Electors were asked: “Generally speaking, do you feel that things in NZ are heading in the right direction or would you say things are seriously heading in the wrong direction?” #Roy Morgan GCR = Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating (The Roy Morgan GCR is 100 plus the difference between the percentage of Kiwis who say the country is “heading in the right direction” and the percentage who say the country is “seriously heading in the wrong direction”).

New Zealand – Government Confidence (2020-2023)

	Right direction	Wrong direction	NZ Roy Morgan GCR*	Can’t say	Total
	%	%	Pts	%	%
2024
January 8 – January 28, 2024	42	41	101	17	100
2023
November 27 – December 17, 2023	38	45	93	17	100
October 30 – November 26, 2023	36.5	46	90.5	17.5	100
September 4 – October 8, 2023	31	57.5	73.5	11.5	100
July 31 – August 27, 2023	32	56	76	12	100
June 26 – July 23, 2023	29	60.5	68.5	10.5	100
May 29 – June 25, 2023	38	54	84	8	100
April 24 – May 21, 2023	34.5	54.5	80	11	100
March 27 – April 23, 2023	35	55	80	10	100
February 27 – March 26, 2023	38.5	52.5	86	9	100
January 30 – February 26, 2023	42.5	47.5	95	10	100
January 9 – January 29, 2023	40	49	91	11	100
2022
November 28 – December, 2022	32	57	75	11	100
October 31 – November 27, 2022	35	55	80	10	100
September 26 – October 23, 2022	42	50	92	8	100
August 29 – September 25, 2022	37.5	51.5	86	11	100
July 25 – August 21, 2022	37.5	53	84.5	9.5	100
June 27 – July 24, 2022	40.5	51	89.5	8.5	100
May 30 – June 26, 2022	39	51.5	87.5	9.5	100
April 26 – May 22, 2022	40	50	90	10	100
March 28 – April 24, 2022	43	49.5	93.5	7.5	100
February 28 – March 27, 2022	39	51.5	87.5	9.5	100
January 31 – February 27, 2022	42.5	47.5	95	10	100
January 4-30, 2022	48.5	42	106.5	9.5	100
2021
November 22 – December 19, 2021	42.5	44.5	98	13	100
October 25 – November 21, 2021	46	44.5	101.5	9.5	100
September 27 – October 24, 2021	48	38.5	109.5	13.5	100
August 30 – September 26, 2021	57	32	125	11	100
July 26 – August 22, 2021	52.5	37.5	115	10	100
June 28 – July 25, 2021	55.5	34.5	121	10	100
May 31 – June 27, 2021	57	33	124	10	100
April 26 – May 23, 2021	62.5	28.5	134	9	100
March 29 – April 25, 2021	62.5	26.5	136	11	100
March 1-28, 2021	61.5	26	135.5	12.5	100
January 25 – February 21, 2021	69.5	20	149.5	10.5	100
January 4-24, 2021	71.5	18.5	153	10	100
2020
Nov. 23 – Dec. 13, 2020	71.5	18	153.5	10.5	100
Oct. 26 – Nov. 22, 2020	69.5	20	149.5	10.5	100
September 28 – October 25, 2020	68.5	21	147.5	10.5	100
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is re-elected easily with a majority of seats – October 17, 2020
August 31 – September 27, 2020	70.5	19.5	151	10	100
July 27 – August 23, 2020	71	19	152	10	100
June 29 – July 26, 2020	71.5	19	152.5	9.5	100
National elects new leader Judith Collins to replace Todd Muller – July 14, 2020
May 25 – June 21, 2020	72	18.5	153.5	9.5	100
April 27 – May 24, 2020	76	17.5	158.5	6.5	100
National elects new leader Todd Muller to replace Simon Bridges – May 22, 2020
March 30 – April 26, 2020	77	14	163	9	100
February 24 – March 22, 2020	60.5	25.5	135	14	100
January 27 – February 23, 2020	59	27	132	14	100
January 6-26, 2020	58	29.5	128.5	12.5	100

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