the November 26 general election. A Labour-led government is preferred by 36.6% (a 5.5% gap). However, 21.3% are undecided. The...
Rugby world Cup: 65% say "do it again"

23 Oct 11 – 83% back the All Blacks, 57% will be in front of telly, up to 112,000 downtown - and 65% say do it again The All Blacks go onto Eden Park tonight with 83% of New Zealanders thinking they will win. ...
Don’t know voters and minor parties will determine who governs

22 Oct 11 – New Zealand is currently heading for a close election result. Which main party will have an opportunity to form the next Government may depend on the New Zealand First and the Mana parties, and who 6.9% of undecided voters support. An...
New Zealanders judge Rena wreck management as poor

20 Oct 11 – 65% of New Zealanders feel more could have been done earlier to avoid the loss of fuel from the wreck of the container ship Rena and resulting pollution. New Zealanders are also giving the Government, Prime Minister, the Transport Minister and Tauranga-Bay of Plenty...
HorizonPoll: Minor parties may decide who governs

25 Sep 11 – National’s support is up 2.2% and 79% think it is most likely to lead the next government. However, the latest Horizon Research poll of 2,295 registered and intending voters nationwide shows National does not have enough support to govern alone – and will rely...
Capital gains tax attracts more support than opposition

24 Jul 11 – More New Zealanders support than oppose a capital gains tax. The first nationwide poll conducted since the policy announcement finds 40.9% support Labour’s capital gains tax (CGT) proposal , 34.1% oppose, 17.9% are...
Less than 1% separates potential coalitions

24 Jul 11 – The two potential coalitions which could govern New Zealand after November's general election are less than 1% apart. The latest HorizonPoll of 1201 people on Friday (July 22) finds the current governing coalition (National, Act, Maori Party, United...
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...
Slight support fall for National in post-Budget poll

24 May 11 – National has lost 1.1% party vote support in the four days since the Government presented its Budget. A post-Budget HorizonPoll covering 1,758 respondents nationwide shows the potential centre left and centre right coalitions neck and neck. The...
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...
Act breaks through 5% support threshold

15 May 11 – The Act Party now has 5.3% voter support. A new HorizonPoll conducted between Thursday and Friday shows Act is up from 3.7% in April after making Don Brash its leader. The first result for the new Mana Party shows it has 2.3% party vote support...
New Mana Party splits Maori Party support

8 May 11 – The new Mana Party could split Maori voting, allowing Labour to edge out the Maori Party in both electorate and party vote contests. A May 3 to 7 poll of 517 Maori nationwide by Horizon Research finds the Mana Party could win 12.6% of electorate and 15.1% of party votes...
Party vote: 3.7% gap between competing coalitions

24 Apr 11 – National has shed a lift in support it enjoyed following the February 22 Canterbury earthquakes. A nationwide HorizonPoll survey of registered voters, who intend to turn out at this year’s general election, and who...
Star Times: National's Epsom problem

24 Apr 11 – The Sunday Star Times says Horizon polling indicates National still faces a problem in the Epsom electorate, where it has stood down to allow Act leader Rodney Hide to win, taking his party to Wellington. The Star Times says John Key's coalition will again need that...
Jones closes in on Sharples

1 Apr 11 – Maori Party co-leader leader Pita Sharples’ 7,540 majority in the Tamaki Makaurau electorate appears to have eroded to about 1,140. An Horizon Research Maori Panel poll shows Sharples would get 47.8% of candidate votes in the largely...
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...
Post quake poll: National-led coalition ahead

20 Mar 11 – The current governing coalition would stay in power according to a new HorizonPoll. The National led coalition would secure 46.2% of the party vote. A Labour-Green-New Zealand First coalition would...
Only 11% of Maori find foreshore and seabed solution acceptable

10 Mar 11 – First results from a new nationwide specialist Maori research service show only 11% of Maori think the current foreshore and seabed policy solution is acceptable. A nationwide poll of 1021 Maori by the Horizon Research Maori Panel, conducted between Tuesday and Thursday...
Only 11.5% of Maori support Harawiri new party move

10 Mar 11 – Some 11.5% of Maori support Te Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira seeking re-election as a member of a new Maori or left wing party. This according to a nationwide poll of 1,047 Maori since Tuesday by the new specialist Horizon Research Maori Panel. The...
More than 1,300 join new Maori Panel in less 48 hours

9 Mar 11 – More than 1,300 have joined HorizonPoll's new Maori Panel in less than 48 hours. Of these 1,050 had completed the first Maori Panel survey, covering issues ranging from the financial position of their households, to how well they feel consulted on iwi...
New panel to find what Maori "really think"

7 Mar 11 – Horizon Research today launches a major new panel to research the views of Maori nationwide. We're aiming to make sure Maori are heard, and have some influence. We are responding...
Wealth gap worries Kiwis

23 Jan 11 – ACCUSATIONS THAT New Zealand is one of the worst performers in the developed world when it comes to the income gap between rich and poor have been validated by a Sunday Star-Times survey. Conducted by Horizon Research, it shows the burgeoning gap between the haves...
Sunday Star Times-HorizonPoll shows election close call

9 Jan 11 – This year's general election could result in a close call, according to a major new Sunday Star Times-HorizonPoll. The Sunday Star Times reports results...
Auditor General inquiry into Wong spending wanted by 67%

19 Dec 10 – New Zealanders think the main reason National MP Pansy Wong resigned was because there is information on the issue which, if published, would have made it impossible for her to continue in Parliament. 40.7% cite this as the reason they believed she resigned, while 34.3%...
New Zealand First may decide who governs

5 Dec 10 – New Zealand First now has enough support to decide which of the main two parties governs after next year’s general election. The Winston Peters-led party now has 6% support among people who say they will vote, according to the latest nationwide ...
More than half say they are worse off after major tax reform

21 Nov 10 – Only 8.4% say they feel better off as a result of October’s major tax reforms. Some 53.5% say they are worse off after tax cuts and rises in benefits and GST. Some 35.6% say they are neither better nor worse off, according to a nationwide...
Parker 19% ahead of Anderton in Christchurch Mayoral race

28 Sep 10 – Bob Parker has a 19% lead over Jim Anderton as preferred Mayor of Christchurch, according to HorizonPoll. Parker attracts 46% of voters, Anderton 27% in the special poll of 321 Christchurch City residents between September 23 and 26. Weighted, the survey has a maximum...
Exit poll puts Brown well ahead of Banks

26 Sep 10 – Auckland Mayoral candidate Len Brown has a strong lead over rival John Banks in the first HorizonPoll survey of those who have so far voted in the first super city elections. The weighted survey of 570 city voters, conducted on Thursday and Friday (September 23-24), shows...
National has 8% lead over Labour, 20% undecided

21 Sep 10 – National has an 8% lead over Labour in the latest HorizonPoll voting intentions survey covering 3,673 New Zealanders. National has 30% of voters (3% down on its 2008 share of all adult New Zealanders). ...
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...
What you're saying about the super city Mayoral candidates!

17 Sep 10 – Here are HorizonPoll voters' comments on leading Auckland super city Mayoral candidates John Banks and Len Brown, after voting 29% to 17% for Brown over Banks. Some 37% were undecided, according to the August 24- September 16 weighted ...
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