Foreign affairs and sovereignty

Foreign policy, defence, trade and national sovereignty.

17 registered parties reviewed. 6 have citable material and 7 claims are recorded.

Rows without a claim mean no citable publication was found in material checked through 9 August 2026. This does not prove a party has no view.

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A party source establishes what the party proposed. It does not by itself prove effectiveness, implementation or complete costing. Coverage reflects the verified material currently available.

Published position: At least one public party claim is summarised and linked to its source.
Topic mentioned, no detailed citable position: The party refers to this topic, but material checked through 9 August 2026 did not support a claim-level summary.
No published position found: No citable party publication on this topic was found in material checked through 9 August 2026. This does not prove the party has no view.

Party policy comparison
Party	Published claims or coverage status	Evidence
National The New Zealand National PartyGovernment coalition49 seats	No published position foundLast checked: 9 August 2026	Profile source National's planOpens in a new tab State of the Nation speech 2026Opens in a new tab Open the full party page
Labour New Zealand Labour PartyParliamentary opposition34 seats	No published position foundLast checked: 9 August 2026	Profile source Labour policy centreOpens in a new tab Open the full party page
Green Party The Green Party of Aotearoa New ZealandParliamentary opposition14 seats	Party position Peace, international law and self-determination as foreign policy principles What this means Argues for an independent foreign policy that emphasises peace, democracy, international law, the self-determination of peoples and shared climate action in international affairs.	Evidence and checks2 sources Verification note: This is currently a statement of principle and direction, not a specific proposal with costs or an implementation timetable. Sources Green Party 2026 manifestoOpens in a new tab Global Affairs policyOpens in a new tab
ACT ACT New ZealandGovernment coalition11 seats	No published position foundLast checked: 9 August 2026	Profile source ACT policiesOpens in a new tab ACT economy policyOpens in a new tab Open the full party page
NZ First New Zealand First PartyGovernment coalition8 seats	Party position A national interest test for international agreements What this means Argues for a national interest test before accepting agreements from the United Nations and its agencies that would limit domestic decision-making, and emphasises that domestic law comes first.	Evidence and checks3 sources Verification note: Ministry of Health material confirms that the government rejected the 2024 amendments to the International Health Regulations, but that decision belongs to the government as a whole and cannot be attributed to New Zealand First alone. Sources NZ Rejects IHR AmendmentsOpens in a new tab International Health RegulationsOpens in a new tab Power to the People speechOpens in a new tab
Te Pāti Māori Parliamentary opposition4 seats	No published position foundLast checked: 9 August 2026	Profile source Te Pāti Māori policy feedOpens in a new tab Education and training policyOpens in a new tab Open the full party page
Opportunity Party No seats in Parliament0 seatsCurrently has no seats in Parliament	No published position foundLast checked: 9 August 2026	Profile source Tax ResetOpens in a new tab What is the Opportunity Party and what are its policies?Opens in a new tab Open the full party page
Alliance Party Alliance Party of Aotearoa New ZealandNo seats in Parliament0 seatsRegistered on 5 August 2026	Party position Independent foreign policy and opposition to wars of aggression What this means Sets out social justice, diplomacy, opposition to wars of aggression and Pacific solidarity as the principles of an independent foreign policy.	Evidence and checks1 source Verification note: Only statements of principle are available at present, and no separate foreign affairs or defence policy document has been released. Sources Alliance principles and policy platformOpens in a new tab
Te Tai Tokerau Party No seats in Parliament0 seatsLeader is a sitting MP, with no parliamentary caucus	No published position foundLast checked: 9 August 2026	Profile source Te Tai Tokerau PartyOpens in a new tab Te Tai Tokerau Party formationOpens in a new tab Open the full party page
Free Palestine No seats in Parliament0 seatsRegistered on 5 August 2026	Party position Support for the return of Palestinian refugees What this means Supports the return of Palestinian refugees, and argues for a single state solution that is secular, democratic and binational, with equal citizenship.	Evidence and checks1 source Sources Free Palestine principlesOpens in a new tab
	Party position Leaving the formal security alliance with the United States What this means Argues that New Zealand should withdraw from its formal security alliance with the United States and take a more independent foreign policy.	Evidence and checks1 source Sources Free Palestine principlesOpens in a new tab
NZ Loyal New Zealand LoyalNo seats in Parliament0 seatsRegistered on 5 August 2026	Party position Leaving some international organisations in favour of bilateral agreements What this means The party's policy page argues for withdrawing from international organisations and arrangements it considers harmful to national sovereignty, naming the United Nations, the World Health Organization and the World Economic Forum, and for negotiating bilateral agreements directly instead.	Evidence and checks1 source Verification note: The evidence comes from a web archive made before the party was registered. The World Economic Forum is not an intergovernmental organisation that can be left in the same way as the United Nations or the World Health Organization. Sources Foreign Affairs and Trade PolicyOpens in a new tab
Outdoors & Freedom NZ Outdoors & Freedom PartyNo seats in Parliament0 seatsCurrently has no seats in Parliament	No published position foundLast checked: 9 August 2026	Profile source NZ Outdoors and Freedom policiesOpens in a new tab Open the full party page
Conservative Party Conservative Party NZNo seats in Parliament0 seatsCurrently has no seats in Parliament	No published position foundLast checked: 9 August 2026	Profile source Conservative Party policyOpens in a new tab Open the full party page
Vision NZ Vision New ZealandNo seats in Parliament0 seatsCurrently has no seats in Parliament	Party position Leaving the United Nations and the Paris Agreement What this means Argues for withdrawing from the United Nations and the Paris Agreement, and for removing what the party calls race-based policies.	Evidence and checks1 source Sources Vision New Zealand policiesOpens in a new tab
Women's Rights Party No seats in Parliament0 seatsCurrently has no seats in Parliament	No published position foundLast checked: 9 August 2026	Profile source Women's Rights Party policyOpens in a new tab Open the full party page
Animal Justice Party Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New ZealandNo seats in Parliament0 seatsCurrently has no seats in Parliament	No published position foundLast checked: 9 August 2026	Profile source Animal Justice Party 2026 election manifestoOpens in a new tab Open the full party page
Legalise Cannabis Party Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis PartyNo seats in Parliament0 seatsCurrently has no seats in Parliament	No published position foundLast checked: 9 August 2026	Profile source Cannabis Party policyOpens in a new tab Cannabis Party prepares for the 2026 electionOpens in a new tab Open the full party page

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