Stephen Mills

Guest writer

Stephen Mills is executive director at UMR.

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More than 70% of New Zealanders would take a Covid-19 vaccine

Among the 26% who opposed taking the vaccine, most wanted to wait until confirmation it was safe.

By Stephen Mills | 17th December, 2020

Image: Tina Tiller

We asked New Zealanders what the world will look like post-Covid-19

New polling shows how we anticipate the nation and the world changing after the pandemic.

By Stephen Mills | 27th June, 2020

Australia’s newly elected Prime Minister Scott Morrison waves to his party supporters Photo: SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images

There are lessons for NZ from the Aussie election miracle, and they’re mostly bleak

What happened with the polls, and what does the shock Coalition victory tell us about attitudes to climate change and the power of vested interests?

By Stephen Mills | 22nd May, 2019

Jacinda Ardern last week marked six months as prime minister. Photo: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

New poll reveals the post-election political battleground

By Stephen Mills | 30th April, 2018

The robots aren’t coming? Kiwis show little fear about the future of work

The robots aren’t coming? Kiwis show little fear about the future of work

A UMR nationwide survey suggests that New Zealanders are remarkably complacent about the threat new technology poses to their job security, writes UMR executive director Stephen Mills.

By Stephen Mills | 8th July, 2017

JOHN KEY RESPONDS TO THE SPINOFF/SSI POLL RESULTS. PHOTO: GETTY

A statistical analysis of John Key’s legacy

Stephen Mills from polling company UMR breaks down the Key prime ministership through their long-running surveys, revealing a somewhat polarising politician who didn't quite reach the beloved status of his predecessor.

By Stephen Mills | 23rd March, 2017