Scenes from the 2024 Hikoi to Parliament in protest against the treaty principles bill. Photo: VNP / Louis Collins
A 1News-Verian poll suggests more New Zealanders oppose the Treaty Principles Bill than support it.
The poll showed just 23 percent of respondents backed the bill, while 36 percent were opposed, but even more - 39 percent - said they did not know enough about it.
Only 2 percent refused to give an answer.
The poll also looked at how supportive of the bill different groups of voters were, with ACT supporters by far the most likely to be in favour: 77 percent.
On the other side of the ledger, Greens supporters and Māori were most likely to oppose the bill, at 68 and 67 percent respectively.
Labour supporters were 52 percent opposed, while National supporters and NZ First supporters were 30 percent and 48 percent in support.
The poll surveyed 1006 eligible voters and was weighted for demographics, with a margin of error of 3.1 percent at the 95 percent confidence interval. It was conducted between 30 November and 4 December.
That was after the hīkoi mō te Tiriti, which saw tens of thousands arrive at Parliament in support of te Tiriti o Waitangi in Wellington on Tuesday 19 November.
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