New Zealand 2026 Election

Policy Common Ground Across Parties

Election to be held by December 19, 2026

LEFT Labour + Greens RIGHT Nat + ACT + NZF COMMON GROUND NAT+LAB ACT+GRN NAT+NZF Click or tap areas to explore policy overlaps

Individual Party Positions

Key Insights: Where the Common Ground Lives

Areas of Broad Agreement

  • Housing: All parties acknowledge crisis, differ on solutions
  • Healthcare: Universal support for improvement
  • KiwiSaver: All support increases (3%→6% vs 10%)
  • Infrastructure: Labour pledges continuity on coalition projects

Key Dividing Lines

  • Tax: Wealth tax (Left) vs Tax cuts (Right)
  • Treaty/Māori Policy: ACT's principles bill vs Labour/Greens' Te Tiriti commitment
  • Environment: Greens revoke mining vs Right's Fast-track approvals
  • Spending: ACT aggressive cuts vs Greens $8B green investment

Current Coalition: National + ACT + NZ First | Potential Left Bloc: Labour + Greens + Te Pāti Māori | Wildcard: NZ First (has ruled out Hipkins, not Labour entirely)