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National with biggest lead over Labour/Greens since July 2013 as NZers celebrate Royal visit


Oravida scandal not registering with voters.

NBR Staff
Fri, 18 Apr 2014

Today’s New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll shows a large jump in support for National (48.5%, up 5.5%) now with its largest lead over a potential Labour/Greens alliance (40%, down 5%) since July 2013 as New Zealanders celebrated the visit of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge.

Support for National's coalition partners is little changed with the Maori Party 1% (down 0.5%), ACT NZ (0.5%, unchanged) and United Future 0% (down 0.5%).

Support for the Labour Party has fallen to 28.5% (down 3.5%) – clearly the lowest support under new Labour Leader David Cunliffe, and the lowest Labour support since April 2012, the Greens have fallen to 11.5% (down 1.5%), New Zealand First 5.5% (unchanged), Mana Party 1% (up 0.5%), Conservative Party of NZ 2% (down 0.5%) and Internet Party (1%, up 0.5%) while support for Others is 0.5% (unchanged).

If a National Election were held now the latest New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll shows that the National party would regain government for a third term.

The latest NZ Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating has jumped to 143pts (up 10pts) with 65% (down 4%) of New Zealanders saying New Zealand is ‘heading in the right direction’ compared to 22% (down 6%) that say New Zealand is ‘heading in the wrong direction’.

Oravida scandal not registering
Gary Morgan says, “The slump in support for the main opposition parties suggests Prime Minister John Key is set to win a third term in office as Prime Minister at September’s election. The strong rise in support for National shows electors have moved past the scandal involving Justice Minister Judith Collins – despite Labour MPs continuing to press the issue. Today’s results show it is time Labour focused more on articulating its policies for the electorate than trying to damage National."

Mr Morgan adds, “The potential tie-up between the as yet unregistered Internet Party and Hone Harawira’s Mana Party is still on the cards after Internet Party founder Kim Dotcom addressed Mana Party members last weekend. If the two parties can agree to work together on one list they are likely to get an extra 1 or 2 candidates into Parliament on the back of Hone Harawira retaining his Maori electorate of Te Tai Tokerau.”


Electors were asked: “If a New Zealand Election were held today which party would receive your party vote?” This latest New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll on voting intention was conducted by telephone – both landline and mobile telephone, with a NZ wide cross-section of 810 electors from March 31 – April 14, 2014. Of all electors surveyed 5% (down 0.5%) didn’t name a party.

NBR Staff
Fri, 18 Apr 2014
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