A UMR Research poll on who GoT viewers expect to win the Iron Throne and which major characters are expected to live or die looks much more optimistic than the “bittersweet” finish George Martin promised. 37% are expecting, Jon Snow to end up on the throne and a further... read more →
Apr
08
Dec
05
With the festive season fast approaching, we asked a representative sample of 500 New Zealanders what their favourite public holiday is. Over half of respondents said Christmas Day is their favourite public holiday. 54% said Christmas is their favourite public holiday. 16% said Easter weekend (second most chosen public... read more →
Nov
23
With recent Guy Fawkes Night celebrations, the controversy on the sale of fireworks is being debated in the public again. We asked a representative sample of 500 New Zealanders whether they support or oppose the sale of fireworks to the general public. A slim majority of respondents opposed the... read more →
Oct
15
The public debate is typically dominated by small numbers on each side but a recent poll by UMR Research aimed to quantify overall public sentiment on the issue. We asked a representative sample of 1000 New Zealanders whether they support or oppose the use of 1080 poison to control... read more →
May
22
With inspiration from Bill English’s infamous ‘pizza night’ social media post we decided to settle the debate once and for all, does pineapple really belong on a pizza? and for that matter, what about spaghetti? Using our monthly online omnibus survey of 1000 New Zealanders over the age of... read more →