“Opinion polling might not be an exact science, but the last Herald-DigiPoll before the elections gave a whisker-close preview of the new parliament”. - NZ Herald, 11 December 1999
2002
“The snap Herald-DigiPoll survey taken on the weekend before the election… was the most accurate of the polls published in the final week of the campaign”. - NZ Herald, 17 July 2002
2005 - Week Before Election
“The only poll that made sense…” - Prime News, 9 September 2005
“Another winner… The Marae-DigiPoll correctly predicted the results in all seven Maori seats.” -Shane Taurima, post 2005 election analysis
2008 General Elections
“The Herald-DigiPoll survey got closest of the individual last pre-election polls to matching overall the scores for the two blocs. It was 0.3 per cent over for the National bloc and 1.3 per cent over for the Labor bloc, for an overall error of 1.6 per cent.” -Colin James - Renowned Political commentator and columnist - NZ Herald 10th Nov 2008
“Everybody out there uses the Marae-DigiPoll as the yardstick for measuring Maori political opinion. We’re now part of the country political fabric” -Victor Allen - Associate Producer/Senior Researcher after 2008 general election
