Polls Archive

Note: Polls questions, answers or results do not indicate any decisions made by the party.

Q: What TV ad would you like to see PPNZ run in the election campaign? (To suggest more options, click here)

  • "You wouldn't steal a car. That's because you know there's a difference between copying and theft" (32%, 133 Votes)
  • "New Zealand, owned by the USA" ad, referring to the general ACTA/TPPA exporting of US laws (25%, 103 Votes)
  • "Sharing is bad" - A mother explaining to her young child why "sharing is bad" (to make the point that sharing is natural and good) (24%, 98 Votes)
  • Selected clips of MPs' speeches re the skynet law, with some form of pirate party commentary (9%, 37 Votes)
  • Pirate vs 'pirate'. Compare and contrast: Somalian with an AK-47 and Melissa Lee, labelled 'pirate' and 'someone who has broken copyright law'. (8%, 32 Votes)
  • "The best government money can buy" (e.g. satirical ad for an imaginary party) (2%, 8 Votes)

Total Voters: 411

Start Date: May 31, 2011 @ 12:20 pm
End Date: August 31, 2011 @ 12:00 pm

If PPNZ was only going to stand one electorate candidate in the 2011 general election, which electorate do you think it should be?

  • Wellington Central (29%, 195 Votes)
  • Auckland Central (28%, 192 Votes)
  • Dunedin North (10%, 66 Votes)
  • Ilam (7%, 47 Votes)
  • Hamilton East (5%, 35 Votes)
  • Palmerston North (5%, 31 Votes)
  • Botany (4%, 30 Votes)
  • Epsom (4%, 25 Votes)
  • Wigram (3%, 21 Votes)
  • Tauranga (3%, 18 Votes)
  • Other (discuss it in the forum) (2%, 15 Votes)

Total Voters: 675

Start Date: February 23, 2011 @ 12:00 am
End Date: May 23, 2011 @ 12:00 am

Which of the following policy areas do you feel most strongly about?

  • Copyright Law (39%, 37 Votes)
  • Privacy Laws (39%, 37 Votes)
  • Patent Law (17%, 16 Votes)
  • Other (discuss on forum) (5%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 94

Start Date: November 23, 2010 @ 12:00 am
End Date: February 23, 2011 @ 12:00 am

What should PPNZ policy be for the length of copyright?

  • The length of copyright is not imortant. It is the other rules around copyright that should be changed. (43%, 31 Votes)
  • Copyright should be abolished (28%, 20 Votes)
  • 10 years (15%, 11 Votes)
  • 5 years or less (8%, 6 Votes)
  • 20 years or more (6%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 72

Start Date: August 23, 2010 @ 11:00 pm
End Date: November 23, 2010 @ 12:00 am

Do you want to see a Pirate Party operating in New Zealand?

  • Yes (90%, 162 Votes)
  • Don't Care (6%, 10 Votes)
  • No (4%, 8 Votes)

Total Voters: 180

Start Date: May 23, 2010 @ 2:22 am
End Date: August 23, 2010 @ 11:00 pm