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Stickybeak Covid Response Poll

(Photo by Robert Kitchin – Pool/Getty Images)

Exclusive poll: Seven out of 10 back NZ sticking with elimination strategy

And a growing number are concerned about opening up too quickly.
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By Toby Manhire | 25th August, 2021
Editor-at-large
Wellington Airport is at the centre of a dispute tearing apart Wellington city council. (Photo by Mark Tantrum/Wellington International Airport via Getty Images)

Exclusive poll: Only one in four wants trans-Tasman bubble reopened this year

Plus: the sentiment on New Zealand's vaccination roll-out and contact tracing.
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By Toby Manhire | 24th August, 2021
Editor-at-large
Jacinda Ardern addresses media at the Beehive. (Photo by Robert Kitchin – Pool/Getty Images)

Exclusive poll: Resounding popular support for decision to take NZ into strict lockdown

The verdict on: the government response; the National Party response; and the decision to go into level four lockdown.
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By Toby Manhire | 23rd August, 2021
Editor-at-large
Ashley Bloomfield and the QR tip (Photo: Kevin Stent/POOL)

Exclusive poll: Do we have faith in NZ’s contact tracing system?

Plus: the latest state of app usage.
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By Toby Manhire | 26th July, 2021
Editor-at-large
Passengers from New Zealand arriving at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport on October 16, 2020 (Photo: James D. Morgan/Getty Images)

Exclusive poll: two-thirds think NZ on right track for ‘opening up’ after Covid

Plus: views on the elimination strategy and the state of the economy.
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By Toby Manhire | 23rd July, 2021
Editor-at-large
Director general of health Ashley Bloomfield (Illustration: Simon Chesterman)

Exclusive poll: What does NZ think of the vaccine rollout?

The positive response on the overall government response: 69%. On the vaccination programme, it's less than half that.
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By Toby Manhire | 22nd July, 2021
Editor-at-large
Jacinda Ardern addresses media during a press conference in June, when Wellington was at alert level two. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Exclusive poll: How has support for NZ response to Covid-19 changed, 18 months on?

The latest in a series of polls by Stickybeak for The Spinoff shows positive sentiment at its lowest level yet.
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By Toby Manhire | 21st July, 2021
Editor-at-large
Finance minister Grant Robertson has a massive challenge ahead of him. (Photo: Getty Images/Photo illustration: Tina Tiller)

Exclusive poll: Do New Zealanders back the tough border rules?

Plus, how we feel about housing affordability and the state of the NZ economy compared to the world.
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By Toby Manhire | 23rd February, 2021
Editor-at-large
A vaccine being administered in South Auckland. (Photo: Supplied)

Exclusive poll: One in four New Zealanders would refuse Covid vaccine. Can they be persuaded?

We asked: Are you just ‘hesitant’ and awaiting more information, or more strongly opposed to vaccines in general?
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By Toby Manhire | 20th February, 2021
Editor-at-large
Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield arrive at the Beehive press conference to announce a decision on alert levels, February 2021 (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Exclusive poll: NZ support for Covid-19 response remains sky high

And it's even higher in Auckland.
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By Toby Manhire | 18th February, 2021
Editor-at-large
Photo: Getty Images

New poll: How many New Zealanders have seen Covid conspiracies online?

Plus: What is Facebook’s impact on NZ society?
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By Toby Manhire | 27th August, 2020
Editor-at-large
Prime minister Jacinda Ardern (Photo: Mark Mitchell/Getty Images)

We asked New Zealanders: Are you complying with the Covid alert level rules?

Compliance has dropped compared with the last time New Zealand was in a lockdown, a new poll shows.
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By Toby Manhire | 26th August, 2020
Editor-at-large
Jacinda Ardern at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research on Friday. Please be assured that is not a real coronavirus in her hand (Photo: Dom Thomas – Pool/Getty Images)

Exclusive new poll: How have testing issues and the new outbreak affected public confidence?

Plus: What is the public view of the National Party response?
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By Toby Manhire | 23rd August, 2020
Editor-at-large
The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern (Photo: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Exclusive: Poll reveals public impact of failures in NZ Covid quarantine system

The popular assessment of the government response to the Covid-19 crisis is at its lowest level yet.
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By Toby Manhire | 23rd June, 2020
Editor-at-large
Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield arrive at a press conference in June. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Exclusive new poll: public support for Covid response remains sky high

Fifth survey by Stickybeak for The Spinoff shows support for the government response solid as we enter level one.
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By Toby Manhire | 16th June, 2020
Editor-at-large
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New poll shows 16% of New Zealanders don’t want to be Covid-19 vaccinated

Almost 16% of us would say no to a Covid-19 vaccine. Could that affect our recovery strategy?
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By Josie Adams | 20th May, 2020
Contributing writer
A boom in domestic tourism in Queenstown could cushion the damage of the border closure. Photo: Getty

Exclusive: New poll offers hope for devastated tourism industry

Widespread appetite for domestic tourism, while public support for the alert level two shift is high.
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By David Brain | 16th May, 2020
Contributing writer
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media during a press conference (Photo: Hagen Hopkins – Pool/Getty Images)

Exclusive: New poll shows support for level four extension despite economic pain

The number of people who say we're staying in alert level four too long is smaller than you might expect.
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By David Brain | 27th April, 2020
Contributing writer
The director general of health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield speaks to media during a press conference at the Beehive (Photo: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Exclusive: New poll shows rising support for government handling of Covid-19

David Brain compares the latest results to our first opinion poll two weeks ago to see what's changed and what hasn't. 
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By David Brain | 12th April, 2020
Contributing writer
How is the govt handling Covid-19? The first opinion poll since NZ locked down

How is the govt handling Covid-19? The first opinion poll since NZ locked down

As New Zealand entered national lockdown, The Spinoff commissioned social media polling company Stickybeak to measure the mood of the nation.
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By David Brain | 28th March, 2020
Contributing writer

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