Who paid for this poll?

I'm not surprised to see a poll showing two-thirds of New Zealand oppose Easter shop trading. After all, the poll is from Research New Zealand who say:

"Many government agencies rely on our insights to develop policy. Several of New Zealand's more significant businesses also use our findings to plan their direction."

And since when has a Government Agency decided that less regualtion is good for us?

The client list of Research New Zealand is here.

And the responses - you can easily get the answer you want by asking the right questions as people tend to give answers consistently. For example:

Do you think families need to spend more time together?
Do you think there is too much commercialisation of solemn religious holidays?
Do you think that each of us setting aside a few days of personal reflection on morality would be good for New Zealand?
Do you support retaining the ban on shops opening at Easter and Christmas?

If you want the opposite result:

Do you think that Government must treat all religions equally?
Do you think that Government should accede to the wishes of churches?
Do you support the right of individual businesses to operate free from unnecessary interference from Government?
Do you support removing the ban on shops opening at Easter and Christmas?

(With apologies to Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn)