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An Ipsos Global Advisor Survey

January 2020

INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW ZEALAND

© Ipsos | Global Advisor – Infrastructure in New Zealand2 ‒

A total of 561 New Zealanders aged 18–74 answered questions

about infrastructure in our November Global Advisor survey

which ran from 1 to 12 November 2019.

This survey explored New Zealanders’ perceptions of the

current infrastructure in New Zealand. Additionally, respondents

were asked which types of infrastructure they believe the

government should prioritise investment in. In this survey,

infrastructure was defined as things we rely on like road, rail and

air networks, utilities such as energy and water, and broadband

and other forms of communications.

New Zealand data is presented alongside international data

collected from 26 July to 9 August 2019, from a total of 19,516

interviews conducted with participants from 28 other countries.

This study did not have any external sponsors or partners. It

was initiated and run by Ipsos, because we are curious about

the world we live in and how citizens around the globe think and

feel about their world.

INFRASTRUCTURE SURVEYBackground Information


INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW ZEALANDThe Media Context: What was making New Zealand news during the survey fieldwork?

rnz.co.nz – 12 Nov 2019


KEY FINDINGS

46% of New Zealanders are satisfied

with the national infrastructure.

Only 29% of New Zealanders are

satisfied with the new housing supply

and 55% believe this should be the

priority for investment.

44% of New Zealanders rate the current

quality of New Zealand’s defence

against rising sea levels as fairly or

very poor.

55% of New Zealanders agree that we

are not doing enough to meet our

infrastructure needs.

© Ipsos | Global Advisor – Infrastructure in New Zealand

CURRENT VIEWS OF NEW ZEALAND INFRASTRUCTURE

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SATISFACTION WITH NZ’S NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Q: Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with New Zealand’s national infrastructure?

Base: NZ sample – Nov ‘19 (n=561)

Overall, 46% of New Zealanders are satisfied with the national infrastructure; 23%

remain neutral & 28% are dissatisfied

5% 41% 23% 21% 8% 2%

Very satisfied Fairly satisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

Fairly dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Don't know

46% 28%

Total satisfied: very satisfied + fairly satisfied Total dissatisfied: fairly dissatisfied + very dissatisfied


SATISFACTION WITH NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Q: Overall, how satisfied are you with [COUNTRY’S] national infrastructure?

Base: n=19,516 adults aged 16+ in 28 countries, 26 July–9 August 2019; NZ sample – Nov ‘19 (n=561)

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Italy

Hungary

Spain

Belgium

Brazil

South Africa

Russia

Serbia

Mexico

Colombia

Peru

Poland

Great Britain

Argentina

US

Turkey

Sweden

Canada

Japan

Germany

Chile

South Korea

New Zealand

Australia

France

Malaysia

India

Saudi Arabia

China

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New Zealander’s satisfaction

with national infrastructure

(46%) is very similar to that of

Australia (47%) but above the

global average of 37%.

New Zealanders’ satisfaction

levels were relatively high

compared to the larger Western

economies of Canada (39%),

the United States (37%) and

Great Britain (36%).

% very / fairly satisfied


VIEWS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFRASTRUCTURE

Q: These next questions are about different types of infrastructure in New Zealand. Please indicate how you would rate the current quality of each one in New Zealand.


New Zealanders are notably less satisfied with the country’s new housing supply

& solar energy than other types of infrastructure

28%

29%

40%

40%

40%

49%

51%

62%

67%

70%

89%

Solar energy infrastructure

New housing supply

Rail infrastructure - track / stations

Flood defences

Electric vehicle charging

Local road network

Wind energy - e.g. turbines

Motorway / major road network

Digital infrastructure

Water supply & sewerage

Airports

% very / fairly good


VIEWS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFRASTRUCTURE

Q: We now want you to think about [COUNTRY’S] infrastructure. Overall, how satisfied are you with [COUNTRY’S] national infrastructure?

Base: n=19,516 adults aged 16+ in 28 countries, 26 July–9 August 2019; NZ sample – Nov ‘19 (n=561); Australian sample (n=1,002)

Airports




Wind energy - e.g. turbines

Local road network


Flood defences

Rail Infrastructure – track / stations

New housing supply

Solar energy infrastructure 28%

29%

40%

40%

40%

49%

51%

62%

67%

70%

89%

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33%

43%

45%

31%

24%

45%

34%

54%

55%

55%

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52%

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New Zealanders are less satisfied than Australians with new housing supply, rail

infrastructure & local road network; but happier with electric vehicle charging, airports

& digital infrastructure


WHAT NEW ZEALANDERS WANT PRIORITISED

Q: Which of these types of infrastructure, if any, do you think should be made a priority for investment for New Zealand? (Respondents were allowed to select more than one option.)


55% of New Zealanders believe that investing in new housing supply should be the

Government’s top priority

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14%

19%

25%

31%

35%

37%

40%

41%

46%

55%

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Flood defences

Wind energy



Rail infrastructure - track / stations

Local road network


New housing supply

After housing, New Zealanders

want transport-related

infrastructure such as road and

rail networks to be prioritised.


PRIORITISING INFRASTRUCTURE

Q: Which of these types of infrastructure, if any, do you think should be made a priority for investment for New Zealand? (Respondents were allowed to select more than one option.)

Base: n=19,516 adults aged 16+ in 28 countries, 26 July–9 August 2019; NZ sample – Nov ‘19 (n=561); Australian sample (n=1,002)

New Zealanders are significantly more likely than Australians to say that new housing

supply, road networks & water-related infrastructure should be prioritised

New housing supply


Local road network

Rail infrastructure – track / stations



Wind energy

Flood defences



Airports 12%

14%

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25%

31%

35%

37%

40%

41%

46%

55%

Global NZ Australia

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28%

23%

38%

34%

39%

42%

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35%

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33%

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DEFENCES AGAINST RISING SEA LEVELS

Q: How would you rate the current quality of New Zealand’s defences against rising sea levels?

Base: NZ sample – Sep ‘17 (n=500), Nov ‘19 (n=561)

Since 2017, New Zealanders’

dissatisfaction with the quality

of defences against rising sea

levels has increased.

5% 29% 28% 9% 29%

Very good Fairly good Fairly poor Very poor Don't know

34% 37%

4% 24% 34% 9% 28%

28% 44%

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Against a backdrop of increasing concern about climate change, New Zealanders were

significantly less likely to be positive about infrastructure designed to defend against

rising sea levels in 2019 than in 2017


CURRENT INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE

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INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE

Q: To what extent do you agree or disagree…? Investing in infrastructure is vital to New Zealand’s future economic growth.


The majority of New Zealanders (76%) support investment in infrastructure

76% of New Zealanders agree

that investing in infrastructure is

key to ensuring the country’s

future economic growth.

Those aged 65+ are

significantly more likely to

support investment.

29% 47% 16% 2% 5%

Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree

Tend to disagree Strongly disagree Don't know

76% 3%

Investing in infrastructure is vital

to New Zealand’s future

economic growth.

65%77% 82% 90%

18–34 years 35–49 years 50–64 years 65–74 years

Green / red indicates significantly higher / lower score vs. total

Supporting investment in infrastructure

increases with age.

% total agree (strongly agree + tend to agree)

Response by different age groups


IS NEW ZEALAND DOING ENOUGH?

Q: To what extent do you agree or disagree…? As a country we are not doing enough to meet our infrastructure needs.


Only 9% of New Zealanders believe that we are doing enough to meet our infrastructure

needs

Over half of New Zealanders

think more could be done to

meet the country’s


11% 43% 31% 7% 2% 6%



55% 9%As a country we are not doing

enough to meet our


43%57% 60%

69%

18–34 years 35–49 years 50–64 years 65–74 years

While 69% of New Zealanders aged 65–74

agree that we are not doing enough to meet

infrastructure needs, fewer than half of those

under 35 years agree.

% total agree (strongly agree + tend to agree) Green / red indicates significantly higher / lower score vs. total

Age group differences


4% 20% 29% 23% 10% 13%

5% 23% 28% 22% 10% 13%

4% 15% 31% 26% 10% 15%



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LOCAL PERCEPTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE SHARE

Q: To what extent do you agree or disagree…? My local area gets its fair

share of New Zealand’s investment in infrastructure.

Base: NZ sample – Nov ‘19 (n=561); Main Urban (n=335); Provincial (n=226)

Note: * some of those recorded as Christchurch would have been in the surrounding

Canterbury area

Only 24% of New Zealanders agree that their area receives enough investment in

infrastructure

New Zealanders living outside

the three main urban centres

are less likely to feel that their

local areas receive enough

investment in infrastructure –

just 19% agree their area gets

enough compared to 27% of

those in the bigger cities.

24% 33%My local area gets its fair share

of New Zealand’s investment in

infrastructure.

Green / red indicates significantly higher / lower score vs. rest of NZ

Total

Main Urban(Auckland, Wellington,

Christchurch*)

Provincial(Rest of NZ)

27% 32%

19% 36%


APPENDIX

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Airports

Q: These next questions are about different types of infrastructure. Please indicate how good or poor you rate the current quality of each one in [COUNTRY].


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Hungary

Japan

Brazil

Italy

Mexico

Serbia

Spain

Sweden

US

Poland

Germany

Belgium

Russia

Argentina

France

Chile

Canada

Great Britain

Australia

China

Colombia

Peru

Turkey

South Africa

Saudi Arabia

India

South Korea

Malaysia

New Zealand

Global

Please indicate how you

would rate the current quality

of each one in [country].


Of all countries surveyed, New

Zealanders show the greatest

level of satisfaction for their

current airport infrastructure

(89% vs. 67% global).


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Hungary

Colombia

Italy

Mexico

Belgium

Peru

Russia

Argentina

Spain

US

Canada

Sweden

South Africa

Japan

Poland

Serbia

Australia

Chile

Great Britain

New Zealand

India

Germany

Saudi Arabia

China

Turkey

Malaysia

France

South Korea

Global

Motorways




62% of respondents perceive

the quality of New Zealand’s

motorways and major road

networks to be either very or

fairly good. This is higher than

the global average of 54%.





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Hungary

Serbia

Italy

Russia

Brazil

Belgium

South Africa

Colombia

Mexico

Peru

Japan

Poland

Spain

Canada

Argentina

US

Great Britain

Sweden

New Zealand

Chile

India

France

Germany

Australia

Malaysia

Turkey

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

China

Global

Local Roads




New Zealanders’ satisfaction

with local road networks (49%)

is slightly higher than the global

average of 45%.





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Germany

South Africa

Sweden

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Argentina

Brazil

Italy

New Zealand

Mexico

Russia

Great Britain

Japan

Poland

Canada

Belgium

South Korea

Chile

Colombia

Peru

Turkey

France

Australia

Malaysia

US

Hungary

India

Serbia

Saudi Arabia

China

Global

New Housing Supply




Only 29% of New Zealanders

are happy with the current

quality of new housing supply,

lower than the global average

(43%).

Over half (52%) of Australian

respondents feel their housing

supply is of good quality.





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Russia

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Mexico

Peru

Colombia

Brazil

Serbia

South Africa

Japan

Chile

Sweden

France

Turkey

Canada

Great Britain

Poland

Belgium

Malaysia

US

Argentina

India

New Zealand

Australia

South Korea

Hungary

Germany

Saudi Arabia

China

Global

Flood Defences




New Zealanders and

Australians are equally satisfied

(40%) with their respective

country’s flood defences, a

result above the global average

of 31%.


Q: These next questions are about different types of infrastructure. Please indicate how good or poor you rate the current quali ty of each one in [COUNTRY].



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Russia

Serbia

Spain

Colombia

Hungary

Italy

Japan

South Africa

Canada

Peru

Brazil

New Zealand

Great Britain

Mexico

Germany

Chile

Argentina

France

South Korea

Sweden

Poland

Australia

Malaysia

US

Belgium

Turkey

India

Saudi Arabia

China

Global

Solar Energy




New Zealanders feel more

needs to be done regarding

solar energy infrastructure, as

only 28% are satisfied with the

current infrastructure. At 40%,

Australians are much more

satisfied with the quality of this

renewable energy source.





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Italy

Australia

Brazil

Spain

Turkey

Argentina

Japan

Mexico

South Africa

France

Peru

Malaysia

Serbia

Colombia

Canada

Great Britain

Belgium

Sweden

US

Poland

Chile

India

Russia

Saudi Arabia

New Zealand

Hungary

China

South Korea

Global

Digital Infrastructure*




*such as high speed broadband, full fibre network (FTTP), 5G

New Zealanders are amongst

the most satisfied in the world

with their digital infrastructure

(67%). Only Hungary (69%),

China (75%) and South Korea

(82%) ranked higher.





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South Africa

Italy

Serbia

Mexico

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Brazil

India

Peru

Turkey

Colombia

Chile

Argentina

Spain

South Korea

Japan

US

Hungary

Malaysia

Poland

Sweden

China

Belgium

Saudi Arabia

France

Canada

New Zealand

Australia

Great Britain

Germany

Global

Water Supply and Sewerage




70% of New Zealanders are

happy with the quality of the

country’s water supply and

sewerage, a result comparable

to Great Britain (73%), Australia

(71%) and Canada (69%).





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South Africa

Germany

Argentina

Mexico

Great Britain

Colombia

Poland

Chile

Japan

Turkey

Australia

Brazil

Belgium

South Korea

Sweden

France

Peru

Canada

Hungary

Malaysia

US

India

New Zealand

Saudi Arabia

China

Global

Electric Vehicle Charging




Though New Zealand appears

amongst the top-3 countries in

terms of satisfaction with the

electric vehicle charging

infrastructure, the current

satisfaction levels indicate that

globally much work is required

in this area.





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Russia

Hungary

Japan

Colombia

Italy

South Africa

Mexico

Peru

Poland

Malaysia

South Korea

Spain

Brazil

Australia

Chile

France

Canada

Argentina

Belgium

Turkey

Germany

US

India

Great Britain

Sweden

New Zealand

Saudi Arabia

China

Global

Wind Energy




51% of New Zealanders are

satisfied with the quality of the

infrastructure that generates

wind energy.





Q: To what extent do you agree or disagree…? As a country we are not doing enough to meet our infrastructure needs.


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South Korea

Saudi Arabia

France

Sweden

New Zealand

Belgium

Canada

Germany

Hungary

India

Poland

Australia

Turkey

Chile

Argentina

Spain

Malaysia

Russia

Great Britain

US

Italy

Mexico

Brazil

Peru

Serbia

Colombia

South Africa

Global

As a country we are not doing

enough to meet our


55% of New Zealanders agree

that the country is not doing

enough to meet its


% strongly agree / tend to agree


Q: To what extent do you agree or disagree…? Investing in infrastructure is vital to [COUNTRY]’s future economic growth.


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Japan

Saudi Arabia

Sweden

Belgium

Germany

France

South Korea

Hungary

Spain

US

Chile

Italy

New Zealand

Australia

India

Brazil

Canada

Turkey

Argentina

Poland

Great Britain

Malaysia

South Africa

Peru

China

Russia

Mexico

Colombia

Serbia

Global

Investment in infrastructure is

vital to [country]’s future

economic growth.

The majority of countries agree

that investing in infrastructure is

important. Perceptions are

similar across New Zealand

(76%) and Australia (77%).

% strongly agree / tend to agree


SAMPLE DEMOGRAPHICS

561 respondentswere interviewed online in

November 2019 using the

Dynata online panel

Results are

weighted by age,

gender and region

to ensure they

reflect the NZ

population

44%Male

55%Female

Highest education completed*

31% Level 1–4

47% Level 5–7

18% Level 8–10

3% Don’t know

32%18–24 years

29%25–49 years

27%50–64 years

12%65–74 years

Type of area live in

50% In the suburbs of a large city

17% In a rural area

13% In a large city

11% In, or right outside, a medium-sized city

8% In, or right outside, a small city

Employment status44% Full-time

14% Part-time

12% Not in paid work

& not seeking work

10% Retired

7% Self-employed

5% Student

7% Not in paid work

but seeking work

*Level 1–4 (NCEA level 1–3; NZ school certificate; national certificate)

Level 5–7 (graduate certificates and diplomas; bachelor’s degree)

Level 8–10 (postgraduate certificates / degree; master’s degree; doctoral degree)

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METHODOLOGY

The survey was conducted in 29 countries around the world via the Ipsos Online Panel system. The countries reporting herein are

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan,

Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the

United States of America.

Between 500 and 1,000+ individuals participated on a country-by-country basis via the Ipsos Online Panel. The sample was 1,000+ in

Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the United States of America. In all other

countries the sample was 500+.

Where results do not add up to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, multiple responses or the exclusion of ‘don't know’ or ‘not

stated’ responses.

The precision of Ipsos online polls is calculated using a credibility interval with a poll of 1,000 accurate to +/- 3.5 percentage points and

of 500 accurate to +/- 5.0 percentage points.

Of the 29 countries surveyed online, 16 yield results that are balanced to reflect the general population: Argentina, Australia, Belgium,

Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the United

States. The remaining countries surveyed – Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia,

South Africa and Turkey – produce a national sample that is more urban and educated, and with higher incomes than their fellow

citizens. These are still a vital social group to understand in these countries, as they represent an important and emerging middle class.


Amanda Dudding

Research Director

[email protected]

+64 4 974 8631

CONTACTS

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Research Director

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