A new survey suggests 60 percent of Kiwis agree the New Zealand Government should call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The Talbot Mills poll, which was conducted for the Palestinians in Aotearoa Coordinating Committee between November 3 and 13, comes amid thousands of civilian deaths in Gaza.
Meanwhile, Israel has said more than 200 of its citizens remain held hostage by Hamas - including children and elderly.
Kiwis aged 18 and over were asked to agree or disagree to the statement: "The NZ Government should call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel and Palestine to prevent further civilian deaths."
Thirty-five percent of participants strongly agreed, 25 percent agreed and 19 percent were neutral, the poll showed.
Meanwhile, 5 percent disagreed, 7 percent strongly disagreed and 9 percent were unsure.
Overall, a total of 60 percent of respondents agreed the Government should call for a ceasefire.
The poll results also found voters of left leaning parties were more likely to agree with the statement. (Green 76 percent, Labour 70 pct, National 59 pct, NZ First 47 pct and ACT 43 pct).
In total, 1040 people participated in the survey and has a 3 percent margin of error.
