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The register comes from the Electoral Commission. Parties are shown in a consistent order.

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Government coalition

3 parties
Government coalition
PartyOverviewRepresentation

National

The New Zealand National Party

A centre-right party. Its 2026 campaign priorities include public spending, retirement savings, education standards, health services and law and order.

Economy and tax, Health, Education, Family and social policy, 2 more topics

49 seatsView party

ACT

ACT New Zealand

A party with classical liberal and libertarian leanings. It argues for smaller government, lower taxes, less regulation, protection of individual freedom and tougher criminal justice.

Economy and tax, Law, justice and rights, Te Tiriti and democracy, Education, 3 more topics

11 seatsView party

NZ First

New Zealand First Party

A party with nationalist and socially conservative leanings. Its 2026 themes emphasise economic nationalism, domestic ownership and political sovereignty.

Economy and tax, Foreign affairs and sovereignty, Te Tiriti and democracy, Family and social policy, 1 more topic

8 seatsView party

Parliamentary opposition

3 parties
Parliamentary opposition
PartyOverviewRepresentation

Labour

New Zealand Labour Party

A centre-left party. Its 2026 policy priorities include public health services, household living costs, public transport, long-term investment and a capital gains tax.

Economy and tax, Health, Housing and transport, Education, 1 more topic

34 seatsView party

Green Party

The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

A green left-wing party. Its full manifesto is built around living costs, nature, climate action, the Treaty of Waitangi and democratic reform.

Economy and tax, Climate and environment, Housing and transport, Te Tiriti and democracy, 2 more topics

14 seatsView party

Built around Māori values and tino rangatiratanga (Māori self-determination), with an emphasis on Māori-led education, health, justice and support for whānau.

Te Tiriti and democracy, Education, Health, Law, justice and rights, 1 more topic

4 seatsView party

No seats in Parliament

11 parties
No seats in Parliament
PartyOverviewRepresentation

Describes itself as a centrist, evidence-based reform party. Its core 2026 policy, the Tax Reset, combines a citizens' income, a land value tax and compulsory retirement savings.

Economy and tax, Housing and transport, Family and social policy

0 seatsCurrently has no seats in ParliamentView party

Alliance Party

Alliance Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

Describes itself explicitly as a socialist party, focused on public ownership, labour rights, universal public services, redistribution of wealth and an independent foreign policy.

Economy and tax, Health, Education, Te Tiriti and democracy, 3 more topics

0 seatsRegistered on 5 August 2026View party

A kaupapa Māori party focused on the Te Tai Tokerau region, with an emphasis on children, future generations, Māori self-determination and local community decision-making.

Te Tiriti and democracy, Family and social policy

0 seatsLeader is a sitting MP, with no parliamentary caucusView party

A single-issue foreign policy party focused on Palestine and on New Zealand's international security relationships.

Foreign affairs and sovereignty, Law, justice and rights

0 seatsRegistered on 5 August 2026View party

NZ Loyal

New Zealand Loyal

An anti-establishment party oriented towards national sovereignty, which says it will challenge the established parties and outside influence.

Foreign affairs and sovereignty, Law, justice and rights, Economy and tax, Te Tiriti and democracy

0 seatsRegistered on 5 August 2026View party

Outdoors & Freedom

NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party

Focused on civil liberties and direct democracy. The party has extended from outdoor access rights and environmental issues to opposing mandates and the concentration of central power.

Te Tiriti and democracy, Law, justice and rights, Climate and environment, Health

0 seatsCurrently has no seats in ParliamentView party

Conservative Party

Conservative Party NZ

A socially and fiscally conservative party that explicitly bases its values on the Judeo-Christian tradition.

Economy and tax, Immigration and visas, Family and social policy, Law, justice and rights, 1 more topic

0 seatsCurrently has no seats in ParliamentView party

Vision NZ

Vision New Zealand

A Christian conservative and nationalist party. Its policies combine family payments, tax reform, tighter immigration, social conservatism and national sovereignty.

Economy and tax, Family and social policy, Foreign affairs and sovereignty, Immigration and visas, 3 more topics

0 seatsCurrently has no seats in ParliamentView party

A feminist party with a gender-critical position, focused on rights based on biological sex, single-sex services and legal definitions.

Family and social policy, Law, justice and rights, Health, Education

0 seatsCurrently has no seats in ParliamentView party

Animal Justice Party

Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand

Focused on animal rights and animal welfare, extending to policy on farming, food, conservation, public accountability and environmental sustainability.

Animals and drug law reform, Climate and environment, Law, justice and rights, Economy and tax, 1 more topic

0 seatsCurrently has no seats in ParliamentView party

Legalise Cannabis Party

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

Focused on cannabis law reform, arguing for legalisation, harm reduction, clearing related convictions, wider medicinal access and a regulated industry.

Animals and drug law reform, Law, justice and rights, Health, Economy and tax, 1 more topic

0 seatsCurrently has no seats in ParliamentView party