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 If you're interested in any of that content, it has been archived by the National Library.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.

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Latest Updates

New Talbot Mills preferred PM poll uploaded.

A new preferred prime minister poll from Talbot Mills has been uploaded. The details are:

  • Christopher Luxon: 24%
  • Chris Hipkins: 25%

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

Posted on February 04, 2025

New Curia poll uploaded

A new poll from Curia has been uploaded. This is the first time Labour has out-polled National in a Curia poll since April 2023. The details are:

  • Labour: 30.9%
  • National: 29.6%
  • Green: 9.5%
  • NZ First: 8.1%
  • ACT: 10.8%
  • TOP: 2.1%
  • Te Pāti Māori: 5.3%

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

Posted on January 19, 2025

New Curia preferred PM poll uploaded.

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

  • Christopher Luxon: 24.5%
  • Chris Hipkins: 15.3%
  • Chlöe Swarbrick: 8.5%
  • David Seymour: 6.3%
  • Winston Peters: 8.8%

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

Posted on January 19, 2025

Update: Polling graph improvements

I've just updated the Historical Polling Data and Preferred PM Polling Data tools with easier controls.

Now you can select pollsters alongside parties, quickly toggle all options, and enjoy a cleaner interface. All pollsters are even selected by default, so you can dive right into the data at a glance.

I've also improved the tool tips on the graph, so when you hover over a poll result it's easier to read the date and result and now also shows the pollster that provided the results.

Posted on December 30, 2024

New Verian preferred PM poll uploaded.

A new preferred prime minister poll from Verian has been uploaded. The details are:

  • Christopher Luxon: 24%
  • Chris Hipkins: 15%
  • Chlöe Swarbrick: 6%
  • David Seymour: 6%
  • Wiston Peters: 5%
  • Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke: 1%

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

Posted on December 09, 2024