Social Issues

In 2018, Ipsos New Zealand started tracking the key issues facing New Zealand. In this wave of the Ipsos New Zealand Issues Monitor, we asked 1,003 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.

Ipsos, one of the world's leading market research companies, has released the 2024 Equalities Index, a 30-country looking at attitudes towards equality and discrimination.

Poverty and unemployment seen as root cause of crime by the majority of New Zealanders.

A new 52-country survey from Ipsos and UNHCR for World Refugee Day 2024 reveals enduring public support for refugees, alongside stark variations in attitudes.

The new edition of Ipsos’ Global Happiness report finds there’s been a slight dip in happiness year-on-year as economic and political clouds loom overhead, but New Zealanders remain significantly happier than the global average.

How to drive behaviour change.

In 2018, Ipsos New Zealand started tracking the key issues facing New Zealand. In this wave of the Ipsos New Zealand Issues Monitor, we asked 1,000 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 latest Ipsos New Zealand Issues Monitor reveals that the primary concern for New Zealanders remains inflation / cost of living, with 62% of New Zealanders identifying it as a key issue. Meanwhile, The Government’s performance rating has slightly increased from August 2023’s record low mean score of 4.5 to 4.7. This marks the first increase in the Government’s performance rating since July 2020.

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