Full 2026 election cycle

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.

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Labour

RNZ–Reid Research · 21 Aug 2026
32.2%
+2.2 on previous poll
3-month average: 32.1% (10 polls)Above the 5% thresholdrnz.co.nz

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
Full Labour manifesto →

Key speeches and statements

  • 2 Sept 2026 · Official party site · Party release
    National'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 release
    Labour 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 release
    National 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

RNZ–Reid Research · 21 Aug 2026
29.1%
+0.1 on previous poll
3-month average: 29.6% (10 polls)Above the 5% thresholdrnz.co.nz

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
Full National manifesto →

Key speeches and statements

NZ First

RNZ–Reid Research · 21 Aug 2026
11.9%
+3.9 on previous poll
3-month average: 11.1% (10 polls)Above the 5% thresholdrnz.co.nz

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
Full NZ First manifesto →

Key speeches and statements

  • 28 Aug 2026 · Official party site · Campaign speech
    Seniors Sole Defender

    Winston Peters speech on NZ Super, senior support and wider campaign commitments.

  • 23 Aug 2026 · Official party site · Fiscal speech
    Old 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 release
    Use 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

RNZ–Reid Research · 21 Aug 2026
10.2%
-1.8 on previous poll
3-month average: 10.8% (10 polls)Above the 5% thresholdrnz.co.nz

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
Full Green manifesto →

Key speeches and statements

ACT

RNZ–Reid Research · 21 Aug 2026
7.7%
-1.3 on previous poll
3-month average: 7.2% (10 polls)Above the 5% thresholdrnz.co.nz

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
Full ACT manifesto →

Key speeches and statements

  • 4 Sept 2026 · Official party site · Policy release
    Keep 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 release
    Labour 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 release
    Put reside back in resident

    Physical-presence requirements proposed for resident visa travel rights.

TOP

RNZ–Reid Research · 21 Aug 2026
5.3%
-2.7 on previous poll
3-month average: 4.8% (10 polls)Above the 5% thresholdrnz.co.nz

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
Full TOP manifesto →

Key speeches and statements

  • 2 Sept 2026 · Official party site · Policy release
    10-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 release
    Time 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 statement
    Statement on Middle East Crisis

    Opportunity condemned US and Israeli attacks on Iran as breaches of international law and highlighted civilian harm.

Te Pāti Māori

RNZ–Reid Research · 21 Aug 2026
3.0%
+2.0 on previous poll
3-month average: 2.5% (10 polls)Below 5% — needs an electorate seatrnz.co.nz

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
Full Te Pāti Māori manifesto →

Key speeches and statements

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.