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INDEPENDENT. NON-PARTISAN. FOR NEW ZEALANDERS.

You shouldn’t have to follow politics to understand your choices.

Politics affects everyday life — from the cost of food and housing to wages, healthcare, education and public services.

VoteMate NZ is being developed to make political information easier for everyone to understand. Tell us what matters to you. Explore what parties and candidates are proposing, what laws already exist and what changes are being considered, using publicly available and verifiable information.

No pressure. No political agenda. Your life. Your issues. Your choice.

Public beta: coverage is incomplete. Explore checked public sources now. Real political matching remains under development.

What matters to me? →Compare candidate evidence →Browse all candidates →Answer the 12 statements →

Standing as a candidate? Answer the same 12 statements →

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HOW VOTEMATE WORKS

3 simple steps

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Tell us what mattersSelect the issues and circumstances that matter most to you.

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Compare the evidenceSee sources, similarities, differences and confidence.

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Clear & easy to use

Answer simple questions about the issues that matter to you.

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Compare with confidence

Compare official candidate details now; real answer alignment follows review.

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See the evidence

Explore the policies, dates and sources behind each answer.

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Built to inform — not influence

VoteMate NZ is independent and non-partisan. Its purpose is to help New Zealanders make their own informed choices.

HOW IT WORKS

A calm path from everyday life
to an informed vote.

You don’t need to follow politics. Start with your own life and we’ll make the comparison clear.

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Share what matters

Answer simple questions and choose the issues that matter most to you.

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Compare the evidence

Read public positions, their dates and limitations. Comparisons are still in development.

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Make your own choice

Check original sources, explore different positions and decide for yourself.

PROJECT UPDATE · 25 OCTOBER 2026

The official candidate directory is live.

Browse official nomination details now. Candidate responses and real VoteMatch results remain in development and review.

01Available now

Public candidate directory

Browse 530 official candidate records, compare nomination details and follow official election links without an account.

02Available now

Public policy source search

Describe several concerns in ordinary words, browse related public sources by topic, and listen to summaries with dates and qualifications. Coverage is incomplete and candidate-submitted answers remain separate.

03Available now

Candidate evidence finder

Choose issues and an electorate, compare individual public statements separately from party policies, and see where evidence is missing. Exact-answer scoring remains held pending publication checks.

04Internal review underway

Documented review

Founder checks record source fidelity and corrections. External reviewers can add assurance; their availability does not block internal review.

05Controlled intake underway

Candidate onboarding

The response form is open. Ten party follow-ups were sent on 14 October; five earlier questionnaires remain private pending review and publication checks.

STAGED RELEASE

Explore the official directory and use the candidate form now. Documented internal source checks and development continue. External review is optional additional assurance. Public policy summaries show their actual source and review status. Candidate-submitted matching has separate review and publication checks. See the evidence method and release stages →

PROJECT LEAD

Daniel Heslip

VoteMate NZ is being developed as an independent civic-information project for everyday New Zealanders.

FUNDING SAFEGUARD

Funding cannot buy influence

Grant work is being coordinated through the Gift Collective fundholder approval process. No funder, party or candidate can purchase a higher match or preferred placement.

TRUST IS THE WHOLE POINT

Built to inform.
Never to persuade.

Why trust VoteMate?

Official directory facts have linked sources. Policy summaries and real comparisons are being prepared through documented internal review.

Source transparency

Every published position shows its source, date checked and confidence level.

Your privacy matters

No login is required. Your answers are private and are never sold.

Plain English first

We explain political choices in everyday language—not jargon.