Welcome to The Progress Report 2.0 - a repository of tools and data for anyone interested in New Zealand politics.

The first version of The Progress Report was a blog I ran up until 2014, with excellent contributions from James Caygill, Keir Leslie and other guest posters. If you're interested in any of that content, it has been archived by the National Library.

Following the closure of The Progress Report I built a new site, polled.co.nz to host some of the caucus calculators and other tools I had been working on.

This version of The Progress Report has been rebuilt from the ground up and should hopefully be far more flexible and robust. If you find any bugs or issues, or have any ideas for new data or features, please get in touch.

Latest Updates

New UMR poll uploaded

A new poll by UMR from March 1997 has been uploaded. The details are:

  • Labour: 36%
  • National: 37%
  • NZ First: 8%
  • ACT: 5%
  • Alliance: 9%
  • Christian Heritage: 2%

You can see all our polling data, including this poll, here.

Posted on June 01, 2025

New UMR poll uploaded

A new poll by UMR from December 1996 has been uploaded. The details are:

  • Labour: 31%
  • National: 36%
  • NZ First: 11%
  • ACT: 4%
  • Alliance: 10%
  • Christian Heritage: 4%

You can see all our polling data, including this poll, here.

Posted on June 01, 2025

Labour Party List updated

I've made a few minor changes to my candidate database.

  • David Parker - Following his resignation from Parliament I've removed him from the Labour Party list.
  • Steph Lewis - As she has announced she won't stand at the next election, I've removed her from Labour's list, and as the candidate for Whanganui.

I've also made a host of backend changes which make it far easier to update the candidates and party lists - so it should be simpler and faster to keep my database as up to date as possible ahead of the next election. As always, if you think I've missed any data (eg others announcing they are standing or not standing) - please let me know!

Posted on May 31, 2025

New Curia poll uploaded

A new Curia poll from May 2025 has been uploaded. The details are:

  • Labour: 33.2%
  • National: 34.6%
  • Green: 9.1%
  • NZ First: 7.4%
  • ACT: 9.5%
  • TOP: 0.5%
  • Te Pāti Māori: 3.9%

You can see all our polling data, including this poll, here.

Posted on May 08, 2025

New Curia preferred PM poll uploaded.

A new Curia preferred prime minister poll from May 2025 has been uploaded. The details are:

  • Christopher Luxon: 24.5%
  • Chris Hipkins: 20%
  • Chlöe Swarbrick: 5%
  • David Seymour: 6.7%
  • Winston Peters: 8.1%

You can see all our preferred PM polling data, including this poll, here.

Posted on May 08, 2025