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title: "NZ political parties and their policies, Election 2026 | NZ Business Alliance"
description: "A plain summary of the policies announced by each party in the 2026 New Zealand election, with sources. Informational only and not endorsed by any party."
source: https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/parties/
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[Election 2026](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/)

# 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.

Policies checked 3 November 2026

**Not endorsed by any party.** NZ Business Alliance is not affiliated with, endorsed by or paid by any political party or candidate. This page is purely informational: it summarises what each party has said, it does not recommend how to vote, and the party's own website is always the authority on its policy.

## Seven parties in the poll tracker

These are the parties included in our [poll tracker](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/polls/). Poll figures are the average of the most recent polls. Parties are listed in poll-tracker order, not ranked by quality or preference.
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### National

28.2% in the poll average

Campaigning on no new taxes, a return to surplus and “fixing the basics”.

See National’s policies →](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/parties/national/) [

### Labour

28.4% in the poll average

Campaigning under “Better starts now” on cost of living, health, jobs and housing.

See Labour’s policies →](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/parties/labour/) [

### 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 →](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/parties/greens/) [

### ACT

10.3% in the poll average

Campaigning on cutting spending and waste, lower emissions costs and more GPs.

See ACT’s policies →](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/parties/act/) [

### NZ First

10% in the poll average

Campaigning on cost of living, local government, immigration and national identity.

See NZ First’s policies →](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/parties/nz-first/) [

### 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 →](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/parties/te-pati-maori/) [

### Opportunity

6.6% in the poll average

Campaigning on fixing politics, building the next economy and restoring nature.

See Opportunity’s policies →](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/parties/opportunity/)

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](mailto:hello@alliance.org.nz).