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Do you support the junior doctors striking for a 30 percent pay rise?
| Yes |  45% | | No | 51% | | Don't know | 4% |
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Do you think Winston Peters will survive the next election?
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Should there be a national register for domestic violence offenders?
| Yes | 80% | | No | 16% | | Don’t know | 4% |
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Do you think NZ's Olympic team should be wearing crocs?
| Yes | 15% | | No | 80% | | Don't know | 5% |
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Are there smoke alarms installed where you live?
| Yes | 81% | | No | 19% |
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Are Peter Brown's comments on Asian immigration racist?
| Yes | 49% | | No | 49% | | Don't know | 2% |
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Will climate change policies affect your vote in this year’s election?
| Yes | 40% | | No | 58% | | Don't know | 2% |
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Would you be prepared to pay extra for airfares to offset your carbon footprint?
| Yes | 14% | | No | 86% |
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Do you support the free trade agreement with China?
| Yes | 31% | | No | 62% | | Don't know | 6% |
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Are you enjoying the extension of daylight saving?
| Yes | 73% | | No | 27% |
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Do you think we're heading for a recession?
| Yes | 69% | | No | 31% |
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Should the Govt allow the sale of 40% of Auckland International Airport to a Canadian pension fund to go ahead?
| Yes | 41% | | No | 59% |
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Are you changing your driving habits to combat rising fuel prices?
| Yes | 50% | | No | 50% | | Don't know | 0% |
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Should it be illegal to use a cellphone and drive?
| Yes | 84% | | No | 16% |
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Would the return of Roger Douglas help the Act party’s chances in the election?
| Yes | 24% | | No | 66% | | Don't know | 10% |
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Should there be a law change aimed at preventing body-snatching?
| Yes | 91% | | No | 7% | | Don't know | 1% |
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Should Bailey Kurariki be made to wear an electronic monitoring device when he's released from prison?
| Yes | 95% | | No | 5% | | Don't know | 0% |
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Would a change of leader help Labour's chances in the election?
| Yes | 25% | | No | 70% | | Don't know | 5% |
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Do you think graphic images on cigarette packages will be effective in getting people to stop smoking?
| Yes | 20% | | No | 75% | | Don’t know | 5% |
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Should Jesse Ryder get another chance with the Black Caps?
| Yes | 51% | | No | 39% | | Not sure | 10% |
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Which film do you think should have got the Oscar for Best Picture?
| Atonement | 9% | | Juno | 26% | | Michael Clayton | 13% | | No Country for Old Men | 33% | | There Will Be Blood | 20% |
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Is Tim Shadbolt NZ’s sexiest mayor?
| Yes | 31% | | No | 69% |
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Do you have confidence in our public hospitals?
| Yes | 33% | | No | 67% |
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Do you have a problem with the thieves responsible for the medals theft getting a share of the reward for their return?
| Yes, crime shouldn’t pay | 82% | | No, I’m just happy they have been returned | 18% |
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Are you excited about the start of the Super 14?
| Yes | 22% | | No | 78% |
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Are NZ men romantic enough?
| Yes | 39% | | No | 61% |
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Should New Zealand increase their military presence in East Timor in response to the attempt to assassinate Jose Ramos-Horta?
| Yes | 32% | | No | 51% | | Don't know | 17% |
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Do you consider Waitangi Day our national day?
| Yes | 37% | | No | 63% |
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Should euthanasia be legal?
| Yes | 5% | | No | 84% | | Don't know | 11% |
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Should Helen Clark attend the leaders' forum at Waitangi?
| Yes | 75% | | No | 23% | | Don't know | 2% |
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What should the school leaving age be?
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Do you support John Key’s idea of boot-camps for young offenders?
| Yes | 83% | | No | 16% | | Don’t know | 2% |
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Should there be a referendum on the anti-smacking bill?
| Yes | 75% | | No | 20% | | Don't know | 5% |
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Should the Maori seats be abolished?
| Yes | 81% | | No | 17% | | Don’t know | 3% |
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Should the government give more aid to Sir Ed's Himalayan trust?
| Yes | 52% | | No | 41% | | Don't know | 8% |
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Should workers be allowed time off to watch Sir Ed’s funeral?
| Yes | 66% | | No | 34% |
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Do you think the decision not to send a member of the royal family to Sir Ed’s funeral is...
| Okay | 17% | | Understandable | 30% | | Completely unacceptable | 53% |
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Should the Sea Shepherd crewmembers have illegally boarded the Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean?
| Yes | 26% | | No | 73% | | Don't know | 1% |
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Do you support Tim Shadbolt's intentional flaunting of the new Election Finance Act?
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Should the NZ govt be doing more to help Ballu Khan?
| Yes | 35% | | No | 50% | | Not sure | 15% |
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Is enough being done to educate the public to help reduce the number of drownings?
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1. Is New Zealand prepared to cope with a major disaster?
| Yes | 18% | | No | 75% | | Don't know | 8% |
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2. Do you think you’re prepared for a major disaster?
| Yes | 25% | | No | 72% | | Don't know | 3% |
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1. Was Hugh Logan right to resign as CEO of the Environment Ministry?
| Yes | 36% | | No | 54% | | Don't know | 10% |
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2. Do you think he is a scapegoat?
| Yes | 78% | | No | 17% | | Don't know | 5% |
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Should the ARC provide the extra $28m needed for the Eden Park redevelopment?
| Yes | 60% | | No | 37% | | Don’t know | 3% |
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Should Tuhoe receive compensation for the police raids?
| Yes | 13% | | No | 86% | | Don’t know | 2% |
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Should Robbie Deans be allowed to coach the Wallabies and the Crusaders next season?
| Yes | 58% | | No | 40% | | Don't know | 2% |
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Should repeat drunk drivers lose their licenses forever?
| Yes | 89% | | No | 9% | | Don’t know | 2% |
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Is NZ becoming a more dangerous place to live?
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Are you happy that Graham Henry has been reappointed?
| Yes | 66% | | No | 29% | | Don’t know | 5% |
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Do you support country of origin labelling on food?
| Yes | 87% | | No | 10% | | Don’t know | 4% |
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Should Trevor Mallard apologise to Erin Leigh?
| Yes | 78% | | No | 16% | | Don't know | 7% |
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Have you started your Christmas shopping?
| Yes | 25% | | Yes – I’ve finished | 17% | | No | 58% |
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Is Graham McCready right to bring a private prosecution against Trevor Mallard?
| Yes | 39% | | No | 57% | | Don’t know | 4% |
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Are you excited about David Beckham’s visit to Wellington?
| Yes | 23% | | No | 77% |
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Has John Key done a good job in his first year as National leader?
| Yes | 65% | | No | 25% | | Not sure | 10% |
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1. Who do you want to be the next All Black coach?
| Graham Henry | 49% | | Robbie Deans | 51% |
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2. Who do you think the NZRU will appoint?
| Graham Henry | 40% | | Robbie Deans | 60% |
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Does the change in the Australian government make you more likely to migrate to Australia?
| Yes | 32% | | No | 68% |
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Is the Electoral Finance Bill an attack on democracy?
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Is facial hair sexy?
| Yes | 13% | | No | 39% | | Depends on the person | 47% |
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Were the Dominion Post and the Christchurch Press right to publish suppressed police evidence?
| Yes | 70% | | No | 25% | | Don't know | 4% |
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Following the launch of Pacific Blue and its lower airfares, do you plan to use domestic air travel more regularly?
| Yes | 53% | | No | 32% | | I don't know | 14% |
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Should the Terrorism Suppression Act be repealed?
| Yes | 40% | | No | 50% | | Don't know | 10% |
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Should fireworks be banned?
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Were the new regulations for the real estate industry necessary?
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Will you change your eating, drinking and exercise habits after the findings of the latest report into the causes of cancer?
| Yes - a lot | 14% | | Yes - a little | 31% | | No | 55% |
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Has Winston Peters gone too far with his comments about the Maori Party?
| Yes | 17% | | No | 80% | | Don't know | 3% |
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Should Trevor Mallard be demoted for punching Tau Henare?
| Yes | 55% | | No | 42% | | Don’t know | 3% |
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Should uniforms be compulsory at all schools?
| Yes | 69% | | No | 30% | | Don't know | 2% |
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Should NZ have a 35 hour working week?
| Yes | 48% | | No | 49% | | Don't know | 3% |
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Do you think the criticism of the police over the anti-terror raids is valid?
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Is John Banks right to pull the plug on ratepayer funding for the Eden Park upgrade?
| Yes | 61% | | No | 35% | | Don't know | 4% |
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Was the govt right to deny a visa to the Fijian soccer goalie whose father-in-law is in the military?
| Yes | 37% | | No | 58% | | Don't know | 4% |
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Who should be the next All Blacks coach?
| Robbie Deans | 23% | | Warren Gatland | 3% | | Graham Henry | 66% | | Steve Hansen | 2% | | Other | 6% |
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Who is most to blame for the All Black loss to France in the World Cup quarter-final?
| The team | 31% | | Coach Graham Henry | 8% | | The referee | 43% | | Nobody | 19% |
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Should the Truth newspaper have printed the name of the police officer that fatally shot a man last week?
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Should the drug-driving law apply to people using prescription drugs as well as illegal drugs?
| Yes | 56% | | No | 40% | | Don't know | 4% |
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What do you think of National’s recent performance?
| Impressed | 45% | | Unimpressed | 47% | | Not sure | 8% |
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Could the All Blacks win the World Cup without Dan Carter?
| Yes | 78% | | No | 15% | | Don't know | 7% |
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Should New Zealand police carry tasers?
| Yes | 84% | | No | 14% | | Don't know | 2% |
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Should Dominion Day be a public holiday?
| Yes | 62% | | No | 27% | | Don't know | 11% |
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Do you think the police have bungled the investigation of An An Liu's murder?
| Yes | 55% | | No | 37% | | Don't know | 8% |
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Should meat work company Affco be forced to pay $1 million compensation after a worker was shot in the carpark during his tea break?
| Yes | 11% | | No | 86% | | Don't know | 3% |
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Do you think the low quality of the opposition in the All Blacks pool will impact on their chances later in the World Cup?
| Yes | 54% | | No | 40% | | Don't know | 6% |
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6 years on from the 9/11 terrorist attacks, do you think the world is safer or more dangerous?
| Safer | 7% | | More dangerous | 65% | | The same | 28% |
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Do you think APEC talks are likely to make any meaningful progress on climate change?
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Which game are you more excited about?
| All Blacks vs Italy | 51% | | Warriors vs Eels | 49% |
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Should Iranian hunger-striker Ali Panah have been granted bail?
| Yes, but he shouldn't be allowed to stay in NZ | 52% | | Yes, and he should be allowed to stay | 24% | | No, he shouldn't have been given bail | 24% |
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Is nuclear power a viable solution to climate change?
| Yes | 51% | | Yes, but not in NZ | 16% | | No | 29% | | Don't know | 4% |
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Should families of murder victims get compensation?
| Yes | 79% | | No | 18% | | Don't know | 3% |
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Do you care about the 10th anniversary of Diana's death?
| Yes | 37% | | No | 63% |
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Which is the best ABs squad to compete at a World Cup?
| 1987 | 38% | | 1991 | 1% | | 1995 | 19% | | 1999 | 3% | | 2003 | 3% | | 2007 | 23% | | Don't know | 13% |
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Do you agree with Mike Moore’s comments comparing the PM to Rob Muldoon?
| Yes | 64% | | No | 31% | | Don't know | 5% |
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Should new mothers get more paid parental leave?
| Yes | 53% | | No | 44% | | Don't know | 3% |
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Do you think the Benson-Pope affair has had a serious effect on Labour's poll results?
| Yes | 43% | | No | 47% | | Not sure | 10% |
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1. Was the police response to the Dunedin riot following the Undie 500 event strong enough?
| Yes | 37% | | No | 49% | | Not sure | 14% |
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2. Considering the riot that followed it this year, should South Island student event the Undie 500 be banned?
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Are you disappointed that Hayley Westenra will not be singing the national anthem live at the Rugby World Cup?
| Yes | 67% | | No | 33% |
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If an ATM machine gave you extra cash would you give it back?
| Yes, because it's the right thing to do | 53% | | Yes, because I'd fear being caught | 14% | | No, I would keep the cash | 34% |
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Has John Key's admission to visiting strip clubs affected your opinion of him?
| Yes - I like him more | 36% | | Yes - I like him less | 18% | | No | 46% |
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Has the recent collapse of Nathans and Bridgecorp put you off investing in finance companies?
| Yes | 56% | | No | 8% | | I don't invest in finance companies | 36% |
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Should loan sharks be completely outlawed?
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Do you think NZ is more at risk of terrorism now that it has been confirmed Air NZ took troops to Iraq?
| Yes | 30% | | No | 65% | | Don't know | 5% |
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Should youth workers get paid an adult rate?
| Yes | 48% | | No | 50% | | Don't know | 2% |
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In Los Angeles police have started crushing cars owned by boy racers who break the law. Would you like to see a similar scheme introduced here?
| Yes | 72% | | No | 25% | | Don't know | 3% |
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Should Maori MP Hone Harawira be punished for going walkabout from the select committee in Australia?
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Do you support a total ban on dangerous dog breeds?
| Yes | 79% | | No | 18% | | Don't know | 2% |
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When should John Key inform the public on what his National Party's policies are?
| Now | 63% | | Just before the election | 34% | | Not sure | 3% |
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Do you support Steve Chadwick's private members' bill to outlaw discrimination against breast feeding mothers?
| Yes | 59% | | No | 38% | | Don't know | 3% |
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Will questioning all women who enter NZ hospitals about domestic violence help solve the problem?
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Should police have more powers to seize children at risk of abuse?
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How do you think the Prime Minister has handled the latest Benson-Pope saga?
| Well | 33% | | Poorly | 61% | | Not sure | 6% |
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What is your favourite rainy day activity?
| Watching TV / DVDs | 27% | | Reading | 17% | | Lying in bed | 9% | | Playing video games | 4% | | Listening to music | 4% | | Using the computer / internet | 30% | | Playing board games | 2% | | Other | 7% |
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In the long run, will the Official Cash Rate increases help the economy?
| Yes | 21% | | No | 64% | | Not sure | 15% |
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Should Auckland Airport be sold to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise?
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Who poses the biggest challenge to the All Blacks at the World Cup?
| Australia | 41% | | South Africa | 38% | | England | 2% | | France | 11% | | Wales | 2% | | Scotland | 2% | | Ireland | 2% | | Argentina | 2% |
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Should David Benson-Pope be sacked?
| Yes | 90% | | No | 7% | | Don't know | 3% |
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Is competitive gaming really a sport?
| Yes | 71% | | No | 29% |
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Do you think we need to do more in New Zealand to address the problem of climate change?
| Yes | 63% | | No | 32% | | Don't know | 5% |
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Should more be done to make railway level crossings safer?
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Should Hone Harawira face disciplinary action for calling John Howard a 'racist bastard'?
| Yes | 64% | | No | 36% |
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Is hunting too dangerous?
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Do environmental concerns factor into your travel/holiday plans?
| Yes | 27% | | No | 49% | | Haven't thought about it | 24% |
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Do you support Transpower's pylon-building plans?
| Yes | 30% | | No | 59% | | Not sure | 11% |
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The govt put $34 million into Team New Zealand's campaign. Would you support them putting more money into another America's Cup challenge?
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Do you agree with the Tenancy Tribunal's decision not to evict Sharon Salt and her family from their Range View Road house?
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KiwiSaver has now been launched - will you be signing up?
| Yes | 29% | | No | 46% | | Still not sure | 25% |
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Do you agree with the government's decision to outlaw BZP based party pills?
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Should the police have the power to fingerprint people without making an arrest?
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Do you think Team New Zealand will win the America's Cup?
| Yes | 62% | | No | 21% | | Don't know | 17% |
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Do you think the voting age should be lowered to 16?
| Yes | 8% | | No | 91% | | Don't know | 1% |
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National says it will change the smacking law if it doesn't work. Are you confident that police will administer the law well and that 'good parents' won't be criminalised?
| Yes | 14% | | No | 76% | | Not sure | 10% |
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Should Helen Clark officially meet with the Dalai Lama?
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Should New Zealand stop providing financial aid to Fiji?
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Are you happy with the police's decision not to charge anyone over the death of Folole Muliaga?
| Yes | 77% | | No | 19% | | Don't know | 5% |
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Do you support guidelines for school tuck shops?
| Yes | 55% | | No | 43% | | Don't know | 2% |
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Should New Zealand stay nuclear free?
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What is more important in people migrating to New Zealand?
| Skills and training | 46% | | Money | 7% | | English ability and cultural values | 42% | | Not sure/None of the above | 5% |
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Which NZ concert are you most looking forward to?
| Gwen Stefani | 10% | | P!nk | 12% | | Crosby, Stills & Nash | 7% | | Bob Dylan | 12% | | Steely Dan | 6% | | Bloc Party | 4% | | Christina Aguilera | 10% | | None of these | 39% |
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Do you think Emirates Team New Zealand will win the Louis Vuitton Cup?
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In your opinion who do you think is most to blame for Folole Muliaga's death?
| Mercury Energy | 28% | | Her family | 53% | | The health sector | 6% | | No one | 7% | | Not sure | 6% |
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What do you think should happen to the daily prayer said in Parliament?
| Change it | 4% | | Leave it as it is | 68% | | Get rid of it altogether | 25% | | Not sure | 3% |
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Do you think it is fair to honour Christianity in NZ over and above other religions?
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Do you believe the current drink driving limits (80mg for blood, 400mg for breath) should be reduced?
| Yes | 49% | | No | 48% | | Don't know | 3% |
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What do you think of the The Lion Man being ordered only to pay $8000 in reparations?
| Too lenient | 11% | | Too harsh | 71% | | Just right | 14% | | Don't know | 4% |
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