73 unique source records found.
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ACT New ZealandPublished party response
Access to justice
Published party response — implementation not established here
Improve scheduling, technology and provider approval to reduce delays and barriers.
13 October 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: New Zealand Law Society / LawTalk · Published party response
Where to look: Party heading: ACT New Zealand
Context and limits
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.
Read the publisher’s introduction and disclaimers ↗
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
ACT New ZealandCandidate public statement
Andrew Hoggard: rural school-bus access
Andrew Hoggard · Attributed spokesperson statement
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Hoggard supports use of empty school-bus seats and says additional buses, if routes fill, would be funded from the existing education budget.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: ACT New Zealand · Attributed spokesperson statement
Where to look: In our team’s words: Andrew Hoggard
Context and limits
An attributed statement supporting ACT’s proposed Open Seat Rule. It is not a promise to increase the overall education budget or an individual VoteMate answer.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
ACT New ZealandCandidate public statement
Ashley Bettridge: business and rural priorities
Ashley Bettridge · Broad priorities
Published priorities — no specific law change established
Bettridge’s profile identifies supporting small businesses, reducing unnecessary regulation and strengthening rural communities as priorities.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: About, final paragraph
Context and limits
Broad priorities, without a specific bill, regulatory change or implementation timetable established on this profile.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
ACT New ZealandCandidate public statement
Laura McClure: generic school uniform alternatives
Laura Mcclure · Attributed spokesperson statement
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
McClure argues for more competition and purchasing choice for basic school uniform items to reduce family costs.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: ACT New Zealand · Attributed spokesperson statement
Where to look: In our team’s words: Laura McClure
Context and limits
A named spokesperson statement on an ACT policy page. It does not establish her answer on overall public education funding or verify the page’s savings claims.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
ACT New ZealandParty policy source
Law and order policy collection
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
The page sets out ACT’s law-and-order approach and links to proposals on repeat offending, victim protection and rural crime.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Context and limits
Party material, not an individual candidate answer. Publication date is not shown; checked as currently available.
Source and wording checked; not independently reviewed. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
ACT New ZealandParty policy source
Limit compulsory branded school uniform items
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
ACT proposes limiting state schools to three compulsory branded uniform items, requiring generic alternatives for everyday items and allowing purchases from ordinary retailers.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: ACT New Zealand · Party policy proposal
Where to look: ACT will
Context and limits
Sports uniforms, team strips, kapa haka uniforms and tracksuits are excluded from the proposed rules. Claimed household savings are not verified here.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
ACT New ZealandParty policy source
Medical reassessment and managed benefit payments
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
ACT proposes mandatory assessments by designated doctors for health-related benefits and electronic money management for work-ready Jobseeker recipients after four months.
28 June 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Two policy planks and their qualifications
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
ACT New ZealandParty policy source
Open seats on existing rural school bus routes
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: ACT New Zealand · Party policy proposal
Where to look: ACT will
Context and limits
Additional buses would be funded from the existing education budget under the proposal. It is not a current guarantee of transport access.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Alliance PartyPublished party response
Access to justice
Published party response — implementation not established here
Explore wider community-law, public-defender, paralegal and pro-bono provision.
13 October 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: New Zealand Law Society / LawTalk · Published party response
Where to look: Party heading: Alliance
Context and limits
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.
Read the publisher’s introduction and disclaimers ↗
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Alliance PartyParty policy source
Community Health Service and free primary-care proposals
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Alliance proposes removing GP, dental, optical and audiology charges through a Community Health Service that would fund and integrate participating practices.
10 September 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: Alliance Party · Party policy proposal
Where to look: Media release: Community Health Service model
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Alliance PartyCandidate public statement
Ethan Gullery: integrating primary and hospital care
Ethan Gullery · Attributed spokesperson statement
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Gullery advocates a more integrated health system, connecting primary care and hospital funding, rather than funding them as disconnected services.
10 September 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: Alliance Party · Attributed spokesperson statement
Where to look: Attributed Ethan Gullery statement on integrated care
Context and limits
An attributed statement as Alliance health spokesperson. It does not establish an answer to the exact VoteMate statement about higher taxes or reduced spending elsewhere.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Alliance PartyParty policy source
Universal benefit and inflation protection
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
14 September 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Main release and quarterly indexation paragraph
Context and limits
The proposal also addresses MSD debt and urgent-needs grants. Payment amounts, fiscal feasibility and delivery have not been independently established here.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New ZealandPublished party response
Access to justice
Published party response — implementation not established here
Review eligibility, sustain provider pay and expand early legal advice.
13 October 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: New Zealand Law Society / LawTalk · Published party response
Where to look: Party heading: Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand
Context and limits
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.
Read the publisher’s introduction and disclaimers ↗
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis PartyCandidate public statement
Christopher Manaia: regulation and historical convictions
Christopher Manaia · Specific proposals
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Manaia advocates regulated cannabis legalisation, replacing the Misuse of Drugs Act, expunging historical cannabis convictions and roadside testing based on impairment.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Named Christopher Manaia section
Context and limits
Individual public proposals on a shared party page; no implementation or cost claim is independently verified. These statements are not converted into VoteMatch answers.
Original public page and attribution checked; not independently reviewed. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis PartyCandidate public statement
Paula Lambert: cannabis-law reform proposals
Paula Lambert · Specific proposals
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Lambert proposes sending a cannabis-choice bill to select committee, a moratorium on arrests and allowing up to five plants per household, while retaining an offence for supplying minors.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Named Paula Lambert section
Context and limits
These are her published proposals, not current law. Read her full section for conditions and context. The source’s numbering is not used to overwrite official list positions.
Original public page and attribution checked; not independently reviewed. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Green PartyPublished party response
Access to justice
Published party response — implementation not established here
Expand legal aid; make protection and parenting order applications free.
13 October 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: New Zealand Law Society / LawTalk · Published party response
Where to look: Party heading: Greens
Context and limits
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.
Read the publisher’s introduction and disclaimers ↗
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Green PartyParty policy source
Access to justice: legal aid, fees and court delays
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
The policy proposes broader legal-aid eligibility, grants and higher payment rates; reducing court costs; and more court resources to address delays.
17 June 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: PDF page 4, sections 2.1–2.4
Context and limits
Party policy rather than an individual answer. Proposed changes are not presented as existing law.
Source and wording checked; not independently reviewed. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Green PartyParty policy source
Benefit rates, sanctions and urgent assistance
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Our plan, points 1–4 and 7
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Green PartyParty policy source
Early education, learning support and school lunches
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: Green Party · Party policy proposal
Where to look: Our plan, points 1–6
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Green PartyParty policy source
Family justice: Family Court processes and relationship property
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
The policy proposes changing Family Court processes to respond effectively to family violence and reforming relationship-property law to protect financially disadvantaged partners.
17 June 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: PDF page 3, sections 1.4–1.4.4
Context and limits
These are specific party proposals, not a promise about any individual case, a candidate’s personal answer or evidence of implementation.
Source and wording checked; not independently reviewed. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Green PartyParty policy source
More public homes and homelessness support
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Our plan, points 1 and 4
Context and limits
Proposed housing delivery and support. This does not establish existing capacity, a guaranteed placement now or an independently verified construction timetable.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Green PartyParty policy source
Primary care, rural clinics and health workforce
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: Green Party · Party policy proposal
Where to look: Our plan, points 1–10
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Green PartyParty policy source
Public transport, regional rail and fare support
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: Green Party · Party policy proposal
Where to look: Our plan, points 1–5
Context and limits
These are manifesto proposals. Service availability, implementation dates and individual savings are not established by this summary.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Green PartyParty policy source
Rent limits and rental-home standards
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Our plan, points 2–3
Context and limits
A campaign proposal, not current tenancy law. Full drafting, exemptions and commencement are not established in this summary.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Green PartyCandidate public statement
Steve Abel: environment and social justice
Steve Abel · Broad priorities
Published priorities — no specific law change established
Abel’s profile describes environmental integrity, social justice and Te Tiriti as central to his approach, alongside his background in environmental campaigns.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Candidate bio
Context and limits
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.
Original public page and attribution checked; not independently reviewed. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
IndependentCandidate public statement
Bianca O’Keefe: business tax and electricity
Bianca O'Keefe · Specific proposals
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
O’Keefe proposes business-tax rates of 24% for qualifying NZ-owned productive businesses, 28% for other NZ-owned businesses and 33% for offshore-owned businesses; she also proposes separating electricity generation from retail.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: A Practical Plan: business tax; Energy System Resilence
Context and limits
Candidate-defined categories and exceptions matter. These rates and structures are proposals, not current law. Costings and claimed results have not been independently validated.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
IndependentCandidate public statement
Bianca O’Keefe: sentencing changes
Bianca O'Keefe · Specific proposals
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
O’Keefe proposes excluding home detention for physical-harm and sexual offences, setting minimum sentences and restricting reductions below those minima.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: How we Change Penalties for Serious Offences
Context and limits
A candidate proposal, not current sentencing law. Other claims and examples on the page have not been independently fact-checked. The wording about concurrent sentences and adding terms is internally unclear, so no interpretation of that mechanism is included.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
IndependentCandidate public statement
Tim Maltby: local-government reform
Tim Maltby · Broad priorities
Published priorities — no specific law change established
Maltby advocates reducing legislative complexity and restructuring local and central government, with a possible initial focus on Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: 2026 Parliamentary Elections: What I Want To Achieve; How Am I Going To Do That
Context and limits
Broad reform goals from the 2026 parliamentary campaign section. No draft bill or costed implementation plan is established by this entry. Older material elsewhere on the site is not treated as a new pledge.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Labour PartyPublished party response
Access to justice
Published party response — implementation not established here
Support legal aid and community law; affordability should not block justice.
13 October 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: New Zealand Law Society / LawTalk · Published party response
Where to look: Party heading: Labour
Context and limits
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.
Read the publisher’s introduction and disclaimers ↗
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Labour PartyParty policy source
Cost of living plan
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
The plan groups proposals on GP visits, prescriptions, transport fares, power bills, school costs and consumer pricing.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Context and limits
Check eligibility, commencement dates and funding in the original. The page’s claimed household savings have not been independently validated here.
Source and wording checked; not independently reviewed. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Labour PartyCandidate public statement
Gary Payinda: household costs and healthcare
Gary Payinda · Broad priorities
Published priorities — no specific law change established
Payinda identifies food, electricity and doctor costs as local concerns and presents fairness and support for ordinary households as campaign priorities.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Opening candidate statement
Context and limits
Broad priorities in his own campaign statement. The page does not establish a specific individual legislative pledge; attacks on opponents are not reproduced as verified facts.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Labour PartyCandidate public statement
George Hampton: Christchurch priorities
George Hampton · Broad priorities
Published priorities — no specific law change established
Hampton identifies living costs, affordable homes, healthcare, jobs, climate resilience and infrastructure as priorities for his candidacy.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Candidate’s introductory statement
Context and limits
Broad priorities on his public campaign page. No specific bill, cost estimate or implementation timetable is established by this passage. This is not his VoteMatch answer.
Original public page and attribution checked; not independently reviewed. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Labour PartyParty policy source
Independent grocery wholesalers and supplier access
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Labour proposes separating major supermarket wholesale operations, guaranteeing smaller stores access to supply, ending restrictive contracts and banning supplier fees that provide no value.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Key facts; How we’ll do it
Context and limits
These are proposed market changes. Lower household food bills are a claimed outcome, not a guaranteed saving or direct food grant.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Labour PartyParty policy source
Kāinga Ora and community housing construction
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: More social housing; Housing package
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Labour PartyCandidate public statement
Myra Williamson: housing, healthcare and infrastructure
Myra Williamson · Broad priorities
Published priorities — no specific law change established
Williamson identifies jobs, healthcare access, warm affordable homes, living costs and Hamilton infrastructure investment as priorities.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Opening candidate statement
Context and limits
Broad priorities. Legal qualifications and a wish to shape law do not establish a specific Family Court reform position or an answer to VoteMatch.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Labour PartyParty policy source
Pay equity restoration and care-worker pay proposal
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: Labour Party · Party policy proposal
Where to look: Key facts; How it will work
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Labour PartyParty policy source
School uniforms, lunches and rural school buses
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: Labour Party · Party policy proposal
Where to look: Key facts; Make school uniforms affordable; Bring back rural school buses
Context and limits
The dates describe proposed future delivery, not present eligibility. The party’s claims about opponents are not treated as verified facts.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Labour PartyParty policy source
Three annual GP visits through Medicard
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: How the Medicard works; How it’s funded
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Labour PartyParty policy source
Weekly public transport fare caps from July 2027
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Labour proposes weekly fare caps of $20 in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and $10 elsewhere, in place by 1 July 2027.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: Labour Party · Party policy proposal
Where to look: Key facts; What the fare cap covers
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
National PartyPublished party response
Access to justice
Published party response — implementation not established here
Continue and implement the legal-aid review, prioritising access and sustainability.
13 October 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: New Zealand Law Society / LawTalk · Published party response
Where to look: Party heading: National
Context and limits
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.
Read the publisher’s introduction and disclaimers ↗
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
National PartyParty policy source
Active sexual consent proposal
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: What we’ll do, points 1–2
Context and limits
Election proposal; this entry does not establish that a corresponding bill has been introduced or enacted.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
National PartyParty policy source
Conditional Foodstuffs separation
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
National proposes pursuing separation of Foodstuffs’ supermarket groups if the Commerce Commission independently concludes that a practical restructure would improve competition and benefit consumers.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Policy statement and FAQs on mandate and implementation risks
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
National PartyParty policy source
Electricity connections, competition and household generation
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: National Party · Party policy proposal
Where to look: What we’ll do, points 1–6
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
National PartyCandidate public statement
Erica Stanford: early-years screens and school readiness
Erica Stanford · Attributed spokesperson statement
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Stanford advocates ending screen and individual-device use in early childhood education, limiting it in primary years, and introducing a School Start Check.
20 September 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: National Party · Attributed spokesperson statement
Where to look: Erica Stanford statements and Set Up for Success proposals
Context and limits
Named statements as National’s education spokesperson. Her proposal says the check would not stop a child starting school. It is not her answer to VoteMate’s education-funding statement.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
National PartyParty policy source
Jobseeker employment support and conditions
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: What we’ll do, points 1–5
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
National PartyParty policy source
Medicines funding and bowel screening
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: What we’ll do, points 1–5
Context and limits
Party funding and delivery claims are attributed proposals. VoteMate has not independently validated the costing, savings or delivery timetable.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
National PartyParty policy source
School readiness, learning support and qualifications
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
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.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: National Party · Party policy proposal
Where to look: What we’ll do
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
New Zealand First PartyPublished party response
Access to justice
Published party response — implementation not established here
Restore defender choice, simplify applications and restore tribunal lay representation.
13 October 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: New Zealand Law Society / LawTalk · Published party response
Where to look: Party heading: New Zealand First
Context and limits
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.
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New Zealand First PartyParty policy source
Minimum wage increases tied to inflation
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
NZ First commits to minimum wage increases of at least inflation in every year of the next parliamentary term.
10 October 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Increase to Minimum Wage
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
New Zealand First PartyParty policy source
Preventative health and general-practice proposals
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
New Zealand First proposes prevention-focused healthcare, nutrition education, a review of dietary guidelines, reduced GP administration and health coaches in primary care.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: New Zealand First Party · Party policy proposal
Where to look: Our Policy, points 1–15
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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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
New Zealand First PartyParty policy source
Separate electricity generation and retail
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
NZ First proposes separating electricity generators from retailers, changing wholesale-market arrangements and offering long-term fixed-price contracts for new generation.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: National Energy Strategy and proposed market changes
Context and limits
Party campaign proposal. Claimed effects on prices, supply and competition have not been independently validated here.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
New Zealand First PartyParty policy source
Supermarket separation and enforcement
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
NZ First proposes dividing Foodstuffs into two nationwide brand-based cooperatives, strengthening competition enforcement and changing rules governing supplier access.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Breaking up the Supermarket Duopoly; Stronger Powers
Context and limits
Proposed legislation and regulatory changes, not a verified account of current legal powers. Claimed savings are not independently established here.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
New Zealand First PartyParty policy source
Working for Families in-work credit
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
NZ First proposes making the temporary in-work tax-credit boost permanent and increasing support further.
10 October 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Increase to Working for Families
Context and limits
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.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
New Zealand LoyalPublished party response
Access to justice
Published party response — implementation not established here
Review aid; explore supervised early-career advocacy; oppose routine state-funded private services.
13 October 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: New Zealand Law Society / LawTalk · Published party response
Where to look: Party heading: NZ Loyal
Context and limits
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.
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NZ Outdoors & Freedom PartyPublished party response
Access to justice
Published party response — implementation not established here
Increase Crown-advice transparency; remove public-interest litigation fee and cost barriers.
13 October 2026 · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: New Zealand Law Society / LawTalk · Published party response
Where to look: Party heading: NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party
Context and limits
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.
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Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
NZ Outdoors & Freedom PartyCandidate public statement
Sue Grey: direct democracy and transparent representation
Sue Grey · Broad priorities
Published priorities — no specific law change established
Grey’s named section advocates direct democracy, more public participation in decisions and transparent representation.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Sue Grey section, numbered “Sue stands for” points
Context and limits
A broad approach stated on a shared party campaign page. It does not specify the text, scope or timetable of a referendum law, and is separate from any VoteMatch response.
Original public page and attribution checked; not independently reviewed. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Opportunity PartyParty policy source
Citizen’s Income and benefit replacement
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Opportunity proposes a Citizen’s Income of up to $19,400 a year for eligible adults, replacing most benefits with top-ups for specified needs, funded by a land-value tax.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Three pillars: Citizen’s Income; eligibility and transition FAQs
Context and limits
The source describes phased implementation. This is a replacement system, not an automatic extra payment on top of every existing benefit. Eligibility must be checked in the full proposal. The party’s protection and costing claims have not been independently validated here.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Opportunity PartyCandidate public statement
David Bainbridge-Zafar: long-term decisions
David Bainbridge-Zafar · Broad priorities
Published priorities — no specific law change established
Bainbridge-Zafar calls for evidence-based decisions and longer-term thinking rather than repeated policy reversals.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Opening candidate statement
Context and limits
A broad governance priority. His listed portfolios and professional background do not establish an individual position on every transport, housing or infrastructure proposal.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Opportunity PartyParty policy source
Housing construction, standards and finance
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Opportunity proposes ten national planning zones, prefab pre-approval, stronger rental standards, broader home-retrofit support and low-cost public finance for affordable housing.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Three pillars for affordable homes
Context and limits
Party proposal, not existing law or an individual answer. Read the policy paper for eligibility, funding and how the proposals interact with its land-tax plan.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Opportunity PartyCandidate public statement
Kayla Kingdon-Bebb: environment and long-term challenges
Kayla Kingdon-Bebb · Broad priorities
Published priorities — no specific law change established
Kingdon-Bebb identifies child poverty, inequality, climate change, biodiversity loss and infrastructure as challenges requiring sustained, collaborative work.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Candidate quotation near the top of the profile
Context and limits
A statement of priorities and approach, not a detailed legislative commitment. Her biography and portfolio responsibilities do not establish a position on unrelated issues.
Original public page and attribution checked; not independently reviewed. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Opportunity PartyParty policy source
Specialist courts, cannabis and rehabilitation
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Opportunity proposes expanding specialist courts, regulating recreational cannabis, increasing restorative justice capacity and strengthening post-release housing, employment and mentoring support.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: Three pillars of a smart approach to crime
Context and limits
These are the party’s proposed interventions. Claims about their effectiveness are not independently validated by VoteMate.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Opportunity PartyParty policy source
Ten-year education plan and independent curriculum council
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Opportunity proposes a cross-party ten-year education plan and an independent curriculum and assessment council, with teacher workforce planning and professional support.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: Opportunity Party · Party policy proposal
Where to look: Three pillars; How much will this policy cost?
Context and limits
The party would advocate for funding-dependent elements through the ten-year plan. A coalition agreement or implementation timetable is not established.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Opportunity PartyParty policy source
Ten-year health funding and prevention plan
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Opportunity proposes a cross-party ten-year health plan, advocating public health funding of 9% of GDP, greater primary-care funding and stronger lobbying rules.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: Opportunity Party · Party policy proposal
Where to look: Three pillars; Is spending 9 per cent of GDP affordable?
Context and limits
The funding goal would be pursued over a decade rather than an immediate change. The page’s health and international-ranking claims are not independently validated here.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Te Pāti MāoriParty policy source
Māori-led education authority and training access
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Te Pāti Māori proposes Māori-led education authority and governance, embedding mātauranga Māori in learning and removing barriers to education and training.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Published by: Te Pāti Māori · Party policy proposal
Where to look: What we’ll do
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This short policy page links a longer document. This summary uses only the displayed commitments; detailed costs and implementation timing are not established.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.
Te Pāti MāoriParty policy source
Public housing and Māori land
Campaign proposal — implementation not established here
Te Pāti Māori proposes more public and affordable homes, easier building on Māori or ancestral land, and action on speculation, land-banking and vacant properties.
Publication date not shown · Checked 25 October 2026
Where to look: What we’ll do
Context and limits
This short policy page does not establish a detailed implementation timetable. The linked full policy was not reviewed in this pass.
Original public source and attribution checked by VoteMate; no independent review recorded. Source availability and wording were checked; policy claims and predicted outcomes are not independently validated.