Party vote tracker
Where every party sits in the nationwide party vote right now, what they have promised, and what they have been saying. Poll numbers and statements update automatically as new ones are published; the most recent poll on file is dated 21 Aug 2026.
Party vote over time
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- Taxpayers’ Union–Curia 5 Jul taxpayers.org.nz →
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- Talbot Mills 10 Jun stuff.co.nz →
- Taxpayers’ Union–Curia 8 Jun taxpayers.org.nz →
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- 1News–Verian 15 Apr thepost.co.nz →
- Taxpayers’ Union–Curia 2 Apr taxpayers.org.nz →
- RNZ–Reid Research 23 Mar rnz.co.nz →
- Talbot Mills 12 Mar stuff.co.nz →
- Taxpayers’ Union–Curia 3 Mar taxpayers.org.nz →
- 1News–Verian 11 Feb rnz.co.nz →
- Taxpayers’ Union–Curia 3 Feb taxpayers.org.nz →
- RNZ–Reid Research 22 Jan rnz.co.nz →
- Taxpayers’ Union–Curia 18 Jan taxpayers.org.nz →
Monthly averages of published polls. A party needs 5% of the party vote, or one electorate seat, to enter Parliament — see how the party vote becomes seats.
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Labour
Manifesto promises (52 on file)
- $20 weekly public transport fare capEconomy & Cost of Living
- Three free doctor's visits each year for every New ZealanderEconomy & Cost of Living
- Free prescriptions from July 2027Economy & Cost of Living
- Free maternity scans from July 2028Economy & Cost of Living
Key speeches and statements
- 2 Sept 2026 · Official party site · Party releaseNational's hiring freeze a travesty for our regions
Labour criticised public-health workforce growth and promoted its graduate-nurse job guarantee.
- 31 Aug 2026 · Official party site · Party releaseLabour to reform retirement village repayments
Bill within first 100 days to require repayments within three months and create dispute resolution.
- 31 Aug 2026 · Official party site · Party releaseNational turns flawed disability Bill into law
Labour said it would repeal the Disability Support Services Act and replace it with rights-based legislation co-designed with disabled people, criticising ministerial powers to alter eligibility and support thresholds without adequate scrutiny.
National
Manifesto promises (57 on file)
- Home Energy Fund offering low-interest, long-term loans for solar, batteries, insulation and other home-energy upgrades to help lower power billsEconomy & Cost of Living
- No new taxes if re-electedEconomy & Cost of Living
- [Stuff news source] Delay the scheduled January 2027 fuel-excise increase; positions on the planned 2028 and 2029 increases were still to be announcedEconomy & Cost of Living
- [1News source] Make cervical screening free for all women aged 25–69 from March 2027, removing the screening charge for about 786,000 more womenEconomy & Cost of Living
Key speeches and statements
- 3 Sept 2026 · Scoop · Political releaseLand Tax On The Table Under Labour
National argued Labour had left open the possibility of a land-value tax; this is party criticism, not a confirmed Labour policy.
- 2 Sept 2026 · Scoop · Political releaseLabour's CGT Will Hit Small Businesses
National argued Labour’s property CGT would affect owner-operated commercial premises.
- 23 Aug 2026 · Stuff · Campaign launchNational launches campaign on no-new-taxes message
Luxon framed the election choice around National’s tax restraint versus tax increases proposed across the opposition bloc.
NZ First
Manifesto promises (43 on file)
- Break up Foodstuffs into separate New World/Four Square and Pak’nSave cooperatives to increase supermarket competition and lower grocery pricesEconomy & Cost of Living
- Split the large power companies into separate generators and retailers, reform wholesale pricing, and require fair payment for household solar exportsEconomy & Cost of Living
- Establish a New Zealand Future Fund of up to $100 billion for a ring-fenced, multi-decade national infrastructure programmeEconomy & Cost of Living
- Buy back BNZ, merge it with Kiwibank, and create a commercially run, Crown-owned National Bank of New ZealandEconomy & Cost of Living
Key speeches and statements
- 28 Aug 2026 · Official party site · Campaign speechSeniors Sole Defender
Winston Peters speech on NZ Super, senior support and wider campaign commitments.
- 23 Aug 2026 · Official party site · Fiscal speechOld parties' fiscal policy devoid of economic strategy
Winston Peters argued Labour and National lacked a coherent fiscal and economic strategy, presenting NZ First’s approach as focused on domestic ownership, productive investment, infrastructure, savings and national economic sovereignty.
- 22 Aug 2026 · Official party site · Policy releaseUse It or Lose It dairy policy
NZ First proposed increasing regulated milk access for qualifying manufacturers from 50 million to 500 million litres annually for ten years to stimulate new value-added dairy processing and retain more export value in New Zealand.
Green
Manifesto promises (65 on file)
- Create a $10,000 income-tax-free threshold, giving 96% of New Zealanders an income-tax cutEconomy & Cost of Living
- Offer zero-interest clean-energy loans to eligible homeowners and expand support for warm, energy-efficient homesEconomy & Cost of Living
- [1News source] Propose fines for supermarkets charging prices deemed excessive relative to supply costs and a reasonable profit marginEconomy & Cost of Living
- Raise an estimated $5.15 billion in 2027/28 through the announced tax package to fund services and reduce inequalityEconomy & Cost of Living
Key speeches and statements
- 27 Aug 2026 · Official party site · Party releaseGovernment failing to reduce child poverty
Green Party response to child-poverty data and government policy.
- 20 Aug 2026 · Official party site · Policy releaseFree and nutritious school lunches
Policy to restore, expand and permanently fund Ka Ora, Ka Ako.
- 9 Aug 2026 · Official party site · Policy releaseTe Waonui a Tāne marae funding policy
Green Party policy for protected restoration and intergenerational funding for marae and communities.
ACT
Manifesto promises (61 on file)
- Limit state schools to three compulsory branded uniform items and require generic alternatives for common itemsEconomy & Cost of Living
- Let children use available seats on existing rural school-bus routes, reducing family fuel and travel costsEconomy & Cost of Living
- Strengthen property rights and require clearer limits on government interference with property and investmentEconomy & Cost of Living
- Add a $6-a-day infrastructure surcharge to temporary work visas, expected to raise about $80 million annuallyEconomy & Cost of Living
Key speeches and statements
- 4 Sept 2026 · Official party site · Policy releaseKeep New Zealand Moving
Six reforms to improve transport value: publish lowest-cost safe options, plan capacity for growth, protect maintenance funding, require equal treatment in procurement, exclude non-functional art from road funding, and avoid vehicle rules that raise family costs.
- 2 Sept 2026 · Official party site · Party releaseLabour promises to protect the bureaucracy, whatever the cost
ACT argued Labour’s public-service position amounted to a blank cheque for bureaucracy, contrasting it with ACT’s proposal for 18 ministers and 19 departments and warning Labour’s spending plans would require taxes, debt or later cuts.
- 1 Sept 2026 · Official party site · Policy releasePut reside back in resident
Physical-presence requirements proposed for resident visa travel rights.
TOP
Manifesto promises (62 on file)
- Pay almost all adults a tax-free Citizen’s Income of up to $370 a week, replacing most benefits with targeted top-ups retainedEconomy & Cost of Living
- Make public transport permanently free nationwideEconomy & Cost of Living
- Deliver household energy savings through cheaper electricity, low-interest electrification loans and warmer homesEconomy & Cost of Living
- Lift research and development spending to at least 2% of GDP, introduce technology-investment tax credits and expand accelerator fundingEconomy & Cost of Living
Key speeches and statements
- 2 Sept 2026 · Official party site · Policy release10-year plans to strengthen health and education
Opportunity commitment to cross-party long-term planning for frontline services.
- 28 Aug 2026 · Official party site · Policy releaseTime for an honest conversation about transport funding
Opportunity called for immediate cost-of-living relief from high fuel prices alongside transparent long-term decisions about fuel excise, road-user charges and how New Zealand funds its transport network.
- 3 Mar 2026 · Official party site · Foreign policy statementStatement on Middle East Crisis
Opportunity condemned US and Israeli attacks on Iran as breaches of international law and highlighted civilian harm.
Te Pāti Māori
Manifesto promises (56 on file)
- Lift incomes so people can live with dignity and strengthen welfare so whānau are not punished for being poorEconomy & Cost of Living
- Provide practical cost-of-living relief, including more affordable transportEconomy & Cost of Living
- Support Māori-owned supermarkets, local kai sellers and community food systems to improve access to affordable, healthy foodEconomy & Cost of Living
- [Stuff news source] Create a $30,000 tax-free income threshold, reduce the rate to 15% for income from $30,001–$60,000, and provide a kai tax credit worth about $1,000 for people earning $60,000 or lessEconomy & Cost of Living
Key speeches and statements
- 1 Sept 2026 · Official party site · Policy releaseTe Tiriti Entrenchment Policy
Constitutional reform package to make Crown obligations enforceable.
- 16 Aug 2026 · YouTube · Social media — Campaign launch coverageTe Karere / Te Pāti Māori: Campaign launch coverage
Video report of Te Pāti Māori's campaign launch and candidate-vote strategy to maximise Māori representation. Evidence: Public broadcaster social video
- 15 Aug 2026 · Stuff / RNZ · Campaign launchTe Pāti Māori reveals candidate-vote election strategy
Campaign coverage detailed the plan to seek Māori-electorate votes while encouraging supporters to allocate party votes across the left bloc.
Polls measure nationwide party-vote support only — no electorate-level figures are published in these releases. Always check the linked source before relying on a number.