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Coverage: 16 of 530 candidates have individual public sources indexed.

All 530 official candidates can be found. Alphabetical order, no paid placement. Source coverage varies by party and issue. Individual evidence, party context and exact questionnaire answers are different things.

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530 candidates shown by these filters. 16 of 530 have individual evidence indexed. Candidates without indexed evidence remain visible.

Steve Abel

Green Party · Waitākere

Party-list position 12

Individual sources indexed: 1

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Individual candidate evidence

1 indexed record on all indexed issues. Shared source pages are not independent corroboration.

Steve Abel: environment and social justice

Abel’s profile describes environmental integrity, social justice and Te Tiriti as central to his approach, alongside his background in environmental campaigns.

Context, date and checking

Background and broad priorities, not a new detailed reform pledge or evidence of how he would answer VoteMatch. Past advocacy is not presented as a future law change.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public page and attribution checked; not independently reviewed.

Where to look: Candidate bio

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Party policy context — 9 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Family justice: Family Court processes and relationship property

The policy proposes changing Family Court processes to respond effectively to family violence and reforming relationship-property law to protect financially disadvantaged partners.

Context, date and checking

These are specific party proposals, not a promise about any individual case, a candidate’s personal answer or evidence of implementation.

Publication date: 2026-06-17. Checked: 2026-10-25. Source and wording checked; not independently reviewed.

Where to look: PDF page 3, sections 1.4–1.4.4

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Access to justice: legal aid, fees and court delays

The policy proposes broader legal-aid eligibility, grants and higher payment rates; reducing court costs; and more court resources to address delays.

Context, date and checking

Party policy rather than an individual answer. Proposed changes are not presented as existing law.

Publication date: 2026-06-17. Checked: 2026-10-25. Source and wording checked; not independently reviewed.

Where to look: PDF page 4, sections 2.1–2.4

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Access to justice

Expand legal aid; make protection and parenting order applications free.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: Greens

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Benefit rates, sanctions and urgent assistance

The Greens propose increasing benefits to liveable rates, individualising entitlements, abolishing sanctions and replacing urgent-needs loans with grants. They also propose wider Working for Families support.

Context, date and checking

A campaign manifesto, not current benefit entitlements. The reviewed page does not specify an exact weekly benefit amount or commencement date. This is not an eligibility assessment.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Our plan, points 1–4 and 7

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Rent limits and rental-home standards

The Greens propose limiting annual rent increases to 2%, linking a new tenancy’s rent to the previous rent, and enforcing stronger housing standards through a Rental Warrant of Fitness.

Context, date and checking

A campaign proposal, not current tenancy law. Full drafting, exemptions and commencement are not established in this summary.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Our plan, points 2–3

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More public homes and homelessness support

The Greens propose tens of thousands of new public homes, more accessible homes and papakāinga, and expanded support with same-day accommodation placement for people experiencing homelessness.

Context, date and checking

Proposed housing delivery and support. This does not establish existing capacity, a guaranteed placement now or an independently verified construction timetable.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Our plan, points 1 and 4

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Early education, learning support and school lunches

The Greens propose free early childhood education as a public good, broader learning-support access coordinated by one agency, and expanding school lunches towards provision for all schoolchildren.

Context, date and checking

This manifesto section also proposes curriculum and Māori-medium governance changes. It does not establish an individual candidate answer, a delivery date or enacted law.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Our plan, points 1–6

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Public transport, regional rail and fare support

The Greens propose rapid transit and regional rail investment, rural bus services, and free fares through Community Connect for students, apprentices, under-18s, Community Services Card holders and Total Mobility card holders.

Context, date and checking

These are manifesto proposals. Service availability, implementation dates and individual savings are not established by this summary.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Our plan, points 1–5

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Primary care, rural clinics and health workforce

The Greens propose mobile rural clinics and dental vans, working towards publicly delivered free primary and dental care, sustained Pharmac funding, and pay parity for primary-care nurses and hauora providers.

Context, date and checking

The manifesto distinguishes immediate commitments from working towards free provision. No delivery date or present entitlement is established here. Party claims about outcomes and past governments are not independently validated.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Our plan, points 1–10

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Hine Afeaki

NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party · Māngere

Party-list position 4

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 1 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Access to justice

Increase Crown-advice transparency; remove public-interest litigation fee and cost barriers.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party

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Cory Aitken

Alliance Party · List only

Party-list position 16

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 3 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Access to justice

Explore wider community-law, public-defender, paralegal and pro-bono provision.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: Alliance

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Universal benefit and inflation protection

Alliance proposes individual benefit entitlements, ending sanctions and unnecessary stand-downs, and a Universal Benefit. Core payments would increase quarterly with average earnings or CPI, whichever gives the larger increase.

Context, date and checking

The proposal also addresses MSD debt and urgent-needs grants. Payment amounts, fiscal feasibility and delivery have not been independently established here.

Publication date: 2026-09-14. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Main release and quarterly indexation paragraph

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Community Health Service and free primary-care proposals

Alliance proposes removing GP, dental, optical and audiology charges through a Community Health Service that would fund and integrate participating practices.

Context, date and checking

Existing providers could opt into the proposed service; Māori providers could remain independent with funding and pay equity. This is a campaign proposal, not an existing free-care entitlement.

Publication date: 2026-09-10. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Media release: Community Health Service model

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John Alcock

New Zealand Loyal · Ōtāhuhu

Party-list position 9

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 1 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Access to justice

Review aid; explore supervised early-career advocacy; oppose routine state-funded private services.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: NZ Loyal

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Victoria Ale

Alliance Party · Wairarapa

Party-list position 6

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 3 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Access to justice

Explore wider community-law, public-defender, paralegal and pro-bono provision.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: Alliance

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Universal benefit and inflation protection

Alliance proposes individual benefit entitlements, ending sanctions and unnecessary stand-downs, and a Universal Benefit. Core payments would increase quarterly with average earnings or CPI, whichever gives the larger increase.

Context, date and checking

The proposal also addresses MSD debt and urgent-needs grants. Payment amounts, fiscal feasibility and delivery have not been independently established here.

Publication date: 2026-09-14. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Main release and quarterly indexation paragraph

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Community Health Service and free primary-care proposals

Alliance proposes removing GP, dental, optical and audiology charges through a Community Health Service that would fund and integrate participating practices.

Context, date and checking

Existing providers could opt into the proposed service; Māori providers could remain independent with funding and pay equity. This is a campaign proposal, not an existing free-care entitlement.

Publication date: 2026-09-10. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Media release: Community Health Service model

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William Donald Alexander

Free Palestine · Wigram

Party-list position 5

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 0 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

No specific party-policy record is indexed under these filters. Independent candidates are not assigned other independents’ positions.

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Aaron Allred

ACT New Zealand · Rangitata

Party-list position 37

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 5 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Law and order policy collection

The page sets out ACT’s law-and-order approach and links to proposals on repeat offending, victim protection and rural crime.

Context, date and checking

Party material, not an individual candidate answer. Publication date is not shown; checked as currently available.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Source and wording checked; not independently reviewed.

Where to look:

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Access to justice

Improve scheduling, technology and provider approval to reduce delays and barriers.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: ACT New Zealand

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Medical reassessment and managed benefit payments

ACT proposes mandatory assessments by designated doctors for health-related benefits and electronic money management for work-ready Jobseeker recipients after four months.

Context, date and checking

The proposal includes long-term arrangements for enduring conditions and safety or necessity exceptions to money management. A usual GP could supply supporting evidence. These proposed mandatory rules are not presented as current requirements.

Publication date: 2026-06-28. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Two policy planks and their qualifications

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Limit compulsory branded school uniform items

ACT proposes limiting state schools to three compulsory branded uniform items, requiring generic alternatives for everyday items and allowing purchases from ordinary retailers.

Context, date and checking

Sports uniforms, team strips, kapa haka uniforms and tracksuits are excluded from the proposed rules. Claimed household savings are not verified here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: ACT will

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Open seats on existing rural school bus routes

ACT proposes allowing children along an existing school bus route to use spare seats regardless of the school they attend, with additional buses if demand exceeds capacity.

Context, date and checking

Additional buses would be funded from the existing education budget under the proposal. It is not a current guarantee of transport access.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: ACT will

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Kelvyn Alp

New Zealand Loyal · Māngere

Party-list position 1

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 1 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Access to justice

Review aid; explore supervised early-career advocacy; oppose routine state-funded private services.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: NZ Loyal

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Juan Alvarez De Lugo

ACT New Zealand · Maungakiekie

Party-list position 25

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 5 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Law and order policy collection

The page sets out ACT’s law-and-order approach and links to proposals on repeat offending, victim protection and rural crime.

Context, date and checking

Party material, not an individual candidate answer. Publication date is not shown; checked as currently available.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Source and wording checked; not independently reviewed.

Where to look:

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Access to justice

Improve scheduling, technology and provider approval to reduce delays and barriers.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: ACT New Zealand

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Medical reassessment and managed benefit payments

ACT proposes mandatory assessments by designated doctors for health-related benefits and electronic money management for work-ready Jobseeker recipients after four months.

Context, date and checking

The proposal includes long-term arrangements for enduring conditions and safety or necessity exceptions to money management. A usual GP could supply supporting evidence. These proposed mandatory rules are not presented as current requirements.

Publication date: 2026-06-28. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Two policy planks and their qualifications

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Limit compulsory branded school uniform items

ACT proposes limiting state schools to three compulsory branded uniform items, requiring generic alternatives for everyday items and allowing purchases from ordinary retailers.

Context, date and checking

Sports uniforms, team strips, kapa haka uniforms and tracksuits are excluded from the proposed rules. Claimed household savings are not verified here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: ACT will

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Open seats on existing rural school bus routes

ACT proposes allowing children along an existing school bus route to use spare seats regardless of the school they attend, with additional buses if demand exceeds capacity.

Context, date and checking

Additional buses would be funded from the existing education budget under the proposal. It is not a current guarantee of transport access.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: ACT will

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Ginny Andersen

Labour Party · Hutt South

Party-list position 12

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 8 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Cost of living plan

The plan groups proposals on GP visits, prescriptions, transport fares, power bills, school costs and consumer pricing.

Context, date and checking

Check eligibility, commencement dates and funding in the original. The page’s claimed household savings have not been independently validated here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Source and wording checked; not independently reviewed.

Where to look:

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Access to justice

Support legal aid and community law; affordability should not block justice.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: Labour

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Three annual GP visits through Medicard

Labour proposes three free annual GP or nurse visits at a person’s enrolled practice, funded by a 28% tax on qualifying investment-property gains after 1 July 2027.

Context, date and checking

The proposal excludes after-hours care and ACC visits from the three visits. Family homes, farms and other listed assets are tax-exempt. Eligibility and rollout details are in the source; neither delivery nor costing is independently verified here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: How the Medicard works; How it’s funded

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Kāinga Ora and community housing construction

Labour proposes restarting more Kāinga Ora social-housing construction, allocating $2.9 billion in capital and $760 million in operating funding for additional housing subsidies and provider costs.

Context, date and checking

The funding figures are party proposals, not an independently checked delivery guarantee or an entitlement to a home. Other school and hospital components of the package are outside this housing summary.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: More social housing; Housing package

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Independent grocery wholesalers and supplier access

Labour proposes separating major supermarket wholesale operations, guaranteeing smaller stores access to supply, ending restrictive contracts and banning supplier fees that provide no value.

Context, date and checking

These are proposed market changes. Lower household food bills are a claimed outcome, not a guaranteed saving or direct food grant.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Key facts; How we’ll do it

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Weekly public transport fare caps from July 2027

Labour proposes weekly fare caps of $20 in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and $10 elsewhere, in place by 1 July 2027.

Context, date and checking

The proposed cap includes buses, trains and some ferries. Interregional and scenic trains, commercial interregional transport and other ferries are excluded. Individual savings depend on travel and are not calculated here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Key facts; What the fare cap covers

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School uniforms, lunches and rural school buses

Labour proposes cheaper uniform alternatives and fresh, locally made school lunches from Term 1 2028. It also proposes restoring cancelled rural school bus routes where possible, with alternatives where restoration is impractical.

Context, date and checking

The dates describe proposed future delivery, not present eligibility. The party’s claims about opponents are not treated as verified facts.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Key facts; Make school uniforms affordable; Bring back rural school buses

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Pay equity restoration and care-worker pay proposal

Labour proposes restoring pay equity legislation in its first 100 days and a $4 hourly increase for care and support workers from 1 January 2027.

Context, date and checking

This is not a general minimum-wage increase. The immediate care-worker proposal is separate from future negotiated pay equity settlements; individual eligibility and effects are not determined by VoteMate.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Key facts; How it will work

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Vincent Andersen

New Zealand First Party · Coromandel

Party-list position 30

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 6 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Access to justice

Restore defender choice, simplify applications and restore tribunal lay representation.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications. NZ First supplied a disclaimer: these answers may draw on principles or past policies and may not form its final 2026 manifesto. See the linked series introduction.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: New Zealand First

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Separate electricity generation and retail

NZ First proposes separating electricity generators from retailers, changing wholesale-market arrangements and offering long-term fixed-price contracts for new generation.

Context, date and checking

Party campaign proposal. Claimed effects on prices, supply and competition have not been independently validated here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: National Energy Strategy and proposed market changes

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Supermarket separation and enforcement

NZ First proposes dividing Foodstuffs into two nationwide brand-based cooperatives, strengthening competition enforcement and changing rules governing supplier access.

Context, date and checking

Proposed legislation and regulatory changes, not a verified account of current legal powers. Claimed savings are not independently established here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Breaking up the Supermarket Duopoly; Stronger Powers

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Minimum wage increases tied to inflation

NZ First commits to minimum wage increases of at least inflation in every year of the next parliamentary term.

Context, date and checking

A campaign commitment, not an automatic inflation-indexing rule already in force. The reviewed passage does not specify the inflation measure or detailed adjustment mechanism.

Publication date: 2026-10-10. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Increase to Minimum Wage

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Working for Families in-work credit

NZ First proposes making the temporary in-work tax-credit boost permanent and increasing support further.

Context, date and checking

In-work credit eligibility matters: this is not a promise of an extra payment to every person receiving a benefit. The source’s wording about $50, an extra $70 and a $120 total is ambiguous about the base credit, so VoteMate does not give an individual payment estimate.

Publication date: 2026-10-10. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Increase to Working for Families

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Preventative health and general-practice proposals

New Zealand First proposes prevention-focused healthcare, nutrition education, a review of dietary guidelines, reduced GP administration and health coaches in primary care.

Context, date and checking

The wider 15-point plan includes research and nutrient-regulation proposals. VoteMate describes the party’s position; it does not endorse medical claims or advise treatment.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Our Policy, points 1–15

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Blair Anderson

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party · Christchurch Central

Party-list position 8

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 0 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

No specific party-policy record is indexed under these filters. Independent candidates are not assigned other independents’ positions.

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Liam Anderson

Money Free Party NZ · Wellington Bays

Electorate only

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 0 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

No specific party-policy record is indexed under these filters. Independent candidates are not assigned other independents’ positions.

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Miles John Anderson

National Party · Waitaki

Party-list position 46

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 7 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Access to justice

Continue and implement the legal-aid review, prioritising access and sustainability.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: National

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Active sexual consent proposal

National proposes requiring actively communicated consent through words or actions, while retaining the prosecution’s burden to prove lack of consent and lack of reasonable belief beyond reasonable doubt.

Context, date and checking

Election proposal; this entry does not establish that a corresponding bill has been introduced or enacted.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: What we’ll do, points 1–2

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Medicines funding and bowel screening

National proposes an additional $604 million for Pharmac, funded by reducing foreign aid outside the Pacific, and lowering the free bowel-screening age to 50 by 2029.

Context, date and checking

Party funding and delivery claims are attributed proposals. VoteMate has not independently validated the costing, savings or delivery timetable.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: What we’ll do, points 1–5

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Jobseeker employment support and conditions

National proposes intensive work support for 30,000 long-term work-ready Jobseekers, lower payment rates after two of the previous three years from April 2028, random drug tests, longer repeated-voluntary-unemployment stand-downs and a five-year benefit residence requirement.

Context, date and checking

Campaign proposals. The payment reduction would be smaller for households with dependent children; its exact amount is not established by this page. Proposed new conditions are not current requirements or a prediction about an individual’s entitlement. The proposed five-year residence requirement would begin in April 2028.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: What we’ll do, points 1–5

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Conditional Foodstuffs separation

National proposes pursuing separation of Foodstuffs’ supermarket groups if the Commerce Commission independently concludes that a practical restructure would improve competition and benefit consumers.

Context, date and checking

The condition matters: separation would not happen automatically after an election mandate. Cost savings, feasibility and supply-chain effects require assessment. No household saving is established here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Policy statement and FAQs on mandate and implementation risks

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School readiness, learning support and qualifications

National proposes a pre-school School Start Check, limits on classroom device use, new qualifications beginning in 2028 and Learning Support Coordinators for all schools with Years 1–8 from 2028.

Context, date and checking

The page mixes its account of earlier work with future commitments. This summary covers the listed future proposals; it does not verify achievement claims or implementation.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: What we’ll do

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Electricity connections, competition and household generation

National proposes energy development zones, a choice of accredited connection contractors, the ability to sell exported household power to another buyer, and an affordability objective for the Electricity Authority.

Context, date and checking

Part of a nine-point energy plan. Proposed legislative and market changes are not current entitlements. Claimed effects on prices are not independently validated here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: What we’ll do, points 1–6

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Michael Appleby

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party · Wellington North

Party-list position 2

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 0 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

No specific party-policy record is indexed under these filters. Independent candidates are not assigned other independents’ positions.

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Jamie Arbuckle

New Zealand First Party · Kaikōura

Party-list position 13

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 6 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Access to justice

Restore defender choice, simplify applications and restore tribunal lay representation.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications. NZ First supplied a disclaimer: these answers may draw on principles or past policies and may not form its final 2026 manifesto. See the linked series introduction.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: New Zealand First

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Separate electricity generation and retail

NZ First proposes separating electricity generators from retailers, changing wholesale-market arrangements and offering long-term fixed-price contracts for new generation.

Context, date and checking

Party campaign proposal. Claimed effects on prices, supply and competition have not been independently validated here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: National Energy Strategy and proposed market changes

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Supermarket separation and enforcement

NZ First proposes dividing Foodstuffs into two nationwide brand-based cooperatives, strengthening competition enforcement and changing rules governing supplier access.

Context, date and checking

Proposed legislation and regulatory changes, not a verified account of current legal powers. Claimed savings are not independently established here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Breaking up the Supermarket Duopoly; Stronger Powers

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Minimum wage increases tied to inflation

NZ First commits to minimum wage increases of at least inflation in every year of the next parliamentary term.

Context, date and checking

A campaign commitment, not an automatic inflation-indexing rule already in force. The reviewed passage does not specify the inflation measure or detailed adjustment mechanism.

Publication date: 2026-10-10. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Increase to Minimum Wage

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Working for Families in-work credit

NZ First proposes making the temporary in-work tax-credit boost permanent and increasing support further.

Context, date and checking

In-work credit eligibility matters: this is not a promise of an extra payment to every person receiving a benefit. The source’s wording about $50, an extra $70 and a $120 total is ambiguous about the base credit, so VoteMate does not give an individual payment estimate.

Publication date: 2026-10-10. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Increase to Working for Families

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Preventative health and general-practice proposals

New Zealand First proposes prevention-focused healthcare, nutrition education, a review of dietary guidelines, reduced GP administration and health coaches in primary care.

Context, date and checking

The wider 15-point plan includes research and nutrient-regulation proposals. VoteMate describes the party’s position; it does not endorse medical claims or advise treatment.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Our Policy, points 1–15

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Mark Russell Arneil

New Zealand First Party · Christchurch Central

Party-list position 24

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 6 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Access to justice

Restore defender choice, simplify applications and restore tribunal lay representation.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications. NZ First supplied a disclaimer: these answers may draw on principles or past policies and may not form its final 2026 manifesto. See the linked series introduction.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: New Zealand First

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Separate electricity generation and retail

NZ First proposes separating electricity generators from retailers, changing wholesale-market arrangements and offering long-term fixed-price contracts for new generation.

Context, date and checking

Party campaign proposal. Claimed effects on prices, supply and competition have not been independently validated here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: National Energy Strategy and proposed market changes

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Supermarket separation and enforcement

NZ First proposes dividing Foodstuffs into two nationwide brand-based cooperatives, strengthening competition enforcement and changing rules governing supplier access.

Context, date and checking

Proposed legislation and regulatory changes, not a verified account of current legal powers. Claimed savings are not independently established here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Breaking up the Supermarket Duopoly; Stronger Powers

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Minimum wage increases tied to inflation

NZ First commits to minimum wage increases of at least inflation in every year of the next parliamentary term.

Context, date and checking

A campaign commitment, not an automatic inflation-indexing rule already in force. The reviewed passage does not specify the inflation measure or detailed adjustment mechanism.

Publication date: 2026-10-10. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Increase to Minimum Wage

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Working for Families in-work credit

NZ First proposes making the temporary in-work tax-credit boost permanent and increasing support further.

Context, date and checking

In-work credit eligibility matters: this is not a promise of an extra payment to every person receiving a benefit. The source’s wording about $50, an extra $70 and a $120 total is ambiguous about the base credit, so VoteMate does not give an individual payment estimate.

Publication date: 2026-10-10. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Increase to Working for Families

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Preventative health and general-practice proposals

New Zealand First proposes prevention-focused healthcare, nutrition education, a review of dietary guidelines, reduced GP administration and health coaches in primary care.

Context, date and checking

The wider 15-point plan includes research and nutrient-regulation proposals. VoteMate describes the party’s position; it does not endorse medical claims or advise treatment.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Our Policy, points 1–15

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Taylor Arneil

New Zealand First Party · Wellington North

Party-list position 40

Individual position not established here

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Individual candidate evidence

Position not established in this collection. No individual source is indexed for this candidate. This does not mean no position or no response exists.

Party policy context — 6 related records

Party proposals are separate from this individual’s views and are never used as their questionnaire answers.

Access to justice

Restore defender choice, simplify applications and restore tribunal lay representation.

Context, date and checking

Published party response to LawTalk’s question, summarised independently by VoteMate. It is not an individual candidate answer or a verified statement of current law. Read the full answer for qualifications. NZ First supplied a disclaimer: these answers may draw on principles or past policies and may not form its final 2026 manifesto. See the linked series introduction.

Publication date: 2026-10-13. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Party heading: New Zealand First

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Separate electricity generation and retail

NZ First proposes separating electricity generators from retailers, changing wholesale-market arrangements and offering long-term fixed-price contracts for new generation.

Context, date and checking

Party campaign proposal. Claimed effects on prices, supply and competition have not been independently validated here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: National Energy Strategy and proposed market changes

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Supermarket separation and enforcement

NZ First proposes dividing Foodstuffs into two nationwide brand-based cooperatives, strengthening competition enforcement and changing rules governing supplier access.

Context, date and checking

Proposed legislation and regulatory changes, not a verified account of current legal powers. Claimed savings are not independently established here.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Breaking up the Supermarket Duopoly; Stronger Powers

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Minimum wage increases tied to inflation

NZ First commits to minimum wage increases of at least inflation in every year of the next parliamentary term.

Context, date and checking

A campaign commitment, not an automatic inflation-indexing rule already in force. The reviewed passage does not specify the inflation measure or detailed adjustment mechanism.

Publication date: 2026-10-10. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Increase to Minimum Wage

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Working for Families in-work credit

NZ First proposes making the temporary in-work tax-credit boost permanent and increasing support further.

Context, date and checking

In-work credit eligibility matters: this is not a promise of an extra payment to every person receiving a benefit. The source’s wording about $50, an extra $70 and a $120 total is ambiguous about the base credit, so VoteMate does not give an individual payment estimate.

Publication date: 2026-10-10. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Increase to Working for Families

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Preventative health and general-practice proposals

New Zealand First proposes prevention-focused healthcare, nutrition education, a review of dietary guidelines, reduced GP administration and health coaches in primary care.

Context, date and checking

The wider 15-point plan includes research and nutrient-regulation proposals. VoteMate describes the party’s position; it does not endorse medical claims or advise treatment.

Publication date: not shown. Checked: 2026-10-25. Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded.

Where to look: Our Policy, points 1–15

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These are indexed individual-source counts, not response rates, quality ratings or support levels.

  • ACT New Zealand: 3 of 50 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Alliance Party: 1 of 17 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand: 0 of 10 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party: 2 of 12 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Balance New Zealand: 0 of 1 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Conservative Party NZ: 0 of 8 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Economic Euthenics: 0 of 1 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Free Palestine: 0 of 6 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Green Party: 1 of 56 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Independent: 2 of 48 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Jobseeker Party: 0 of 1 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Labour Party: 3 of 79 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Money Free Party NZ: 0 of 3 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • NAP: 0 of 2 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • National Party: 1 of 72 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • New World Order McCann Party: 0 of 1 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • New Zealand First Party: 0 of 50 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • New Zealand Loyal: 0 of 17 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party: 1 of 17 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Opportunity Party: 2 of 42 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • People's Party New Zealand: 0 of 2 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Progressive Party of Aotearoa New Zealand: 0 of 3 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Socialist Equality Group: 0 of 1 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Te Pāti Hira: 0 of 1 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Te Pāti Māori: 0 of 8 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Te Tai Tokerau Party: 0 of 2 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Vision New Zealand: 0 of 6 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Women's Rights Party: 0 of 13 candidates with individual sources on any issue.
  • Your PIC Party: 0 of 1 candidates with individual sources on any issue.

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