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Asia New Zealand Foundation mini poll 2025

Published4.12.2025
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The Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono conducted a survey of 1,000 New Zealanders to gauge their trust in countries and world leaders to act responsibly, as well as their concerns about current global issues. The poll was conducted between 20 and 24 November 2025. The full results are presented below.

Trust in countries to act responsibly

Trust in China

Q: How much trust do you have in the following countries to act responsibly in the world? - China

Trust in China

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Trust in the United States

Q: How much trust do you have in the following countries to act responsibly in the world? - United States

Trust in the United States

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Trust in India

Q: How much trust do you have in the following countries to act responsibly in the world? - India

Trust in India

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Trust in Japan

Q: How much trust do you have in the following countries to act responsibly in the world? - Japan

Trust in Japan

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Trust in Russia

Q: How much trust do you have in the following countries to act responsibly in the world? - Russia

Trust in Russia

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Trust in Australia

Q: How much trust do you have in the following countries to act responsibly in the world? - Australia

Trust in Australia

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Trust in Indonesia

Q1: How much trust do you have in these countries to act responsibly in the world? - Indonesia

Trust in Indonesia

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Trust in the United Kingdom

Q: How much trust do you have in these countries to act responsibly in the world? - United Kingdom

Trust in the United Kingdom

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Trust in New Zealand

Q: How much trust do you have in these countries to act responsibly in the world? - New Zealand

Trust in New Zealand

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Trust in France

Q: How much trust do you have in these countries to act responsibly in the world? - France

Trust in France

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Trust in Germany

Q: How much trust do you have in these countries to act responsibly in the world? - Germany

Trust in Germany

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Confidence in world leaders

Confidence in Chinese president Xi Jinping

How much confidence do you have in the following world leaders to act responsibly in the world? - Chinese president Xi Jinping

Confidence in president Xi Jinping

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Confidence in United States president Donald Trump

Q: How much confidence do you have in the following world leaders to act responsibly in the world? - United States president Donald Trump

Confidence in president Donald Trump

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Confidence in Indian prime minister Narendra Modi

Q: How much confidence do you have in the following world leaders to act responsibly in the world? - Indian prime minister Narendra Modi

Confidence in prime minister Narendra Modi

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Confidence in Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto

Q: How much confidence do you have in the following world leaders to act responsibly in the world? - Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto

Confidence in president Prabowo Subianto

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Confidence in Russian president Vladimir Putin

How much confidence do you have in the following world leaders to act responsibly in the world? - Russian president Vladimir Putin

Confidence in president Vladimir Putin

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Confidence in Singaporean prime minister Lawrence Wong

Q: How much confidence do you have in the following world leaders to act responsibly in the world? - Singaporean prime minister Lawrence Wong

Confidence in prime minister Lawrence Wong

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Confidence in Philippine president Bongbong Marcos

Q: How much confidence do you have in the following world leaders to act responsibly in the world? - Philippine president Bongbong Marcos

Confidence in president Bongbong Marcos

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Confidence in Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese

How much confidence do you have in the following world leaders to act responsibly in the world? - Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese

Confidence in prime minister Anthony Albanese

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Confidence in Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown

Q: How much confidence do you have in the following world leaders to act responsibly in the world? - Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown

Confidence in prime minister Mark Brown

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Confidence in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Q: How much confidence do you have in the following world leaders to act responsibly in the world? - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Confidence in Kim Jong Un

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Confidence in Canadian prime minister Mark Carney

Q: How much confidence do you have in the following world leaders to act responsibly in the world? - Canadian prime minister Mark Carney

Confidence in prime minister Mark Carney

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Confidence in Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi

Q: How much confidence do you have in the following world leaders to act responsibly in the world? - Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi

Confidence in Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Confidence in prime minister Keir Starmer

Q: How much confidence do you have in the following world leaders to act responsibly in the world? - United Kingdom prime minister Keir Starmer

Confidence in prime minister Keir Starmer

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Concern about world events

Concern about the Russia-Ukraine War

Q: When it comes to recent world events, how concerned or not are you about the Russia-Ukraine War

Concern about Russia-Ukraine War

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Concern about Israel's war against Hamas and Hezbollah

Q: When it comes to recent world events, how concerned or not are you about Israel's war against Hamas and Hezbollah

Concern about Israel's war against Hamas and Hezbollah

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Concern about aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea

Q: When it comes to recent world events, how concerned or not are you about aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea

Concern about aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Concern about Myanmar crisis

Q: When it comes to recent world events, how concerned or not are you about the Myanmar crisis

Concern about Myanmar crisis

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Concern about North Korea's ballistic missile testing

Q: When it comes to recent world events, how concerned or not are you about North Korea's continued ballistic missile testing

Concern about North Korea's continued ballistic missile testing

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Concern about natural disasters in the Indo-Pacific

Q: When it comes to recent world events, how concerned or not are you about natural disasters in the Indo-Pacific

Concern about natural disasters in the Indo-Pacific

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025

Concern about tariffs and increased trade protectionism

Q: When it comes to recent world events, how concerned or not are you about tariffs and increased trade protectionism

Concern about tariffs and increased trade protectionism

Asia New Zealand Foundation Mini Poll 2025


The Foundation's Research Programme  publishes surveys, reports, and insights briefs relating to all aspects of New Zealand’s relationships with and interests in Asia. We also provide grants to emerging scholars with Asia-related research interests.

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