21st Ipsos New Zealand Issues Monitor
The latest Ipsos New Zealand Issues Monitor finds that inflation / cost of living remains the number one concern for New Zealanders, with 62% of New Zealanders identifying it as a key issue.
In 2018, Ipsos New Zealand started tracking the key issues facing New Zealand. In this, the 21st wave of the Ipsos New Zealand Issues Monitor, we asked 1,148 New Zealanders to select from a list of 20, the three most important issues facing the country and to rate the ability of the country’s political parties to best manage these issues.
The top-5 issues currently concerning New Zealanders in August 2023 are inflation / cost of living (62%), followed by crime / law & order (36%), housing / price of housing (32%), healthcare / hospitals (31%) and the economy (24%).
The Government’s performance rating has continued to significantly decrease this wave, reaching a record low mean score of 4.5 since surveying began in 2018.
