The full record behind the 2026 election cycle: how New Zealand voted last time, what each party is offering now, where the leaders will debate, and the major speeches that shaped the campaign so far. Every figure links back to its original source.
Party profiles: history, leaders & key policies →Party vote share, electorate seats won, list seats and total seats. National and ACT formed government with NZ First support; Te Pāti Māori won six electorates on a 3.08% party vote, creating an overhang that took Parliament to 122 seats.
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Polls close on 7 November 2026. Real party-vote and electorate results will appear here on election night as the official count is reported.
Every party's published platform sits in one searchable place on the party vote tracker, with a neutral summary, its themes and a link to the original document or launch speech.
Read every party's manifestoCurated set-piece addresses — State of the Nation speeches and campaign launches. Ongoing speeches and statements collected from news coverage appear in the party vote tracker.
Collected news coverage of the campaign, updating alongside the polls and manifestos. Every item links to the original report.
National would lift the First Home Loan income cap to $300,000 for all applicants, including sole buyers, expanding access to the government-backed 5% deposit scheme.
Read on stuff.co.nz ↗ACT proposed repealing the Zero Carbon Act, benchmarking emissions settings against major trading partners, refunding carbon-auction revenue, lowering ETS costs and protecting trade-exposed businesses.
Read on act.org.nz ↗The Affordable Kai package proposed a publicly owned supermarket chain, expanded school lunches, larger food grants, stronger competition enforcement and a statutory right to adequate nutritious food.
Read on rnz.co.nz ↗NZ First says it will campaign to allow mining and quarrying on conservation land outside national parks, and may separate DOC concessions and permitting functions from its conservation work.
Read on rnz.co.nz ↗Trade Minister Todd McClay said New Zealand and Canada were working to deepen two-way trade and make more use of CPTPP opportunities amid global tariff disruption.
Read on rnz.co.nz ↗Councils warned reduced NZTA co-funding would force difficult choices between higher rates and reduced road maintenance or public-transport investment.
Read on rnz.co.nz ↗