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Do
you think any government funding should have been used in
the production of the “Hollow Men” play or film? Result: 0.5% YES
99.5%
NO
Responses
received: 1131 Reader
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Do
you believe that fatherlessness is a problem in New
Zealand; if so, what do you think should be done about it? Result: 99% YES
1%
NO
Responses
received: 1089 Reader
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Do
you think that if the
government’s proposed emissions trading scheme goes ahead,
agriculture should be excluded? Result: 93% YES
7%
NO
Responses
received: 1335 Reader
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Are
you concerned that the Maori seats are now causing an over-
representation of Maori in the New Zealand Parliament? Result: 95% YES
5%
NO
Responses
received: 2041 Reader
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Do
you believe tax thresholds in New Zealand should be
automatically adjusted for inflation? Result: 96% YES
4%
NO
Responses
received: 1008 Reader
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Which
of the parliamentary parties would you like to see work with
National if they were to gain the most votes in the general
election, but not an outright majority?
88%
ACT
2% Greens
9% Labour
0% Maori Party
15% NZ First
4% Progressive
36% United Future
Responses
received: 1137 Reader
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Do
you believe that man-made global warming is a swindle? Result: 96% YES
4%
NO
Responses
received: 1697 Reader
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Do Michael Cullen's tax cuts meet your
expectations? Result: 10% YES
90%
NO
Responses
received: 1265 Reader
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Do
you believe the Government's propose emissions trading scheme
should:
a)
Proceed as planned b) Be delayed to align with Australia's scheme, or
c) Be scrapped.
Result:
1% Proceed as planned
12% Be delayed to align with Australia's scheme
87% Be scrapped.
Responses
received: 1635 Reader
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Are
you are willing to pay higher taxes in order to fund
projects to combat climate change? Result:
3% YES
97%
NO
Responses
received: 1635 Reader
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Do
you
believe increasing welfare benefits will reduce child
poverty in New Zealand? Result:
98% NO
2% YES
Responses
received: 1221 Reader
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Do
you believe that crime in New Zealand has increased,
decreased, or stayed about the same over the last five
years? Result:
98% INCREASED
2% DECREASED
Responses received:
1275 Reader
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Do you
believe that Maori wards should be established in local
authority areas? Result:
9% YES
91% NO
Responses received:
1110 Reader
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Do you think
the Government’s rejection of the Canadian Pension Plan
$1.75 billion offer for Auckland International Airport
shares is good for the country? Result:
9% YES
91% NO
Responses received:
1110 Reader
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Do you
think New Zealand should follow the lead of Canada and
withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol? Result:
97% YES
3% NO
Responses received:
2203 Reader
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Do you
think that beating Australia by 2020 is a worthwhile goal
for New Zealand? Result:
91% YES
9% NO
Responses received:
852 Reader
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Do
you think the government in New Zealand is too big, too
small or about right?
Result:
99% TOO BIG
0% TOO SMALL
1% ABOUT RIGHT
Responses received:
1698 Reader
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Do
you think the abolition of the Maori seats would make New
Zealand a better place to live, a worse place to live, would
make no difference?
Result:
89% BETTER
4% WORSE
7% NO DIFFERENCE
Responses received:
1212 Reader
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Do you agree or disagree with the
government’s proposed emissions trading scheme?
Result:
98% DISAGREE
2% AGREE
Responses received:
2148 Reader
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Who's
to blame for
Labour’s slide in the polls? Is it Labour, National or
"the media"? Result:
98% Labour
1% National
1% The media
Responses received:
1473 Reader
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Do you believe the principles of free
choice are alive and well in New Zealand today?
Result:
95% NO
5%
YES
Responses received:
1212 Reader
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Do you believe Labour’s regulation agenda has been good for
New Zealand?
Result:
99% NO
1%
YES
Responses received:
1353 Reader
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Do
you
view the plan of the Maori Party and the Greens to jointly
hold the balance of power as a threat to the future of New
Zealand?
Result:
6% NO
94%
YES
Responses received:
1797 Reader
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Do
you believe
government policy has been a major factor behind the decline
in home affordability?
Result:
4% NO
96%
YES
Responses received:
918 Reader
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Do
you think it is time to phase out the Domestic Purposes
Benefit and replace it with a system that supports sole
parents into work and independence from the state?
Result:
2% NO
98%
YES
Responses received:
2121 Reader
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Do
you believe that a Royal Commission should be established to
investigate whether anthropogenic (man-made) global warming is
a real threat and to quantify the benefits and costs to New
Zealand of actively pursuing global warming reduction policies?
Result: 10% NO
90%
YES
Responses received:
1350 Reader
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Will
the protection of individual freedom influence the way you
vote in this year’s general election?
Result:
5% NO
95%
YES
Responses received:
1722 Reader
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In thinking
about issues that would sway your vote in a general election,would a
pledge to hold a binding referendum on MMP be one of them?
Result:
5% NO
95%
YES
Responses received:
1314 Reader
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Do you believe that escalating
power costs is a reasonable price to pay for New Zealand
becoming a world-leading sustainable nation? Result:
98% NO
2%
YES
Responses received:
1416 Reader
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Have
you or your immediate family seriously considered moving to
Australia? Result:
25% NO
75%
YES
Responses received:
1302 Reader
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Do
you believe there is justification for introducing the
Electoral Finance Bill? Result:
98% NO
2%
YES
Responses received:
20298 Reader
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Do
you believe that New Zealand should withdraw from the Kyoto
Protocol after 16 February 2008 as provided for in Article
27? Result:
7% NO
93%
YES
Responses received:
1494 Reader
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Are you are
satisfied that the direction of the new school curriculum is
in the best interests of New Zealand students? Result:
97% NO
3%
YES
Responses received:
1320 Reader
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Should taxpayers fund career beneficiaries who are able to work but
choose not to? Result:
98% NO
2%
YES
Responses received:
2221 Reader
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Do
you believe a maximum flat rate of tax of 21 cents in the
dollar would be good for New Zealand? Result:
3% NO
97%
YES
Responses received:
1839 Reader
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Do you believe
that radical dissidents pose a threat to New Zealand? Result:
14% NO
86%
YES
Responses received:
1674 Reader
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Would you support
a campaign to replace MMP with the Supplementary Member
system as
proposed by Don Brash? (View Don Brash article >>>)
Result:
94%
YES
6% NO
Responses received:
2022 Reader
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Do you think New Zealand children should be protected from political
indoctrination by introducing provisions into the Education
Act that are similar to British law? Result:
97%
YES
3% NO
Responses received:
1629 Reader
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Do
you believe
the government should be interfering with the pricing
mechanism of free markets? Result:
4%
YES
96% NO
Responses received:
1012 Reader
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What do you think will be the key
2008 election issue? Result:
Tax 34%
Climate change 20%
Economy 15%
Crime 12%
Regulation 9%
Health 5%
Welfare 3%
Education 2%
Responses received:
992 Reader
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Do you think that in general,
government regulation makes things better, makes them worse,
or makes almost no change at all? Result:
2% BETTER
8% NO CHANGE
90% WORSE
Responses received:
1182 Reader
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Should New
Zealand consider nuclear power as a source of future energy
generation? Result:
80%
YES
20% NO
Responses received:
1653 Reader
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Are
you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way your local
district or city council is being managed? Result:
7% SATISFIED
93%
DISSATISFIED
Responses received:
1134 Reader
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Do
you believe there should be any restrictions on the
public’s right to free speech either before or during an
election campaign? Result:
2%
YES
98% NO
Responses received:
1578 Reader
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Do
you believe that Islam poses a threat to Western culture? Result: 99%
YES
1% NO
Responses received: 2253 Reader
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Do you believe
New Zealand children are now more protected from abuse as a
result of the repeal of section 59? Result: 1%
YES
99% NO
Responses received: 1021 Reader
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Do you think all women entering a New Zealand public
hospital should be questioned about whether they have been
subjected to abuse? Result: 8%
YES
92% NO
Responses received: 1839 Reader
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Would you like to see the Reserve Bank take
the government to task for excessive government spending? Result: 99%
YES
1% NO
Responses received: 1413 Reader
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Do
you favour the introduction of policies to encourage
marriage in New Zealand? Result: 94%
YES
6% NO
Responses received: 1575 Reader
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Should
the welfare reform proposed by the Howard government in
Australia be adopted in New Zealand? Result: 96%
YES
4% NO
Responses received: 1233 Reader
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Do you support
the introduction of a 19% flat tax in New Zealand? Result: 97%
YES
3% NO
Responses received: 1563 Reader
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Do you believe
more needs to be done to discourage drug use in New Zealand? Result: 95%
YES
5% NO
Responses received: 1028 Reader
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Do you
think that global warming poses an opportunity or a threat
to our economy? Result: 29%
OPPORTUNITY
71%
THREAT
Responses received: 1056 Reader
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Do
you believe the regulation of school canteens is justified? Result:
2% YES
98%
NO
Responses received: 1534 Reader
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Do
you believe that the New Zealand Supreme Court offers the
same level of impartiality that was offered by the Privy
Council? Result:
9% YES
91%
NO
Responses received: 1104 Reader
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Do
you agree with or disagree with the critics of the NCEA that
educational standards in New Zealand are falling? Result: 96%
AGREE
4% DISAGREE
Responses received: 1101 Reader
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Do
you think
National will win the next election? Result: 96%
YES
4%
NO
Responses received: 1470
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Do you believe the budget
should have included personal tax cuts? Result: 94%
YES
6%
NO
Responses received: 1506
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Do
you think the Police should form a special crimes unit
dedicated to fighting the gang problem?
Result: 92%
YES
8%
NO
Responses received: 1878
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Would you support New Zealand holding a binding referendum on
MMP?
Result: 95%
YES
5%
NO
Responses received: 2559
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Do
you support government funded
legal aid for environmental activists driving a political
agenda? Result:
3%
YES
97%
NO
Responses received: 1356
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Do
you support Labour’s plan to introduce the taxpayer
funding of elections? Result:
1%
YES
99%
NO
Responses received: 1332
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you
think that New Zealand teachers should be able to use “reasonable force” to
discipline unruly students?
Result: 95%
YES
5%
NO
Responses received: 1125
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Do
you believe that increasing the minimum wage will increase
productivity? Result: 8%
YES
92%
NO
Responses received: 1071
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Do
you support the concept of a "warrant of fitness"
health check for men? Result: 95%
YES
5%
NO
Responses received: 1604
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Do
you believe that the repeal of section 59 would lead to an
increase in anti-social behaviour and youth crime?
Result: 91%
YES
9%
NO
Responses received: 3426
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Do
you agree that the delivery of social services in New
Zealanders needs to improve?
Result: 99%
agreeing that services need to improve.
Of those 75% were in favour
of a universal health insurance, 72% in favour of personal
super savings accounts and 71% in favour of education
vouchers.
Responses received: 1288
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Is
New Zealand
over-regulated? Result: 99%
YES
1%
NO
Responses received: 1365
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Do
you believe that the removal of section 59 will reduce child
abuse in New Zealand? Result:
4%
YES
96%
NO
Responses received: 2442
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Would
you like to see the underclass become a key election issue
in 2008? Result: 92%
YES
8%
NO
Responses received: 1410
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Do
you support the Prime
Minister’s goal of making New Zealand
“the first nation to be truly sustainable” as a priority
for this country?
Result: 7%
YES
93%
NO
Responses received: 1506
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Do
you think the
timing of the National Party’s plan to abolish the Maori
seats in 2014 is about right, too soon, or not soon enough?
3% too soon
16% about right
81% not soon enough
Responses received: 1827
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Do you think
people should have to work for the dole? Result: 97%
YES
3%
NO
Of those who said
"Yes", 75% said the work requirement should be
full-time, 25% said part-time.
Responses received: 2172
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Do
you believe
that a core role of central government is to ensure that all
able-bodied, working age beneficiaries become independent of
the state? Result: 96%
YES
4%
NO
Responses received: 1413
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Do
you support Sensible Sentencing’s call to abolish parole? Result: 90%
YES
10%
NO
Responses received: 1788
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Would
you like to see local government refocused onto the basics
of providing infrastructure and core services by amending
the Local Government Act 2002 to remove the power of general
competence and the need to promote the four community
well-beings? Result: 97%
YES
3%
NO
Responses received: 1101
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Should
the Minister of Corrections be asked to resign over the
state’s failure to adequately care for Liam Ashley? Result: 89%
YES
11%
NO
Responses received: 1035
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Do you believe as a nation we
should embrace or reject the doctrine of multiculturalism? Result:
6% Embrace
94%
Reject
Responses received: 981
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Do
you believe the income gap in New Zealand
is increasing or decreasing?
Result:
94% Increasing.
6% Decreasing.
Responses received: 960
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Do
you believe the National Party should remain committed to
the principles outlined in Don Brash’s Nationhood speech?
Result:
95% YES.
5% NO.
Responses received: 2535
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Do you believe there is sufficient scientific evidence
to justify New Zealand's support for the Kyoto Protocol?
Result:
10% YES.
90% NO.
Responses received: 1437
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Do
you believe a bigger
bureaucracy (excluding nurses, police, teachers and other
front-line staff) delivers better public services?
Result:
1% YES.
99% NO.
Responses received: 1268
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Do you support
the concept of an unskilled Pacific Island guest worker
scheme for New Zealand?
Result:
5% YES.
95% NO.
Responses received: 1080
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Do you think Labour’s latest welfare reform initiative will
solve the problem of welfare dependency in
New Zealand?
Result:
1% YES.
99% NO.
Responses received: 1011
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Do you you
support the government’s intention to restrict the
advocacy role of charities?
Result:
2% YES.
98% NO.
Responses received: 1335
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Do you
think the New Zealand public is losing its patience with
Labour’s socialist agenda?
Result:
91% YES.
9% NO.
Responses received: 1572
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Do you
support the idea of holding a referendum on the
electoral system?
Result: 90% YES.
10% NO.
Responses received: 2391
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Do you
believe the Police should investigate this (Labour's
election spending) prima facie case
of “corruption and bribery”?
Result: 96% YES.
4% NO.
Responses received: 1215
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Would you
support the introduction of a universal 'Parents Licence
Test' for all parents?
Result: 14% YES.
86% NO.
Responses received: 1148
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At what
level do you support ‘the war on terror’? Result: Fully support 65%
Moderate
Support 29%
No support 6%
Responses received: 675
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Do you believe current policing methods are
working?
Result: 3% YES.
97% NO.
Responses received: 904
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Do you believe the present system of
land rates needs to be reformed. If you believe reform is
necessary, how do you think local government should be
funded?
Result: 98% YES.
2% NO.
Responses received: 763
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Is
it time to give primary schools the same flexibility
regarding religious instruction as secondary schools:
“that the school's Board has complete discretion to
control the management of the school as it thinks fit?"
Result: 89% YES.
11% NO.
Responses received: 876
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Do
you
believe New Zealand has become too socially liberal in the
last five years?
Result: 94% YES.
6% NO.
Responses received: 740
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Do
you
think separate Maori representation is having a positive or
negative effect on New Zealand? Result: 5% POSITIVE
95% NEGATIVE
Responses received: 1075
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Do
you support the Government's proposal to
lower company tax from 33% to 30%?
Result: 85% YES.
15% NO.
Responses received: 615
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Do you support the concept of removing
cash payments and housing assistance to teenage parents?
Result: 94% YES.
6% NO.
Responses received: 644
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Do you agree with the changes
to local government introduced in 2002 by Labour?
Result: 97% YES.
3% NO.
Responses received: 726
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Do
you agree with social service agencies when they say that
benefit increases will help to reduce poverty and
disadvantage in New Zealand?
Result: 3% YES.
97% NO.
Responses received: 736
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It has been
suggested that unemployment benefits should be limited to a
period of six months, after which people would be expected
to participate full time in a “Work for the Dole” scheme
until they find a job. Do
you think this is a very good idea, a good idea or
disagree with the idea?
Result: 86% VERY GOOD IDEA
8% GOOD IDEA
6% DISAGREE
Responses received: 1314
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Do
you
think Labour has had any success in reducing child abuse
since they have been in power?
Result: 0.5% YES.
99.5% NO.
Responses received: 819
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Do
you think
that a voucher system for primary and secondary schools
should be introduced?
Result: 88% YES.
12% NO.
Responses received: 644
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Do
you
support the idea of New Zealand
moving to a Singaporean health system model whereby
health taxes are channeled into individual medical
savings accounts for the purchase of health
insurance?
Result: 92% YES.
8% NO.
Responses received: 832
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