The parties and their policies
A plain summary of what each party polling for Parliament has announced, with links to their own sources. Informational only.
Seven parties in the poll tracker
These are the parties included in our poll tracker. Poll figures are the average of the most recent polls. Parties are listed in poll-tracker order, not ranked by quality or preference.
National
28.2% in the poll average
Campaigning on no new taxes, a return to surplus and “fixing the basics”.
See National’s policies →Labour
28.4% in the poll average
Campaigning under “Better starts now” on cost of living, health, jobs and housing.
See Labour’s policies →Greens
14.9% in the poll average
Campaigning under “For all of us” on fairer tax, cost of living and climate.
See Greens’s policies →ACT
10.3% in the poll average
Campaigning on cutting spending and waste, lower emissions costs and more GPs.
See ACT’s policies →NZ First
10% in the poll average
Campaigning on cost of living, local government, immigration and national identity.
See NZ First’s policies →Te Pāti Māori
1.2% in the poll average
Campaigning on tax, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori representation.
See Te Pāti Māori’s policies →Opportunity
6.6% in the poll average
Campaigning on fixing politics, building the next economy and restoring nature.
See Opportunity’s policies →How we compiled this: summaries come from each party’s published policy pages where available, and from named news reports otherwise. Where a party has not published a full manifesto the page says so. Policies can change during a campaign. Spotted an error? Tell us.