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Potential COVID-19 vaccine uptake rises to 77%

24 May 21 – The number of New Zealanders aged 16 and older who will potentially get a COVID-19 vaccine has increased to 77% from 69% in March 2021. A Horizon...
New Zealanders' trust in the news erodes

30 Apr 21 – New Zealanders’ trust in the news has eroded during the past year. The AUT research centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD) has published its second Trust in News in New Zealand report which examines New Zealand citizens’ trust in news, news brands,...
Steady projection: 69% will take COVID-19 vaccine

17 Apr 21 – Across seven months of research to April 1, 2021, the percentage of those aged 16+ in New Zealand who likely to take a COVID-19 vaccine remains steady, at 69 percent. The surveys, conducted for the Ministry of Health by Horizon Research, in association with Auckland...
65% of Māori adults likely to take COVID-19 vaccine

10 Mar 21 – A special Horizon survey for the television programme The Hui finds 65% of Māori adults are definitely or likely to take a COVID-19 vaccine. A March 8 panel discussion on The Hui, led by presener Mihingarangi Forbes, developed further insights. The...
Polling on COVID19 vaccine issues released

10 Mar 21 – The Ministry of Health has released full reports on surveys by Horizon Research covering New Zealanders' attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines. In 2020, Horizon Research, in association with the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, was...
COVID-19 vaccine research insights: 69% will take one

17 Feb 21 – 69 percent of survey respondents (an estimated 2,487,900 New Zealand adults) are prepared to receive a “well tested and approved” COVID-19 vaccine. This is one of the main findings of research conducted in December 2020 for the Ministry of Health by Horizon...
Addressing Kiwis' vaccine issues

17 Feb 21 – The Ministry of Health (MOH) held a panel discussion with media at 11 am 17 February, to discuss research results on New Zealanders’ attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines. The panel considered ...
11 in every 100 adults will look to change jobs in 2021

6 Jan 21 – In the coming year 384,700 adults will look to change their jobs. According to the latest Horizon Research Employment Forecast Monitor, 11% of adults will look for new jobs, an increase of 133,000 (and up from 7%) since...
More than a million say their households are worse off

27 Dec 20 – The impact of COVID-19 is showing markedly for some households and regions, the latest research finds. Around 1.114 million adults say their households are financially worse off than last year, while around 575,000 say they’re better off. Data...
Health the top factor driving New Zealanders’ party vote choices

6 Oct 20 – Health is the issue most driving New Zealanders’ choice of party vote in this election. New polling by Horizon Research finds five issues rank above all others in overall importance. Health, a factor for 54%, equivalent...
Cash prize to beat COVID bills!

2 Oct 20 – Eddie's major $2,100 Horizon cash prize win is going toward meeting household expenses. The Pasifika father of seven says some of his grown children have lost working income during COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. So the cash is going to help pay...
The Swedish way on COVID-19? No thanks

28 Aug 20 – New Zealanders overwhelmingly want to stay with the current policy to try eliminating community transmission of COVID-19. They do not want less restrictive policies. A new nationwide Horizon Research finds: 76...
Second COVID-19 wave and lockdowns reduce trust in Government by 3%

27 Aug 20 – Overall trust and confidence in the Ministry of Health and Government’s response to managing COVID-19 has fallen 3% following the second wave of infection and lockdowns. Overall trust was 82% in mid-July 2020. It is 79% in late August...
Ardern seen as best to manage pandemic, economic recovery

27 Aug 20 – Jacinda Ardern continues to be seen as the best leader to manage the COVID-19 pandemic response. 64% rate her as the best leader on the response, compared with 18% for Judith Collins. The next...
Overall, 82% trust pandemic’s management – down from 91%

7 Aug 20 – New Zealanders’ overall trust in the Ministry of Health and Government to manage the COVID-19 pandemic is at 82%, down from 91% during April. Overall distrust that the Ministry and Government will manage it in...
83% support Whanganui velodrome stadium funding

4 Aug 20 – A new poll shows Whanganui district residents overwhelmingly want the Government to approve a $26.3 million application to fund a velodrome stadium. The new stadium is short listed for shovel-ready project funding and will create the lower North Islnad's largest...
30% believe households worse off, 298,000 expect to lose jobs

1 Aug 20 – 64% of New Zealanders feel the economic position of their households is the same or better than a year ago – and 30% think it is worse or much worse, while 298,000 think they will lose their jobs in the next 12 months. ...
More are feeling lonely after COVID-19 lock down than before

31 Jul 20 – More people are feeling lonely after the COVID-19 lockdown than before it. The incidence of prolonged loneliness in New Zealand has increased from 3.5% of the New Zealand adult population before lockdown to about 10.6% during lockdown, before slightly falling to 8.7%...
"I'm in shock" - and off on a trip!

2 Jul 20 – We told Christchurch widow Dale she had won our $2,100 major cash prize draw while she was out. When she called us back she said: "I'm home. I'm still in shock." Now she says she might pay some bills - and perhaps treat herself to see Invercargill...
Large majorities think Ardern best to manage pandemic, economy

20 Jun 20 – Jacinda Ardern is seen by large majorities of New Zealanders as the best parliamentary party leader to manage both the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recovery from it. She is favoured by 66% of adult New...
1.22 million adults intend taking a domestic holiday

15 May 20 – Horizon Research has completed an extensive survey projecting domestic tourism market potential after COVID-19 travel restrictions are eased. Horizon finds that 34% of adults, an estimated 1,229,600 million people, intend to...
New Zealanders’ main priority: getting back to work

14 May 20 – New Zealanders overwhelmingly want economic stimulus measures which get people back to work. A Horizon Research survey of policies to stimulate the economy finds 79% support “getting people back to work”. ...
Kiwis: lump sum cash will work, will spend it on basics

12 May 20 – Half of New Zealand's adults support a lump sum cash payment being paid to everyone and 67% think will be an effective way of stimulating the economy. A Horizon Research survey finds 23% think it will not be effective. The results mean an estimated...
Free from quarantine - with a $100 cash prize win!

7 May 20 – A young Auckland mother got two peices of good news at once: She could leave COVID-19 quarantine, and She won a $100 extra cash draw, for completing a HorizonPoll survey while she and her son were isolated in a hotel. ...
73% want unrushed and considered move to Level 2

3 May 20 – New Zealanders want an evidence-based and unrushed decision on the move to COVID-19 Alert Level 2. A nationwide Horizon Research survey during the first three days at Level 3 finds a nett 73% of adults think both “we shouldn’t rush into...
73% say use my mobile data for COVID-19 tracking

26 Apr 20 – Seven out of 10 adults will support police and health authorities using their personal mobile data to help track and trace those who have been in contact with COVID-19. A Horizon research nationwide survey finds 62% of adults “generally”...
56% of adults – including a million workers – want to stay in isolation

22 Apr 20 – Most adults will – or would like to – stay in isolation after Alert Level 4 restrictions are lifted. 56% of adults say they will definitely or most likely stay isolated. Those definitely or most likely to stay isolated...
Huge surge in business post COVID-19 lock down

20 Apr 20 – New research shows what New Zealanders say they will do when released from Alert Level 4 lockdown. In the first six months, if allowed, there will be huge surges in custom for the retail, postal and courier and travel sectors. Within these, fast food...
Who supports and trusts the COVID-19 policy

20 Apr 20 – Confidence lockdown will work: 72% of New Zealand adults are confident that COVID-19 can be contained, and widespread community transmission prevented. They were asked in an April 7-12, 2020, HorizonPoll to rate their confidence on a 0 to...
A price of lockdown: 215,000 New Zealanders want help to cope

19 Apr 20 – More than 215,000 adults say they would like extra help and advice to cope with isolation and stress caused by the COVID-19 Level Four Alert lockdown. While most adults are coping well, a Horizon Research nationwide survey finds large numbers of younger...
It was April Fools Day - but we weren't joking!

1 Apr 20 – April 1 is perhaps not the best time to advise someone they’ve won our major prize draw. Our winner says: “I did wonder when I heard your message on my mobile if you were having me on. But you’ve staggered me. This couldn’t have come at a better...
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