New Zealand: Conservative National Party Holds 21pt Lead

Thinking about the Party Vote, which is for a political party, which political party would you vote for?

	Sept. 2009	Jul. 2009	Apr. 2009
National	54%	56%	57%
Labour	33%	31%	31%
Green	4%	7%	7%
Maori Party	3%	3%	2%
ACT	3%	1%	2%
New Zealand First	2%	2%	1%

Source: Colmar Brunton / One News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,001 New Zealand voters, conducted from Jul. 25 to Jul. 29, 2009. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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New Zealand: National Party Continues to Hold Large Lead

If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?

	Sept. 13	Aug. 30	Aug. 16
National	51.5%	56.5%	53.5%
Labour	33.5%	29.5%	32.5%
Greens	7.5%	8%	8.5%
Maori Party	2.5%	1.5%	2%
New Zealand First	2.5%	1.5%	2%
ACT	2%	1%	1%
Progressives	0.5%	0.5%	--
United Future	--	0.5%	0.5%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 854 New Zealand voters, conducted from Aug. 31 to Sept. 13, 2009. No margin of error was provided.

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New Zealand: National Party Leads Labour by Large Margin

Thinking about the Party Vote, which is for a political party, which political party would you vote for?

	Jul. 2009	Apr. 2009	Feb. 2009
National	56%	57%	56%
Labour	31%	31%	28%
Green	7%	7%	6%
Maori Party	3%	2%	3%
New Zealand First	2%	1%	1%
ACT	1%	2%	3%

Source: Colmar Brunton / One News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,001 New Zealand voters, conducted from Jul. 25 to Jul. 29, 2009. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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New Zealand: Conservative National Party Remains Popular

Thinking about the Party Vote, which is for a political party, which political party would you vote for?

National	56%
Labour	28%
Green	6%
Maori Party	3.4%
ACT	3.1%
New Zealand First	1.4%
Kiwi Party	0.7%
The Bill and Ben Party	0.5%
Progressives	0.4%
Family Party	0.2%
United Future NZ	0.1%

Source: Colmar Brunton / One News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,007 New Zealand voters, conducted from Feb. 14 to Feb. 19, 2009. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

National (Conservative) Party Pads Lead in New Zealand

If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?

	Feb. 1	Dec. 14
National	48%	47%
Labour	31%	31.5%
Greens	9%	9.5%
ACT	3.5%	4%
Maori Party	3.5%	2%
New Zealand First	3%	3%
United Future	1%	1%
Progressives	0.5%	0.5%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Interviews with 982 New Zealand voters, conducted from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1, 2009. No margin of error was provided.

New Zealand: National Party Up by 11

If a general election was held yesterday under MMP, which political party would you have voted for with your party vote? That is, for the political party you most want to be represented in parliament.

	Aug. 2008	Jan. 2008	Jul. 2007
National	48%	49%	48%
Labour	37%	35%	36%
Greens	6%	7%	6%
New Zealand First	3%	3%	2.6%
Maori Party	2%	3%	2.7%

Source: TNS / TV3
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 New Zealand voters, conducted from Aug. 14 to Aug. 20, 2008. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

New Zealand: National Party Has Commanding Lead

If an election were held today, which party would you vote for?

	Jul. 2008	Jun. 2008	May 2008
National	55.4%	54.9%	51.5%
Labour	30.8%	32.4%	36.2%
Greens	5.5%	5.9%	6.4%
New Zealand First	4.1%	3.3%	1.9%
Maori Party	2.6%	1.8%	2.2%

Source: DigiPoll / New Zealand Herald
Methodology: Interviews to 770 New Zealand eligible voters, conducted in July 2008. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.

New Zealand: National Party Leads by 16

If an election was held today, which party would you vote for with your party vote?

	Jul. 2008	Jun. 2008	May 2008
National	51%	54%	56%
Labour	35%	30%	29%
Greens	5%	7%	6%
New Zealand First	4%	3%	5%
Maori Party	2%	2%	2%
ACT	1%	1%	1%
United Future	--	1%	1%

Source: AC Nielsen / Fairfax Newspapers
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,049 New Zealand voters, conducted from Jul. 9 to Jul. 15, 2008. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

New Zealand: Conservative National Party has 24 pt. Lead

If an election was held today, which party would you vote for with your party vote?

	Jun. 2008	May 2008	Feb. 2008
National	54%	56%	55%
Labour	30%	29%	32%
Greens	7%	6%	6%
New Zealand First	3%	5%	3%
Maori Party	2%	2%	2%
ACT	1%	1%	1%
United Future	1%	1%	‘’

Source: AC Nielsen / Fairfax Newspapers
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,101 New Zealand voters, conducted from Jun. 11 to Jun. 17, 2008. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

New Zealand: National Party's Lead Grows

If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?

	Jun. 1	May 18	May 4
National	50.5%	49%	49.5%
Labour	32%	35%	35.5%
Greens	7%	7.5%	6.5%
New Zealand First	4%	4%	4.5%
Maori Party	3%	2.5%	2%
ACT	1.5%	1%	1%
United Future	1%	0.5%	1%
Progressives	0.5%	--	--

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Interviews with 857 New Zealand voters, conducted from May 19 to Jun. 1, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

New Zealand: National Party 55, Labour 29

What party would you vote for in the next general election?

	May 2008	Mar. 2008	Feb. 2008
National	55%	50%	53%
Labour	29%	35%	34%
Green	7%	7%	6%
New Zealand First	4.4%	2.5%	1.7%
Maori Party	2.5%	3.3%	3.3%
ACT	1.2%	0.9%	0.9%

Source: Colmar Brunton / One News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 New Zealand voters, conducted in May 2008. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

New Zealand: National Party Leads by 14

If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?

	May 18	May 4	Apr. 20
National	49%	49.5%	50%
Labour	35%	35.5%	35.5%
Greens	7.5%	6.5%	6.5%
New Zealand First	4%	4.5%	3.5%
Maori Party	2.5%	2%	2.5%
ACT	1%	1%	1.5%
United Future	0.5%	1%	0.5%
Progressives	--	--	--

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Interviews with 912 New Zealand voters, conducted from May 5 to May 18, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

New Zealand: National Party Leads Labour

If an election were held today, which party would you vote for?

	Mar. 2008	Jan. 2008	Nov. 2007
National	49.9%	47.5%	51.3%
Labour	39.3%	38.7%	38.1%
Greens	3.9%	9.1%	3.5%
Maori Party	3.7%	1.0%	3.0%
New Zealand First	1.1%	3.0%	2.1%

Source: DigiPoll / New Zealand Herald
Methodology: Interviews to 750 New Zealand eligible voters, conducted from Mar. 6 to Mar. 27, 2008. Margin of error is 3.6 per cent.

New Zealand: Conservative's Lead Grows

If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?

	Mar. 16	Mar. 2	Feb. 3
National	51%	49.5%	45.5%
Labour	34%	35%	36.5%
Greens	6.5%	7%	9%
New Zealand First	3%	4%	4%
Maori Party	2%	2%	1.5%
ACT	2%	1%	2%
United Future	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Progressives	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Interviews with 822 New Zealand voters, conducted from Mar. 3 to Mar. 16, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

New Zealand: John Key Favored as Prime Minister

Who would you prefer as prime minister?

	Mar. 2008	Feb. 2008	Dec. 2007
John Key (Nat.)	36%	36%	35%
Helen Clark (Lab.)	31%	27%	30%
Winston Peters (NZF)	5%	4%	2%

Source: Colmar Brunton / One News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 New Zealand voters, conducted from Mar. 8 to Mar. 13, 2008. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

New Zealand: Conservative National Party Increase Lead

If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?

	Mar. 2	Feb. 3	Jan. 20
National	49.5%	45.5%	52%
Labour	35%	36.5%	33.5%
Greens	7%	9%	6.5%
New Zealand First	4%	4%	3.5%
Maori Party	2%	1.5%	2%
ACT	1%	2%	1%
United Future	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Progressives	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Interviews with 816 New Zealand voters, conducted from Feb. 18 to Mar. 2, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

New Zealand: Conservative Lead Grows

If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?

	Jan. 20	Dec. 9	Nov. 25
National	52%	47.5%	48%
Labour	33.5%	34.5%	35%
Greens	6.5%	6%	6.5%
New Zealand First	3.5%	5%	5%
Maori Party	2%	2%	2.5%
ACT	1%	2%	1.5%
United Future	0.5%	1.5%	0.5%
Progressives	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Interviews with 1,588 New Zealand voters, conducted from Jan. 3 to Jan. 20, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

New Zealand: National Party Lead Grows (A Lot)

If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?

	Nov. 11	Oct. 28	Oct. 14
National	48%	45%	45.5%
Labour	34%	40.5%	39%
Greens	7.5%	6.5%	7.5%
New Zealand First	5.5%	3.5%	3%
Maori Party	2.5%	1.5%	2%
United Future	1%	1.5%	1.5%
ACT	1%	1%	0.5%
Progressives	--	--	--

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Interviews with 808 New Zealand voters, conducted from Oct. 29 to Nov. 11, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

New Zealand: National Party Has 12 pt Lead

What party would you vote for in the next general election?

	Oct. 2007	Sept. 2007	Aug. 2007
National	49%	49%	53%
Labour	37%	39%	36%
Green	6%	5%	5%
Maori Party	3%	3%	1%
New Zealand First	2%	3%	3%
United Future	1%	1%	1%
ACT	1%	1%	1%

Source: Colmar Brunton / One News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 New Zealand voters, conducted in October 2007. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

New Zealand: National Party Still Leads Labour

If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?

	Jul. 15	Jul. 1	Jun. 17
National	47%	48.5%	49.5%
Labour	36%	34%	36%
Greens	6.5%	8.5%	6.5%
New Zealand First	5%	2.5%	3%
Maori Party	2%	2%	1.5%
ACT	1.5%	1%	1.5%
United Future	1%	1.5%	0.5%
Progressives	0.5%	1%	0.5%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Interviews with 844 New Zealand voters, conducted from Jul. 2 to Jul. 15, 2007. No margin of error was provided.