Poll Backs More Freedom at New Zealand Universities

A new poll by the NZ Free Speech Union, conducted by Curia Market Research, shows support for funding universities based on their support for free speech.

The New Zealand flag flies during the Ataturk Memorial Service in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 25, 2018. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

A poll has found that most New Zealanders would support government funding of universities if they uphold academic freedom.

Commissioned by the NZ Free Speech Union and conducted by Curia Market Research, it shows that 53 percent support the idea, while 19 percent oppose it.