2026 New Zealand general election

2026 New Zealand general election

7 November 2026
All 120 seats (plus any overhang) in the House of Representatives 61 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Leader Christopher Luxon Chris Hipkins Marama Davidson Chlöe Swarbrick Party National Labour Green Leader since 30 November 2021 22 January 2023 8 April 2018 10 March 2024 Leader's seat Botany Remutaka List Auckland Central Last election 48 seats, 38.06% 34 seats, 26.91% 15 seats, 11.60% Current seats 49 34 15 Seats needed 13 27 46   Leader David Seymour Winston Peters Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Rawiri Waititi Party ACT NZ First Te Pāti Māori Leader since 4 October 2014 18 July 1993 15 April 2020 28 October 2020 Leader's seat Epsom List Te Tai Hauāuru Waiariki Last election 11 seats, 8.64% 8 seats, 6.08% 6 seats, 3.08% Current seats 11 8 4 Seats needed 50 53 57
Results by electorate, shaded by winning margin
Incumbent Prime Minister and coalition Christopher Luxon (National) National—ACT—NZ First

The 2026 New Zealand general election is scheduled to be held on 7 November 2026. Voters will elect 120 members to the House of Representatives under New Zealand's mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system, comprising 71 members elected from single-member electorates and 49 members elected from closed party lists to achieve proportionality.

After the previous election, the centre-right National Party, led by prime minister Christopher Luxon, formed a coalition government with the ACT and New Zealand First parties. The official Opposition to the government is the centre-left Labour Party, led by former prime minister Chris Hipkins. Other opposition parties are the left-wing Green Party and the indigenous rights-based Te Pāti Māori.

Electoral system

Main article: Electoral system of New Zealand

New Zealand uses the mixed-member proportional (MMP) voting system to elect the House of Representatives. Each voter gets two votes, one for a political party (the party vote) and one for a local candidate (the electorate vote). Political parties which meet the threshold (5% of the party vote or one electorate seat) receive seats in the House in proportion to the percentage of the party vote they receive. At this election, 71 of the 120 seats will be filled by the MPs elected from the electorates, with the winner in each electorate determined by the first past the post method (i.e. most votes wins). The remaining 49 seats will be filled by candidates from each party's closed party list. If a party wins more electorates than seats it is entitled to under the party vote, an overhang results; in this case, the House will add extra seats to cover the overhang.

The political party or party bloc with the majority of the seats in the House forms the Government. Since the introduction of MMP in 1996, only once has a party won an outright majority of seats, when the Labour Party won 65 out of 120 seats in 2020. Usually, parties negotiate with each other to form a coalition government or a minority government.

Electorate boundaries

Electorate boundaries in New Zealand are redrawn after every census. The number of South Island general electorates is fixed at 16, with the number of North Island general electorates and Māori electorates increasing or decreasing in proportion. For the 2020 and 2023 elections, there were 49 North Island general electorates and seven Māori electorates, leaving 48 seats to be elected from party lists.

On 25 October 2024, Statistics New Zealand announced that, following the 2023 census, the number of North Island general electorates would decrease from 49 to 48, with the number of list seats increasing from 48 to 49. Nearly half of North Island electorates were outside the permitted ±5% population tolerance, necessitating extensive boundary changes across Auckland, Wellington, and the Bay of Plenty. The Representation Commission released draft boundaries for public consultation on 25 March 2025, and finalised boundaries on 8 August 2025.

In western Auckland, New Lynn, Kelston and Te Atatū were reconfigured into Waitākere, Glendene and Henderson. In southern Auckland, the electorate of Panmure-Ōtāhuhu became Ōtāhuhu after losing the Panmure area. In Bay of Plenty, Tauranga and Bay of Plenty were substantially reconfigured, with Bay of Plenty renamed Mount Maunganui. On the East Coast, East Coast was renamed East Cape. In the lower North Island, Ōtaki, Mana and Ōhāriu were reconfigured into the Kenepuru and Kapiti electorates. In Wellington, Wellington Central and Rongotai were renamed Wellington North and Wellington Bays respectively following substantial boundary changes.

Changes to electoral system

On 16 December 2025, the New Zealand Parliament passed the Electoral Amendment Act 2025, which amended the Electoral Act 1993 ahead of the 2026 general election. The new law limits voter enrolment to 13 days before polling day, banned prisoners from voting, raised the threshold for voluntary donations from NZ$5,000 to NZ$6,000 and banned the distribution of food and most drinks near polling booths. The law change was supported by the governing National, ACT and New Zealand First parties but was opposed by the opposition Labour, Green parties, and Te Pāti Māori, who described it as amounting to voter suppression and discriminatory against younger and ethnic minority voters.

On 15 July 2026, the Electoral Commission announced that it would default to sending electoral information (including the EasyVote cards and information about candidates) to voters via email instead of mail. From 2026, voters will only receive their information in the post if the Electoral Commission does not have their email addresses on their file. Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne attributed the switch from post to email to the shrinkage of New Zealand Post's services. Te Hapori Matihiko founder and chief executive Katie Brown expressed concerns that this digital switch could create barriers for many people.

Voter enrolment

In early July 2026, the Electoral Commission confirmed that more than half of ethnic Māori voters (302,096) were on the Māori roll while 255,627 were registered on the general roll. Enrolled Māori voters were able to switch between the general and Māori electoral rolls up to 6 August 2026. By mid-August, Radio New Zealand reported that overseas enrolments across the Māori electorates had increased by 67% since the previous general election. Queensland-based enrolment advocates Rachael Marie Johnstone and Nicole Orzecki attributed this surge to political upheaval in New Zealand boosting voter enrolment among Māori Australians.

In early August 2026, Radio New Zealand reported that youth voter enrolment has plummeted to 53% by 30 June 2026. This was the lowest figure in a 15-year decline in voter enrolment between 2011 and 2026. On 30 June 2011, 70% of young people between the ages of 18 and 24 years had enrolled to vote. By 2023, this figure had declined to 60% of young people. Auckland University of Technology political scientist Julianne Molineaux said that compulsory civics education in schools and lowering the voting age to 16 years would help combat the decline in youth voter engagement. Electoral Commission strategic engagement and partnerships director Shane Whitfield said that the Commission would seek to mobilise eligible youth voters via social media, radio and television broadcasting campaigns, sports clubs, schools, universities, polytechnics and malls.

On 10 August, Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne acknowledged that 115,000 people were currently listed on the dormant roll, about 25% lower than the same time during the leadup to the 2023 New Zealand general election. Voters are placed on the dormant roll if the Electoral Commission is unable to contact them. While dormant voters are able to cast a vote, their votes will be counted as special votes and they would not be sent EasyVote cards.

Election date and schedule

Unless an early election is called or the election date is set to circumvent holding a by-election, a general election is held every three years. The last election was held on Saturday, 14 October 2023.

The governor-general must issue writs for an election within seven days of the expiration or dissolution of the current Parliament. Under section 17 of the Constitution Act 1986, Parliament expires three years "from the day fixed for the return of the writs issued for the last preceding general election of members of the House of Representatives, and no longer." The writs for the 2023 election were returned on 9 November 2023. As a result, the 54th Parliament would expire, if not dissolved earlier, on Monday, 9 November 2026. Consequently, the last day for issuance of writs of election would be 16 November 2026. The writs must be returned within 60 days of their issuance (save for any judicial recount or death of a candidate), which would be Friday, 15 January 2027. Because polling day must be a Saturday, and two weeks is generally required for the counting of special votes, the last possible date that this election could be held is Saturday, 19 December 2026.

On 21 January 2026, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced that the election will be held on 7 November 2026. The schedule for the election under legislation is as follows:

The governor-general, Cindy Kiro, signing the writ for the general election, watched by the chief electoral officer, Karl Le Quesne (left), and the chair of the Electoral Commission, Simon Moore, at Government House, Wellington, on 4 October 2026

21 January 2026 (Wednesday)	Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announces the general election will be held on 7 November.
6 August 2026 (Thursday)	Last day for registration of parties and party logos; last day to change roll type (general or Māori) for Māori voters.
7 August 2026 (Friday)	The regulated election advertising period begins.
7 September 2026 (Monday)	Candidate nominations open.
1 October 2026 (Thursday)	The 54th Parliament is dissolved.
4 October 2026 (Sunday)	Writ day – Governor-General issues formal direction to the Electoral Commission to hold the election. Last day to ordinarily enrol to vote (late enrolments must cast special votes). Official campaigning begins; radio and television advertising begins.
8 October 2026 (Thursday)	Nominations for candidates close at 12:00 noon.
21 October 2026 (Wednesday)	Overseas voting begins.
25 October 2026 (Sunday)	Last day to enrol to vote.
26 October 2026 (Monday)	Advance voting begins.
6 November 2026 (Friday)	Advance and overseas voting ends. The regulated election advertising period ends; all election advertising must be taken down by midnight.
7 November 2026 (Saturday)	Election day – polling places open 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. Preliminary election results released progressively after 7:00 pm.
27 November 2026 (Friday)	Official election results declared.
3 December 2026 (Thursday)	Writ for election returned; official declaration of elected members (subject to judicial recounts).

Parties

Since the 2023 election, seven parties have been deregistered: DemocracyNZ on 15 February 2024, Leighton Baker Party on 27 May 2024, New Zealand Loyal on 26 July 2024, Democratic Alliance on 27 November 2024, New Nation Party on 29 January 2025, Freedoms New Zealand on 1 May 2025, and NewZeal on 31 March 2026.

Party		Leader(s)	Founded	Ideology	2023 election result		Current seats	Status
					% party vote	seats
	National	Christopher Luxon	1936	Conservatism	38.08%	48 / 123	49 / 123	Coalition
	Labour	Chris Hipkins	1916	Social democracy	26.92%	34 / 123	34 / 123	Opposition
	Green	Marama Davidson Chlöe Swarbrick	1990	Green politics Social democracy	11.61%	15 / 123	15 / 123	Opposition
	ACT	David Seymour	1994	Classical liberalism Right-libertarianism Conservatism	8.64%	11 / 123	11 / 123	Coalition
	NZ First	Winston Peters	1993	Nationalism Social conservatism Right-wing populism	6.09%	8 / 123	8 / 123	Coalition
	Te Pāti Māori	Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Rawiri Waititi	2004	Māori rights Tino rangatiratanga	3.08%	6 / 123	4 / 123	Opposition
	Opportunity	Qiulae Wong	2016	Radical centrism	2.22%	0 / 123	0 / 123	Extra-parliamentary
	NZ Loyal	Kelvyn Alp	2023	Conspiracism	1.21%	0 / 123	0 / 123	Extra-parliamentary
	Legalise Cannabis	Maki Herbert Michael Appleby	1996	Cannabis legalisation	0.45%	0 / 123	0 / 123	Extra-parliamentary
	Outdoors	Sue Grey	2015	Environmentalism Conspiracism Social conservatism	0.34%	0 / 123	0 / 123	Extra-parliamentary
	Vision NZ	Hannah Tamaki	2019	Christian nationalism		0 / 123	0 / 123	Extra-parliamentary
	Animal Justice	Robert McNeil Dannette Wereta	2023	Animal rights	0.17%	0 / 123	0 / 123	Extra-parliamentary
	Conservative	Helen Houghton	2011	Conservatism Traditionalism	0.15%	0 / 123	0 / 123	Extra-parliamentary
	Women's Rights	Jill Ovens Dawn Trenberth	2023	Gender critical ideology	0.08%	0 / 123	0 / 123	Extra-parliamentary
	Alliance	Victor Billot	1991	Democratic socialism	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	Extra-parliamentary
	Free Palestine	Paul Hopkinson	2026	Anti-Zionism	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	Extra-parliamentary
	Te Tai Tokerau	Mariameno Kapa-Kingi	2026	Tino rangatiratanga	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	Extra-parliamentary

Candidates

Further information: Candidates in the 2026 New Zealand general election by electorate and Party lists in the 2026 New Zealand general election

MPs not standing for re-election

Damien O'Connor announced on 26 January 2026 that he would not stand in the West Coast-Tasman electorate again, and subsequently transitioned to standing in the Waitaki electorate. Andrew Bayly similarly announced on 3 March 2026 that he would not stand in the Port Waikato electorate again, and was exploring whether to stand on the party list. He subsequently announced on 20 June he would not be seeking a place on the National list and would leave parliament at the election.

Greg O'Connor announced he would seek a list-only position after boundary changes disestablished his electorate of Ōhāriu. On 8 June 2026, it was revealed he decided to not put his name forward for the Labour list. Following an unsuccessful leadership challenge against Prime Minister Christopher Luxon which led to the loss of his ministerial portfolios on 12 August, Chris Penk announced he would not seek re-election.

Name	Party		Electorate/List	Term in office	Date announced
Duncan Webb		Labour	Christchurch Central	2017–present	21 October 2025
Paulo Garcia		National	New Lynn	2019–2020, 2023–present	16 December 2025
Maureen Pugh		National	West Coast-Tasman	2016–2017, 2018–present	23 January 2026
Celia Wade-Brown		Green	List	2024–present	28 January 2026
Judith Collins		National	Papakura	2002–present	28 January 2026
Shane Reti		National	Whangārei	2014–present	10 March 2026
Brooke van Velden		ACT	Tāmaki	2020–present	24 March 2026
Greg O'Connor		Labour	Ōhāriu	2017–present	8 June 2026
Andrew Bayly		National	Port Waikato	2014–present	20 June 2026
Chris Penk		National	Kaipara ki Mahurangi	2017–present	12 August 2026

MPs standing for re-election as list-only MPs

Name	Party		Electorate/List	Term in office	Date announced	Notes
Megan Woods		Labour	Wigram	2011–present	3 August 2025
Nicola Willis		National	List	2018–present	22 December 2025
Deborah Russell		Labour	List	2017–present	8 June 2026	Contested New Lynn at every general election from 2017 to 2023.
Gerry Brownlee		National	List	1996–present	19 June 2026
Nancy Lu		National	List	2023–present	19 June 2026

List MPs standing for re-election as electorate-only candidates

Name	Party		Electorate	Term in office	Date announced	Notes
Mark Cameron		ACT	Northland	2020–present	8 June 2026

Fundraising

Under New Zealand electoral law, registered political parties are required to report any individual donations above $20,000 to the Electoral Commission within 20 days during an election year. During a non-election year, political parties are required to report all donations above $6,000, most anonymous donations over $1,000 (except those protected from disclosure), any overseas donations over $50 and the quantity and total sum of any large donations that were not made anonymously in their annual returns. By 24 October 2026, the following parties had received the following amounts in electoral donations; with the table's figures below also including electoral donations from the 2025 calendar year.

Party		Donation amount (NZD)	Notes
	National	$8,466,189.46	Includes $100,000 from Van Den Brink Karaka Limited, $100,000 from GMP Environmental Ltd (a subsidiary of Greymouth Petroleum), $100,000 from Auckland construction businessman Michael Sullivan, $50,000 from real estate businessman Garth Barfoot, $30,000 from former National MP Jim Gerard, $210,000 from the late Nelson philanthropist Robert Wares, $201,993.91 from American New Zealand tech entrepreneur Brian Cartmell, and $500,000 from the Rank Group. By 24 September 2026, National had raised $2,190,955 in 2026 via 35 donations from 32 donors.
	ACT	$4,792,261.79	Includes $100,000 from GMP Environmental, $100,000 from Van Den Brink Karaka, $225,000 from toy manufacturer Nick Mowbray, $25,000 from Xero founder Hamish Edwards, $24,980 from Morris Hey, and $200,000 from Brian Cartmell. By 29 May, ACT had raised about $600,000 in donations over a 20-day period. By 24 September, ACT had raised $2,347,036 in 2026 via 47 donations from 37 donors.
	Labour	$3,273,137.93	Includes $125,000 from the Mills Family Trust $22,333 from Auckland donor Mary Theresa O'Brien, and $219,178 from the estate of Murray George Jones. By 24 September, Labour had raised $869,896 in 2026 via 15 donations from 15 donors.
	Green	$2,191,873.65	Includes $132,000 from entrepreneur Robert Morgan, $50,000 from Les Mills gym franchise managing director Phillip Mills, $43,014.56 from Green MP Francisco Hernandez, and $100,000 from Stephen West. By 24 September, the Greens had raised $343,195 via seven donations from seven donors.
	NZ First	$2,113,272.56	Includes $204,999 from Brian Cartmell, $100,000 from GMP Environmental, $50,000 from Michael Sullivan, $150,000 from Sir Peter Vela, and unspecified amounts from businessman Troy Bowker, GMP and Van Den Bink. By 24 September, NZ First had raised $753,000 in 2026 via 13 donations from 13 donors.
	Opportunity	$671,061.24	Includes $50,000 from Phillip Mills, $100,000 from Brian Cartmell, and $180,000 from Alan Wilderland. By 24 September, Opportunity had raised $491,660 in 2026 via ten donations from six donors.
	Te Pāti Māori	$255,986.50	Includes $60,000 from party president John Tamihere and $74,000 from Lance Norman. By 24 September, Te Pāti Māori had raised $114,000 in 2026 via two donations from two donors.
	Te Tai Tokerau	$50,000	Richard Allen donated $50,000 via the Stanley Howard Fund.
	Animal Justice	$12,707.95
	Women's Rights	$9,650.50
	Conservative	$9,519.73
	NewZeal	$8,796.00	No longer registered
	Vision New Zealand	$6,718.43
	Legalise Cannabis	$336.00
	Outdoors	$270.00

Campaigning

Expense limits and broadcasting allocations

Each election year, the Electoral Commission allocates funding towards political parties for electoral advertising on radio, television and the Internet. Allocations are based on several factors including the number of voters a party has received at the previous election, the number of Members of Parliament a party has, the relationships between parties, indications of public support including public opinion polls and party membership, and giving each party a fair opportunity to communicate its policies to the public. On 7 May, the commission announced its broadcasting funding allocation decision for the 2026 general election. On 7 August, the commission amended the allocation as two parties, Change New Zealand and People’s Party New Zealand Incorporated, did not register as at the date of the start of the regulated period. The commission decided to allocate the remaining funds proportionally to the eligible parties.

Original broadcasting allocation			Amended broadcasting allocation
Party		Broadcasting allocation (NZD)	Party		Broadcasting allocation (NZD)
	National	$1,079,519		National	$1,122,209
	Labour	$913,435		Labour	$949,566
	Green	$394,438		Green	$410,042
	ACT	$332,158		ACT	$345,254
	NZ First	$290,639		NZ First	$302,157
	Te Pāti Māori	$228,359		Te Pāti Māori	$237,384
	Opportunity	$114,179		Opportunity	$118,755
	NZ Loyal	$83,040		NZ Loyal	$86,306
	Animal Justice	$78,887		Animal Justice	$82,011
	Legalise Cannabis	$78,887		Legalise Cannabis	$82,011
	Change New Zealand	$78,887		Change New Zealand	$0
	Conservative	$78,887		Conservative	$82,011
	Free Palestine	$78,887		Free Palestine	$82,011
	Outdoors	$78,887		Outdoors	$82,011
	People's Party NZ Inc.	$78,887		People's Party NZ Inc.	$0
	Vision New Zealand	$78,887		Vision New Zealand	$82,011
	Women's Rights	$78,887		Women's Rights	$82,011

Party campaigns

National

In November 2025, the National Party announced that it would gradually raise the default KiwiSaver contribution for employees and employers from 3% to 6% by 2032 if re-elected in 2026. On 21 February 2026, National's conservation spokesperson Tama Potaka announced that the party would campaign on further restricting commercial fishing in the Hauraki Gulf. Following a cabinet reshuffle on 2 April 2026, cabinet minister Simeon Brown replaced Chris Bishop as National's campaign chair for the 2026 general election.

On 17 May, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith announced that National would campaign on scrapping "good character" sentencing discounts for sexual offending if re-elected. During the party's annual conference on 21 June, Luxon announced that National would make KiwiSaver compulsory for all workers and automatically enrol babies if re-elected. On 25 June, National announced it would introduce low-interest loans and planning reforms for installing home solar panels, battery storage, heat pumps, insulation and energy upgrades. The loans would come from a fund supported by the New Zealand Crown, local councils and the Local Government Funding Agency.

On 2 July, National announced that it would prioritise free trade agreements with seven countries and using AI-powered tools to streamline export mechanisms. On 19 July, Goldsmith announced that National would campaign on toughening sexual consent laws to clarify that silence was not consent. The opposition Labour and Green parties criticised National for abandoning efforts to seek cross-party support on sexual consent legislation. On 26 July, National said it would campaign on extending parental leave from 26 to 30 weeks, and making it more flexible. On 27 July, Luxon said that National would not work with the Opportunity Party, citing disagreement with Opportunity's policy of raising taxes. A spokesperson for his office clarified that this ruled out any cooperation, including a confidence and supply arrangement. On 24 August, Simeon Brown was emphatic that National would not work with Opportunity, and Luxon confirmed they would not work with them even in a confidence and supply agreement.

On 6 August, Luxon announced that National would campaign on holding referendums on New Zealand's mixed member proportional (MMP) voting system and extending the Parliamentary term from three to four years. On 8 August, National released its full list of election candidates. The following day, the party said it would campaign on following three budget responsibility rules aimed at restoring the economy to surplus, cutting debt and low taxation. On 23 August, Luxon confirmed that National would not introduce any new taxes if re-elected and ruled out plans to introduce a bed tax and bank tax. On 30 August, National announced that it would reduce domestic student loan repayment rates from 12% to 10% while increasing financial and legal penalties as well as interest rates for overseas-based borrowers in order to encourage more New Zealand expatriates to return from overseas.

On 6 September, National said it would campaign on making it easier for first-home buyers to access low deposit mortgages. On 8 September, National announced that it would allocate funding from the International Visitor Levy to local councils as an alternative to the scrapped bed tax policy. On 13 September, National announced that it would establish an Auckland Transport police team to boost security on trains, ferries, buses, stations and transport hubs in Auckland. On 16 September, National said it would campaign on splitting Foodstuffs into two separate companies in order to break the country's supermarket duopoly. On 20 September, National confirmed they would campaign on banning "screen time" in early childhood centres and limiting screen usage for Years 1–3 pupils in primary schools.

National launched its election campaign on 27 September, with Luxon announcing that the party would make ten commitments including boosting economic growth, no new taxes, compulsory KiwiSaver, extending paid parental leave, replacing the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and boosting roading, educational and health infrastructure. On 1 October, National said it would campaign on trialing digital identification for trans-Tasman travel between New Zealand and Australia. On 2 October, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said the party would consider opening Kiwibank to local private capital in order to compete with Australian-owned banks operating in New Zealand. That same day, National released its nine-point energy plan to combat rising energy prices; with key policies including making it easier for households to install and sell rooftop solar energy, requiring data centres to have their own power generation and amending legislation to allow the construction of more private transmission infrastructure.

On 5 October, National pledged to fully fund an extension to the Christchurch Northern Motorway, at a cost of $800 million in the 2027 budget, a project that had already been promised in the 2023 election campaign. On 6 October, National announced that it would invest $604 million in funding to boosting Pharmac's medicine budget, expanding free bowel, cervical screening and breast screening by 2029. These health investments would be funded by reducing New Zealand's international aid budget outside the Pacific to 10 percent; a proposal that was criticised by Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Opposition leader Chris Hipkins but supported by Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour. On 7 October, National released its small business plan, with a focus on cutting compliance costs and red tape.

On 8 October, National released its welfare policy, which proposed cutting $585 million in welfare spending. The party also proposed drug testing welfare beneficiaries with benefit sanctions for non-compliance. On 9 October, National said it would allocate $300 million to provide low-cost loans to farmers for water storage.

Labour

In late October 2025, Labour made two policy announcements including the establishment of an economic investment fund called the "NZ Future Fund" and the introduction of a capital gains tax based on property transactions to subsidise doctors' visits. In early November 2025, the party proposed free cervical cancer screenings for all women aged between 25 and 69 years. In mid-November, the party announced that it would repeal the Regulatory Standards Act 2025 within its first 100 days of government if it won the 2026 general election. Prior to the party's annual general meeting, Labour leader Chris Hipkins confirmed that the party would contest all seven Māori electorates, citing the internal conflict within Te Pāti Māori, which holds six of those seats. The party has sought to exploit growing voter disillusionment with the National-led coalition government's handling of cost of living, health, economic and housing issues.

In mid January 2026, Labour proposed a streaming levy on foreign streaming companies like Netflix in order to invest in the New Zealand film industry. In early February 2026, Labour leader Chris Hipkins along with the Greens co-leaders Chlöe Swarbrick and Marama Davidson announced during a press conference at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds that the two parties would work together during the election and in a future government. In late April, Labour announced that it would campaign on reinstating school boards' Treaty of Waitangi obligations and reversing the coalition government's curriculum changes, mandated testing and so-called "politicisation of the education system."

In mid-May 2026, the party declined to release details of its Future Funds policy until after the 2026 general election, including the cost to the New Zealand Crown and which state assets would be merged into the fund; citing several state-owned enterprises having Treaty of Waitangi obligations. On 8 June, Labour released its party list for the 2026 election. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers criticised Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo, the New Zealand Police's ethnic, iwi and community relations manager, for not earlier disclosing his intention to stand as a Labour candidate, contending that this made him untenable for him to continue serving as a senior Police leadership role. In response, Hipkins and Labour's police spokesperson Ginny Andersen defended Naidoo's candidacy.

On 10 June, Labour pledged to cap public transport fees in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch at $20 per week from July 2027, while a $10 cap would be rolled out in other regions and centres. While Labour estimated that its proposed public fares subsidy would cost $65 million a year, the economists Sam Warburton and Brad Olsen estimated that the programme would cost between $91 million and $112 million. On 16 June, Labour promised free maternity scans, as part of their Medicard proposals. On 24 June, housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty announced that Labour if elected would raise the Crown guarantee for community housing builders' social bonds. On 28 June, Hipkins proposed restoring the Apprenticeship Boost training scheme back to two years from 2028 and expanding the programme to include trades such as road construction, water treatment and hairdressing. On 8 July, Labour announced that it would introduce subsidies and two new loan schemes to reduce the cost of installing solar technology in homes, including low and middle-income households.

On 6 August, Labour released its small business package which included promising faster invoice payments, tax relief on new equipment and reduced compliance costs. On 9 August, Labour announced that it would campaign on improving access for small businesses to government contracts and reducing red tape. On 23 August, Labour released its fiscal strategy; with key promises including reducing debt to 20 percent of gross domestic product, establishing an independent Parliamentary Budget Office to scrutinise government spending and restoring well-being reporting. The following day, Labour released its election slogan "Better Starts Now," with Hipkins stating that the party would campaign on changing the government. On 29 August, Labour pledged to establish a $21 million fund for Māori-led trades training programmes. On 31 August, Labour announced that it would campaign on guaranteeing a job for nursing graduates in order to boost staff numbers in the public health service. That same day, Labour said they would campaign on requiring retirement villages to compensate outgoing residents within three months of their departure.

On 13 September, Labour released its superannuation policies; which included making employer contributions to KiwiSaver compulsory, raising the minimum employee contribution to six percent, maintaining KiwiSaver contributions when parents undergo maternity leave, and banning new total renumeration contracts that absorb superannuation contributions from employees into salaries. On 16 September, Hipkins said that Labour would campaign on banning major companies from charging excessive prices for goods and services. On 17 September, Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni said the party would campaign on extending the visa-free travel programme to Pacific Island Forum member states. That same day, Labour confirmed it would campaign on pausing some of the National-led government's educational changes including its plans to abolish the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and create an independent body for reviewing the school curriculum and subjects. Labour also confirmed that it would repeal legislation enabling the Youth Court of New Zealand to send youth offenders to military style academies. On 18 September, Labour announced it would campaign on introducing a corporate homicide offence into law.

On 20 September, Labour announced it would campaign on forcing the two supermarket giants Foodstuffs and Woolworths New Zealand to separate their retail and wholesale operations to help small grocers and encourage competition. On 21 September, Hipkins confirmed that Labour would not change the Government's interest deductibility rules for landlords if elected, adding that landlords would instead be covered by a capital gains tax. On 23 September, foreign affairs spokesperson Vanushi Walters and leader Hipkins announced Labour's foreign policy; which emphasised respect for international law and the United Nations Charter. Labour also confirmed that it would recognise a Palestinian state, impose economic sanctions on Israel and support South Africa's genocide case against Israel. On 24 September, Labour announced that it would invest NZ$4 billion in building new social housing, improving classrooms, repairing hospitals and job creation over the next four years.

Labour launched its election campaign on 27 September, with Hipkins promising that the Government would forgive 10 percent of eligible student loans at a cost of $583.4 million over the next four years. On 1 October, Labour pledged to introduce a new "fair go law" to ban businesses from charging surprise fees, "worthless" insurance, hard to cancel subscriptions and "unreasonable" exit fees across a range of products and services. On 4 October, Labour announced it would campaign on restoring the former pay equity regime but declined to provide a specific figure for reinstating the programme. Labour promised to immediately pay 65,000 care and support workers over the next four years, costed at $2.5 billion.

On 5 October, Labour pledged to introduce a "right to repair" car manufacturing policy and strengthen scrutiny of fuel prices to combat overpricing. That same day, Labour said it would campaign on making international musicians touring New Zealand to include a local supporting act in order to support the New Zealand music industry. On 7 October, Labour pledged to make it easier for new banking companies to compete with major Australian-owned banks including ANZ Bank New Zealand, ASB Bank, Bank of New Zealand and Westpac New Zealand. On 8 October, Labour campaigned on forcing airlines to advertise their "real prices" and to compensate passengers for cancelled flights or significant changes to travel itineraries.

Green

In May 2025, the Greens released their alternative "Green Budget", which proposed investing $8 billion over the next four years in various green policies including creating a Ministry of Green Works and supporting sustainable infrastructure. Other notable Green Budget policies have included a new wealth tax, higher corporate taxes, a private jet tax, higher mining royalties and income tax rates. In mid November 2025, the Greens confirmed they would revoke all coal, gold and seabed mining consents approved under the incumbent coalition government's Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.

In early February 2026, co-leader Marama Davidson confirmed that the party would be fielding candidates in three of the Māori electorates including list MP Huhana Lyndon, lawyer Tania Waikato and former Te Pāti Māori candidate Heather Te-Au Skipworth. On 12 March, the party released its draft party list of candidates, which was finalised on 22 April. On 25 March, the party announced its housing policies including building 40,000 new social homes over a five-year period, passing a Renters' Rights Bill capping rent increases at 2% a year, and creating a national register of landlords. During the party's State of the Planet annual address on 19 April, Davidson and Swarbrick confirmed that the Greens would campaign on promoting mass electrification at the 2026 election. Swarbrick said that if elected, the Greens would prioritise solar, wind, water and geothermal energy over fossil fuels in response to the 2026 Iran War.

On 21 June, the party's co-leaders announced a range of wealth, inheritance and corporate taxes to "tackle inequality and corporate greed." They also proposed a tax-free threshold for incomes below $10,000 while raising the income tax rate for those earning over $160,000. Due to human error, the Greens' tax reform policy was accidentally released early on the party's website several hours prior to the Sunday press conference. The following day, the party corrected the economic costings for its tax reform policy by $800 million after the IRD administration cost was recorded in the wrong place. In response to the Greens' taxation policy, the National Party released a social media video alleging that the Greens were seeking to tax 45 percent of incomes above $160,000. Swarbrick criticised the social media video as an inaccurate misrepresentation of her party's tax policy and called on National's social media team to remove the video. The National Party declined to take down the video.

On 6 July, the Greens released their "Drink, Swim, Fish" policy, which proposed phasing out synthetic nitrogen fertilisers, reducing the number of cows and sheep to improve river water quality, and protecting at least 30% of the ocean to restore marine ecosystems. On 16 July, the Greens announced that they would campaign on introducing automatic union membership for new employees. On 20 July, the Greens released their energy policy which included reducing energy bills by creating a new Crown entity called Kiwipower to invest in renewable energy and address the country's "dry year" problem. On 26 July, the Greens released their election manifesto and campaign slogan "For All of Us." Swarbrick said the party would campaign on taxing the rich and basic human rights including food, shelter and jobs. She also reiterated calls for a one-year pause on consents for new AI data centres.

On 9 August, the Greens campaigned on establishing a $2.4 billion trust dedicated to supporting marae as "critical infrastructure" during weather events and other disasters. On 20 August, the Greens announced they would campaign on restoring the previous Labour Government's school lunch programme and would seek to expand it to 400 other schools.

On 6 September, the Greens announced that they would create a government-owned supermarket chain called "KiwiMart" in order to break the country's supermarket duopoly. This policy would involve forcing Foodstuffs and Woolworths to sell 120 of their supermarkets and two distribution centres to the new KiwiMart entity. On 14 September, the party announced that they would invest $200 million into various Māori language initiatives including teacher training, the Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission) and the Māori language development and support agency Te Mātāwai. On 20 September, the Greens said they would campaign on amending the law to allow market rent reviews to lower business rents, and allowing local councils to run rental auctions for spaces that had been vacant for over 12 months. On 22 September, the Greens announced they would campaign on capping political donations at NZ$30,000, prevent companies from donating, set up a lobbying public register and implement a two-year standing down period for ministers wanting to become lobbyists.

On 1 October, the Greens said they would campaign on restoring the previous Labour Government's pay equity scheme and invest at least $4.5 billion to fund a settlement for 65,000 care and support workers affected by the National-led government's abrogation of the scheme. On 3 October, the Greens said they will connect the country with intercity rail, costing $4 billion: introducing an overnight service between Auckland and Wellington; a passenger service between Christchurch and Dunedin; and extending the Te Huia service to Tauranga. On 4 October, the Greens pledged to make public transportation free for children, students, apprentices, Community Service Card holders, and Total mobility users, while reducing transport fees to $2 for everyone else.

On 5 October, the Greens announced that they would campaign on removing level crossings on Auckland's Western Line railway line to improve safety, at a cost of $2.5-3.5 billion.

ACT

On 15 February 2026, the ACT Party held its annual State of the Nation address in Christchurch, where party leader David Seymour stated they would campaign on decreasing government spending, and merging ministerial portfolios. On 19 February, Seymour advocated merging the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, Ministry for Women, Ministry for Pacific Peoples, Office for Seniors, Ministry of Youth Development and Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry for Māori Development) into the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

On 16 April, Seymour confirmed that ACT would campaign on banning unelected appointees on local council committees from having voting rights. ACT Local councillor Davina Smolders had earlier clashed with Mayor of the Far North Moko Tepania for expanding the number of Māori iwi (tribal) and hapu (clan) representatives on the Far North District Council's Te Kuaka Māori Strategic Relationships Committee.

On 3 May, Seymour released ACT's immigration policies, which included deporting serious non-citizen offenders, a five-year welfare exclusion period for all residency visa holders, a $6 daily infrastructure surcharge for temporary work visa holders, strengthening English language requirements for most work visa holders, and creating a new overstayer enforcement unit within Immigration New Zealand. On 5 May, Seymour said ACT would campaign on allowing pharmacists to treat and manage several medical issues in order to reduce the workload on general practitioners and nurses.

On 5 June, ACT's education spokesperson Laura McClure confirmed the party would campaign on reducing the cost of school uniforms. On 9 June, the party's agricultural spokesperson Andrew Hoggard proposed a new Rural Workforce Visa to provide farmers and other rural employers with a year-round supply of workers. On 10 June, ACT proposed a "split-gas" emissions target to ease restrictions on so-called "short-lived gases" like methane. On 29 June, ACT proposed making it mandatory for health beneficiaries to get medical certificates issued by Ministry of Social Development-approved doctors. On 30 June, ACT's Porirua candidate Lyra Yan Zhang resigned from the party's candidate list after failing to declare her previous membership of the China Zhi Gong Party, which is aligned with the Chinese Communist Party.

On 2 July, the party's family and sexual violence spokesperson Karen Chhour announced that ACT would seek to amend the Crimes Act 1961 to provide greater protections for pets and their owners against coercion and domestic violence. On 8 July, deputy leader Nicole McKee announced that ACT would campaign on adding burglary to the three-strikes sentencing regime. In late July, ACT announced that it would campaign on transferring responsibility for game animals on conservation land from the Department of Conservation to the Game Animal Council, giving hunters a stake in managing the country's conservation estate. On 26 July, ACT announced it would campaign on boosting health spending including raising Pharmac's budget to 13% by 2033.

On 2 August, ACT candidate Paul Henry said the party would campaign on amending the law to give teachers "reasonable force" to remove disruptive students from the classroom. On 14 August, the party campaigned on introducing a "local tourism dividend" to support local councils as an alternative to a proposed bed tax. On 16 August, ACT confirmed it would campaign on amending public service legislation to end so-called "race-based hiring" in favour of resetting government agencies along the principles of merit and equal treatment. On 18 August, ACT's spokesperson for children Chhour said the party would campaign on introducing a "Working with Children Card" for vetting people working with children and young people. This system would work separately from police checks.

On 21 August, Henry announced that ACT would campaign on building a "National Cancer Centre" with two campuses in Auckland and Christchurch. On 23 August, Seymour confirmed that ACT would campaign on amending several laws including the Bill of Rights Act 1990, the Constitution Act 1986 and the Legislation Act 2019 to entrench the principles of equal rights, the rule of law and parliamentary sovereignty. On 26 August, ACT announced that it would revive its 2023 election pledge to abolish the Climate Change Commission. On 30 August, ACT announces its fisheries policies, which included imposing a nationwide limit of ten shellfish per bag in order to replenish fishing stocks. On 31 August, the party said it would campaign on abolishing the permanent residency visa category and raising the physical presence requirements for resident visa holders.

On 4 September, ACT released its transport policy, which proposed excluding so-called "non-functional art" from the National Land Transport Fund. On 6 September, the party released its climate change policy; which included eliminating New Zealand's net zero emissions target, carbon taxation, and repealing Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019. On 10 September, ACT announced it would campaign on dissolving the Waitangi Tribunal once all outstanding treaty claims filed by 1 September 2008 had been resolved. On 13 September, ACT released its party list. On 15 September, the party released its small business policies; which included capping the minimum wage for the next three years, introducing a lower "training wage" for workers under 20-years old, and tightening personal grievance rules.

On 18 September, ACT's energy spokesperson Simon Court released the party's electrical policy, which included retaining the energy companies, using "market forces" to curb lines management costs and allowing residential solar power to be sold back to the power grid at market rates. On 26 September, ACT announced they would campaign on rolling out 20 noise cameras to combat boy racers in Auckland's Tāmaki suburb. On 28 September, ACT released its supermarket policy, which proposed establishing a one-stop consenting shop for establishing new supermarkets and accepting food labels from overseas regulators by default. Seymour also ruled out endorsing the other parties' interventionist policies towards the country's supermarket duopoly. On 30 September, Seymour said that the party would campaign on getting the Government to buy the University of Auckland's former education campus in Epsom for the purpose of establishing a new school.

On 3 October, ACT pledged to ban resource consent conditions requiring people to participate or pay for religious or spiritual ceremonies such as karakia if elected. On 4 October, Seymour said that ACT would campaign on removing tax on KiwiSaver earnings in order to boost savings.

New Zealand First

Despite supporting the passage of the Government's Regulatory Standards Act 2025 into law on 13 November 2025, New Zealand First announced on 20 November that it would repeal the legislation if re-elected into government in 2026. NZ First leader Winston Peters said that the party had only supported the Regulatory Standards Act due to ACT New Zealand's coalition agreement with the National Party. On 10 February 2026, NZ First deputy leader Shane Jones confirmed the party would campaign on reinstating ministerial powers in approving fast-track projects during the 2026 election. On 12 February, the party confirmed it would campaign for a referendum on the future of the Māori electorates.

In his state of the nation address on 22 March 2026, Peters announced that NZ First would campaign on splitting the four energy companies. Former National MP and NewZeal leader Alfred Ngaro announced that he would be standing as an NZ First candidate. That same day, Ngaro confirmed that he and his party would align with NZ First, citing "strategic realism and shared values." On 27 March, Peters announced that NZ First would commit $15 million to rebuilding the Christchurch Cathedral if it was part of the next government. On 29 March, Peters said that the party would campaign on expanding mining operations and curbing the enforcement powers of the Department of Conservation.

On 19 April, NZ First said it would campaign on breaking up New Zealand's supermarket duopoly as a means of lowering food prices. The party has proposed splitting grocery company Foodstuffs into two countrywide cooperatives—where one operates New World and Four Square, and the other operates Pak'nSave—in order to compete with Woolworths. On 17 May, Peters said that the party would campaign on nationalising the Bank of New Zealand and merging it with Kiwibank to form a proposed Crown-owned "National Bank of New Zealand." He also proposed enrolling all newborn citizens into a Crown-funded Kiwisaver programme. On 24 May, Peters said NZ First would campaign on establishing a special economic zone at Marsden Point to provide relief from planning regulations and the Resource Management Act 1991 in the area.

On 18 June, Peters said NZ First would campaign on disestablishing the Auckland Council's Independent Māori Statutory Board as part of their platform against co-governance. On 5 July, Peters said that the party would campaign on restricting voting rights to those holding New Zealand citizenship. Under the current law, certain legal residents including permanent residents are eligible to vote in elections. During NZ First's campaign launch in Auckland on 19 July, Peters said that the party would campaign on investing in oil and gas exploration through a newly-established Future Fund. Peters ruled out working with Labour. Deputy leader Jones confirmed that he would contest the Northland electorate. On 22 July 2026, Stuart Nash stood down as a NZ First candidate after being criticised for making sexist remarks about National MP Katie Nimon.

On 2 August, NZ First released its natalist "Kiwi Kids Grant" policy, which proposed paying parents $5,000 a year for the first three years, which would cover a maximum of three children. The party also confirmed former parliamentarian and cabinet minister Ron Mark as one of its candidates. On 6 September, the party announced it would campaign on opening conservation land to economic development including mining. That same day, Peters said that NZ First would campaign on restricting superannuation to New Zealand citizens. On 11 September, NZ First announced 14 immigration policies including tightening citizenship and visa requirements, strengthening powers to deport criminal non-citizens, demanding the immigration portfolio and holding a referendum on capping resident visas at 20,000.

On 22 September, Peters denied that NZ First had copied their health policy from an advocacy group called "Make New Zealand Healthy Again" but acknowledged that the party had been in contact with the group for several years. On 26 September, NZ First announced it would campaign on dissolving the Waitangi Tribunal once all outstanding treaty claims filed by 1 September 2008 had been resolved.

On 7 October, NZ First released its 25-member party list, which had several prominent newcomers including former parliamentarians Alfred Ngaro, Michael Laws, Harete Hipango, former Financial Markets Authority chair Craig Stobo and All Blacks rugby veteran Taine Randell. On 9 October, NZ First pledged to ban the public sale and private use of fireworks on animal welfare grounds.

Te Pāti Māori

In February 2025, Te Pāti Māori proposed the creation of a Parliamentary Commissioner for Te Tiriti o Waitangi, who would have extraordinary powers to audit and veto bills that did not comply with the Treaty. The party described the policy as a "bottomline" in any coalition negotiations. In April 2025, Te Pāti Māori announced plans to run candidates in the general seats at the 2026 general election.

In January 2026, the party stated they will campaign on abolishing prisons by 2040 to address the high Māori incarceration rate, replacing them with "community-led and community-based solutions". On 27 May, Te Pāti Māori announced Ngātiwai Trust Board chairman Aperahama Edwards as its candidate for Te Tai Tokerau. On 23 June, the party's co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi announced that Te Pāti Māori's electoral strategy was to encourage Māori voters to register for the Māori roll. Waititi said that they would encourage Māori voters to give their electorate vote to Te Pāti Māori and their party vote to either Labour or the Greens.

Te Pāti Māori launched its electoral campaign on 16 August and introduced its Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidate Haley Maxwell. On 26 August, the party launched its "Kiwi Tax Plan" with key tax policies including a 48% tax rate on those earning NZ$300,001 and above, a rebate for New Zealanders earning less than NZ$30,000, a wealth tax, an increased company tax rate, a land banking tax, a vacant house tax and a stamp duty.

On 1 September, the party announced several policies aimed at constitutional reform including establishing an independent "Te Tiriti Commission" to investigate alleged breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi by the New Zealand Crown, making Waitangi Tribunal recommendations legally binding, establishing a 2040 target for constitutional reform and establishing a $200 million Matike Mai Fund to implement constitutional reform and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). On 16 September, Te Pāti Māori announced it would create a $1 billion fund to increase Māori and community ownership of new renewable energy assets. On 21 September, the party released its "kai (food) sovereignty" policy; which included allowing Māori collectives to secure Crown and council-owned land, allocating $100 million in seed funding to establish supermarkets, and an income tax food credit policy. On 23 September, Te Pāti Māori released its Takatāpui (LGBTQ) policy which involved setting up a $200 million Takatāpui Commission with powers and funding to uplift children.

On 4 October, Te Pāti Māori released its party list, which consisted of its Secretary Lance Norman. The party is standing seven candidates in the seven Māori electorates.

Opportunity

The Opportunity Party (TOP) has announced it would campaign with several policies, including reducing house prices through a land value tax, and introducing a "Citizen's Voice", consisting of citizens' assemblies for certain major issues. In mid-February 2026, party leader Qiulae Wong announced that Opportunity would campaign on replacing all forms of welfare assistance including superannuation with a means-tested "citizen's income." Unlike universal basic income, people earning more than NZ$350,000 a year would not be able to access it. The citizen's income policy would be funded by a land value tax, and savings from the benefits that would be replaced. On 16 February, the party's general manager Iain Lees-Galloway announced that the party would field about 30 candidates during the 2026 election with the goal of reaching the five percent threshold for the party needed to enter Parliament. During the party's State of the Nation address in Auckland on 21 February, Wong announced that the Opportunity Party would campaign on promoting national unity, banning bottom trawling and investing in renewal energy. On 20 March, the Opportunity Party released its initial list of 26 candidates.

On 2 July, Opportunity released its economic policy, which included investing in technology and commerce, strengthening the Commerce Commission's powers and forgiving student loan interest in order to draw back emigrant New Zealanders. On 31 July, the party released its party list of 40 electorate candidates. On 16 August, Opportunity proposed several policies to regulate lobbying and political donations including capping political donations and establishing an independent anti-corruption entity to coordinate anti-corruption activities.

On 18 September, Opportunity released its climate change policy, which included introducing a methane emissions trading scheme and investing $5 billion in climate adaptation. On 30 September, Wong outlined the party's five "non-negotiable" policies including a ten-year health plan, lobbying reform, banning bottom trawling, attacking monopolies and duopolies and bolstering the country's climate change commitments.

Third party promoters

On 7 June, the Maritime Union of New Zealand's (MUNZ) national council unanimously voted to affiliate with the Alliance party. The union also confirmed it would continue its long-standing affiliation with the Labour Party.

Debates

The Opportunity Party qualified for TVNZ's planned multi-party debate with the 1 News–Verian poll in June, making it the only extra-parliamentary party to be invited. TVNZ, Stuff Group, and the New Zealand Herald announced their debate schedules on 20 August 2026. Christopher Luxon declined TVNZ's second proposed leaders debate. The Green and Labour parties pulled out of a series of local electorate-based debates hosted by the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union following allegations made by Nicky Hager in his book Dirty Work.

Table of major debates

Date	Time (NZT)	Organiser(s)	Subject	Participants
				National	Labour	Green	ACT	NZ First	Māori	Opportunity
6 August		Engineering NZ	Infrastructure	Present Bishop	Present McAnulty	Present Genter	Present Court	Present Jones	Absent	Not invited
5 September		Q+A	Rural	Present McClay	Present Luxton	Present Abel	Present Hoggard	Present Patterson	Absent	Present Eb
30 September		Federated Farmers	Rural	Present McClay	Present Luxton	Present Abel	Present Hoggard	Present Patterson	Not invited	Not invited
1 October	19:30	Stuff	Kingmaker Debate	Not invited	Not invited	Present Swarbrick	Present Seymour	Present Peters	Present Waititi	Present Wong
6 October	19:00	TVNZ	Leaders' debate	Present Luxon	Present Hipkins	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited
7 October	19:00	NZ Herald	New Zealand's future	Present Willis	Present Edmonds	Present Paul	Present McKee	Present Jones	Present Kaipara	Present Eb
13 October	19:00	TVNZ	Multi-party debate	Invited	Invited	Invited	Invited	Invited	Invited	Invited
14 October	18:30	ASB	Finance	Invited	Invited	Invited	Invited	Invited	Not invited	Invited
14 October		NZ Herald	Leaders' debate	Invited Luxon	Invited Hipkins	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited
20 October		Stuff	Leaders' debate	Invited Luxon	Invited Hipkins	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited
21 October		NZ Herald	Powerbrokers' debate	Not invited	Not invited	Invited	Invited	Invited	Invited	Invited
29 October	19:30	TVNZ	Kaupapa Māori	Invited	Invited	Invited	Invited	Invited	Invited	Invited

Issues

Public opinion polling

According to an Ipsos Issues Monitor survey released in late May 2026, the top ten issues concerning voters during the 2026 general election were the inflation/cost of living (61%), healthcare (39%), the economy (33%), petrol prices (26%) and housing (21%), unemployment (19%), poverty/inequality (17%), crime (16%), climate change, and education. Respondents ranked Labour as the political party most capable of managing inflation, healthcare, petrol prices, housing, unemployment, poverty and education. Respondents ranked National as most capable of handling the economy and crime while the Greens were ranked as most capable of handling climate change. Ipsos surveyed 1,001 New Zealanders aged 18 and over between 15 and 20 May. Results were weighted by age, gender and region, with a maximum margin of error of ±3.1% at a 95 percent confidence level.

A follow-up Ipsos survey released in late September 2026 identified cost of living, healthcare, the economy, unemployment and housing as the top five issues for the 2026 general election. Respondents ranked Labour as the political party most capable of managing poverty/inequality, fuel, education, immigration, taxation, drug/alcohol abuse, debt, transportation/infrastructure, race relations and population/overpopulation. Respondents ranked National as most capable of handling law and order issues, defence, foreign affairs and terrorism. The Greens were ranked as most capable of handling climate change, environmental pollution and water concerns while Te Pāti Māori was considered the party best capable of managing Māori issues. The survey also found that 64% of respondents supported the Greens' proposed wealth tax of 2.5% on assets worth above $10 million (excluding family homes). Half of respondents also supported a tax on assets and gifts exceeding $1 million (excluding family homes and farms) along with a bed tax on short-term accommodation stays. The survey also found that 45% of respondents supported Labour's proposed capital gains tax while less than 25% of respondents supported the Opportunity Party's proposed land tax. Ipsos surveyed 1,003 New Zealanders aged 18 and over between 3 and 11 September, with a credibility interval of +/-3.5 percentage points.

In late September 2026, a Gallup survey of 1,000 New Zealanders asking the question "what people need leaders to hear in 2026" found that key concerns were the economy (29.4%), social issues (19.9%), healthcare (9.5%), food and housing at (8.6%), politics and government (7.4%), and the environment (5.2%). Lesser issues of concern included crime and public safety (3.4%), infrastructure (1.2%), the media (1%) and immigration and refugees (0.6%). Analysing the results, University of Otago economist Associate Professor Dennis Wesselbaum suggested that New Zealanders were not solely concerned with the economy but were also concerned about affordability, social cohesion, healthcare and access to basic services.

Citizenship and immigration

On 20 August 2026, a Curia Market Research poll conducted for the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union found that 59% of respondents favoured limiting voting in general elections to New Zealand citizens, while 32% opposed excluding non-citizens and 9% were unsure. This poll was in response to the populist New Zealand First party campaigning in July 2026 to limit voting rights to citizens and excluding resident visa holders. The survey found majority support for restricting suffrage to citizens among supporters of the National, New Zealand First, ACT, Labour and Green parties while only 38% of Te Pāti Māori voters supported such as policy. Younger voters aged between 18 and 39s years (63%) were more likely than older age groups to support restricting voting to citizens; compared with 58% of voters aged between 40 and 59 years and 56% of voters aged 60 years and above. Curia's poll surveyed 1,000 people between 1 and 4 August.

During the annual Immigration Conference in Auckland on 11 August, several politicians gave speeches outlining their parties' immigration policies. While ACT and NZ First have campaigned on tightening immigration controls, National, Labour and the Greens refrained from adopting populist anti-immigration policies. ACT has proposed replacing the ballot system for parent resident visas with a queue system and abolishing the permanent resident category visa. NZ First announced a dozen proposals to tighten migration and citizenship policies. National has said it would retain the permanent resident category visa while opposing NZ First and the Greens' proposed amnesty for Pasifika overstayers. Labour has proposed creating a citizenship pathway for the children of overstayers, a longer permanent residency visa process, and reviewing the financial criteria for parental reunification visas. The Greens announced several policies including a "settled residency pathway" for migrants who have resided in New Zealand for five years, ending a 12-month stand-down period requiring workers to leave the countries while applying for visas, and allow migrant workers to change jobs.

Strategic voting

During its campaign launch on 16 August, Te Pāti Māori's co-leadership advocated strategic voting in order to vote out the National-led coalition government. They urged their supporters to give them their electorate vote while giving their party list vote to either Labour and the Green parties.

During the National Party's campaign launch on 27 September, former party leader John Key and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon sought to dissuade their supporters and voters from splitting their votes in order to ensure that National had a strong representation in Cabinet. Key said that vote splitting would prevent several National MPs from being elected while Luxon described strategic voting as an "insanely stupid idea." In response, ACT and NZ First leaders David Seymour and Winston Peters expressed disagreement and defended strategic voting. Seymour said that both votes belonged to voters and that "it's never wise to talk down to them." Peters accused the National Party of desperation and said that they were "giving out the wrong message" due to efforts by Te Pāti Māori and the left to encourage strategic voting. In addition, businessman Nick Mowbray launched a website urging right-leaning voters to give their electorate votes to National and their party list votes to either ACT or NZ First to ensure the re-election of a centre-right government.

Supermarket duopoly

During the 2026 election campaign, supermarket reform was a key election issue. Two companies, Foodstuffs and Woolworths New Zealand, dominate 82% of New Zealand's supermarket sector including retail chains and wholesalers, creating what the Commerce Commission has described as a "supermarket duopoly." Their dominance has allowed them to exert pressure on suppliers and charge high grocery prices. Five parties have released policies to promote competition in the grocery sector and reduce grocery prices. The National and New Zealand First parties have proposed splitting Foodstuffs into two companies while Labour has proposed forcing the two supermarket companies to split their wholesale and retail divisions. The Greens have proposed forcing Foodstuffs and Woolworths to sell 120 stores and two distribution centres to create a third government-owned supermarket chain. While the ACT party has opposed breaking up the two supermarket companies, they have proposed easing planning and regulatory barriers to allow more competitors to enter the New Zealand supermarket sector.

Māori

New Zealand First campaigning for a referendum on the future of the Māori electorates, on disestablishing the Auckland Council's Independent Māori Statutory Board as part of their platform against co-governance.

NZ First has also announced it would campaign on dissolving the Waitangi Tribunal. ACT has also announced it would campaign on dissolving the Waitangi Tribunal once all outstanding treaty claims filed by 1 September 2008 had been resolved.

Misinformation and disinformation

On 9 September, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) partially upheld a complaint against a National Party attack ad alleging that the Labour Party's capital gains tax would hurt small businesses and superannuation. Labour has said that its proposed capital gains tax would not target superannuation, the family home, inheritances, shares, and small businesses. A majority of the ASA complaints board found that the National Party's ad claim that the capital gains tax would target GST was misleading. In response, the National Party's campaign chair Simeon Brown defended the ad, saying that the capital gains tax would have a flow-on effect on superannuation funds invested in businesses that owned property.

On 22 September, Labour criticised National for publishing a social media campaign video attacking the former for being "soft on crime" while showing clips of violent crime footage from the early part of the National-led government's first term. In response, National's campaign chair Simeon Brown said that the video footage came from before the Government had passed its "tough on crime" legislation including banning gang patches and giving judges less discretion for sentencing. Labour's campaign chair Kieran McAnulty responded by accusing National of running a "dirty" election campaign.

Vandalism of election hoardings

During the election season, several election hoardings were targeted by vandals. Vandalism can take the form of gluing googly eyes on candidates' faces, posting offensive comments and symbols, demolishing or burning hoardings. Vandalism places a strain on the financial resources of candidates, parties and the energy of local volunteers. Under New Zealand law, it is illegal to deface, destroy or remove election hoardings. Vandals can be charged with wilful damage or theft for removing hoardings, with penalties ranging from a three-month prison sentence or a fine of up to $2,000. Depending on the value of the item stolen, penalties for theft range from fines to prison sentences.

Numerous candidates from different parties across the spectrum have reported that their hoardings have been vandalised including Labour's Waikato candidate Jamie Toko, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, National MP Ryan Hamilton, Te Pāti Māori's Te Tai Tonga candidate Lisa Marie Murch, NZ First Taieri list MP Mark Patterson, and Labour's Taieri MP Ingrid Leary. On 12 September, police charged a 43-year old man for vandalising 30 election hoardings in Pāpāmoa. On 16 September, police launched an investigation into the overnight burning of a National Party hoarding in Auckland's Mount Albert electorate.

Disruptive behaviour and violence

On 8 September, a group of NZ Outdoors Party anti-vaccination activists including Jeremy Verity and former ACT party marketing director John Ansell confronted Labour MP and candidate Ayesha Verrall during a candidates event in Wadestown, Wellington. Ansell reportedly accused Verrall of mass murder while livestreaming a social media video. Volunteers and candidates formed a human barrier to protect Verrall. Police were called to the event to manage the situation. Labour leader Hipkins expressed support for Verrall and said that "some people had strong anti-science views and they did not represent the vast bulk of New Zealanders." In response to the heckling incident, Verrall issued an open letter calling on election event organisers to moderate proceedings and follow Parliamentary Services' event security guidance. While most Wellington North candidates signed the open letter, NZ First candidate Taylor Arneil and Act candidate Matthew Hague declined to sign the letter, dismissing as "performative hypocritical nonsense."

On 10 September, left-wing podcaster Mike "Chewie" Bennett, a co-host of the Big Hairy Network, was arrested for refusing to provide police with identifying details after being removed by security from a candidate meeting featuring ACT candidate Paul Henry at Dunedin's Glenroy Auditorium. While Bennett accused Henry of violating his free speech, Henry accused Bennett of disrupting the meeting and trespassing. Sixty protesters gathered outside the building while police remained present.

Between 19 and 20 September, ACT's Tukituki candidate Rob Douglas was bitten by a dog while campaigning in Havelock North. In response, Douglas and candidates from several other political parties including National, Opportunity, Labour, New Zealand First and the Greens voiced support for a parliamentary review of the Dog Control Act.

On 26 September, Labour leader Chris Hipkins was confronted by Vision New Zealand candidate Karl Mokaraka while campaigning in Auckland's Ōtara suburb. Mokaraka followed Hipkins and asked him "What's a woman" before the two were separated by former Labour MP and Speaker Trevor Mallard.

Opinion polling

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2026 New Zealand general election

Local regression graph of opinion polls conducted

Seat projections

The use of mixed-member proportional representation allows ready conversion of a party's support into a party vote percentage and therefore a number of seats in Parliament. Projections generally assume no material change to the electorate seats held by each party (ACT retains Epsom and Tāmaki, Greens retain Auckland Central, Rongotai and Wellington Central, Te Pāti Māori retains their Māori electorates, etc).

However, projections that show the National Party winning fewer than 44 total seats (44 being the number of electorate seats currently held by National) assume that National will lose enough electorates to avoid an overhang, and most projections assume that Te Pāti Māori will retain Hauraki-Waikato, Tāmaki Makaurau, Te Tai Hauāuru, and Waiariki, but not Te Tai Tokerau or Te Tai Tonga (the latter two seats are held by MPs who are no longer part of Te Pāti Māori). Parties that do not hold an electorate seat and poll below 5% are assumed to win zero seats.

When determining the scenarios for the overall result, the minimum parties necessary to form majority governments are listed (provided parties have indicated openness to working together). Actual governments formed may include other parties beyond the minimum required for a majority; this happened after the 2014 New Zealand general election, when National only needed one seat from another party to reach a 61-seat majority, but instead chose to form a 64-seat government with Māori, ACT and United Future.

Pollster Date	Seats in parliament								Likely government formation
	NAT	LAB	GRN	ACT	NZF	TPM	OPP	Total
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 1–5 Oct 2026	37	36	17	12	16	4**	0	122	National–NZ First–ACT (65)
1News–Verian 1–5 Oct 2026	35	34	19	11	12	4***	8	123	Labour–Greens–Opportunity–Māori (65)
RNZ–Reid Research 24 Sep – 1 Oct 2026	32	37	18	11	13	4**	7	122	Labour–Greens–Opportunity (62)
1News–Verian 23–27 Sep 2026	34	34	20	13	11	4***	7	123	Labour–Greens–Opportunity–Māori (65)
Roy Morgan 31 Aug – 27 Sep 2026	38	28	19	13	12	4**	8	122	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
The Post/Freshwater Strategy 4–11 Sep 2026	33	34	17	11	16	4**	7	122	Labour–Greens–Opportunity–Māori (62)
Anacta 4–10 Sep 2026	36	37	15	10	12	4**	8	122	Labour–Greens–Opportunity–Māori (64)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 1–3 Sep 2026	39	34	19	14	11	4*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (64)
Roy Morgan 27 Jul – 23 Aug 2026	37	29	19	13	9	4**	11	122	Labour–Greens–Opportunity–Māori (63)
RNZ–Reid Research 14–21 Aug 2026	35	39	12	9	15	4	6	120	Labour–Greens–Opportunity–Māori (61)
1News–Verian 8–11 Aug 2026	36	37	15	11	10	4***	10	123	Labour–Greens–Opportunity (62)
Talbot Mills 1–11 Aug 2026	35	41	10	8	16	4	6	120	Labour–Greens–Opportunity–Māori (61)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 1–4 Aug 2026	40	36	13	9	12	4**	8	122	Hung parliament
Roy Morgan 29 Jun – 26 Jul 2026	40	31	17	10	10	4**	10	122	Labour–Greens–Opportunity–Māori (62)
Talbot Mills 10–19 Jul 2026	39	42	11	9	15	4	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
RNZ–Reid Research 2–9 Jul 2026	36	43	13	10	15	4*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (61)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 1–5 Jul 2026	39	41	13	9	14	4	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (62)
Roy Morgan 25 May – 21 Jun 2026	37	31	16	11	13	4	8	120	National–ACT–NZ First (61)
1 News–Verian 13–17 Jun 2026	38	41	17	8	14	4**	0	122	Labour–Greens–Māori (62)
The Post/Freshwater Strategy 5–11 Jun 2026	36	44	12	10	15	4*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (61)
Talbot Mills 1–10 Jun 2026	36	42	16	8	15	4*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (62)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 4–8 Jun 2026	38	40	14	10	14	4	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (62)
Roy Morgan 27 Apr – 24 May 2026	37	33	15	12	13	5**	7	122	National–ACT–NZ First (62)
Talbot Mills 1–10 May 2026	36	45	11	9	17	5***	0	123	National–ACT–NZ First (62)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 3–7 May 2026	39	41	12	8	15	5	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (62)
Roy Morgan 30 Mar – 26 Apr 2026	32	43	14	13	14	5*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (62)
Talbot Mills 16 Apr 2026	36	44	9	10	19	5***	0	123	National–ACT–NZ First (65)
1 News–Verian 11–15 Apr 2026	37	46	14	9	12	5***	0	123	Labour–Greens–Māori (65)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 1–2 Apr 2026	37	42	10	11	17	5**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (65)
Roy Morgan 23 Feb – 22 Mar 2026	33	43	14	12	14	5*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (62)
RNZ–Reid Research 12–20 Mar 2026	38	44	12	9	13	5*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (61)
Talbot Mills 2–12 Mar 2026	39	43	14	9	13	5***	0	123	Labour–Greens–Māori (62)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 1–3 Mar 2026	36	44	13	10	13	4	0	120	Labour–Greens–Māori (61)
Roy Morgan 27 Jan – 22 Feb 2026	39	38	18	10	12	4*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (61)
The Post/Freshwater Strategy 6–12 Feb 2026	38	46	13	7	14	4**	0	122	Labour–Greens–Māori (63)
1 News–Verian 7–11 Feb 2026	42	39	14	11	12	4**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (65)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 1–3 Feb 2026	39	43	13	8	13	4	0	120	Hung parliament
Roy Morgan 6–26 Jan 2026	43	38	13	11	11	4	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (64)
RNZ–Reid Research 15–22 Jan 2026	40	43	12	9	12	4	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (61)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 14–18 Jan 2026	39	43	10	9	15	4	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Roy Morgan 25 Nov – 21 Dec 2025	41	40	15	9	12	4*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (62)
The Post/Freshwater Strategy 5–10 Dec 2025	38	48	10	10	11	4*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (62)
1 News–Verian 29 Nov–3 Dec 2025	44	43	9	12	11	4***	0	123	National–ACT–NZ First (67)
Roy Morgan 27 Oct – 23 Nov 2025	42	36	18	10	11	4*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Talbot Mills 1–10 Nov 2025	40	47	11	9	10	4*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (62)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 2–6 Nov 2025	39	42	12	11	12	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (62)
Roy Morgan 29 Sep – 26 Oct 2025	41	39	15	10	12	6***	0	123	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Talbot Mills 1–10 Oct 2025	35	43	12	10	15	6*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (61)
1 News–Verian 4–8 Oct 2025	42	40	14	9	12	6***	0	123	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
The Post/Freshwater Strategy 3–8 Oct 2025	38	42	11	11	14	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 1–5 Oct 2025	38	40	15	8	13	6	0	120	Labour–Greens–Māori (61)
Roy Morgan 25 Aug – 21 Sep 2025	39	36	17	11	10	7	0	120	Hung parliament
RNZ–Reid Research 4–12 Sep 2025	40	42	13	9	11	6*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (61)
Talbot Mills 1–10 Sep 2025	39	43	12	9	12	6*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (61)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 31 Aug – 2 Sep 2025	42	42	13	8	10	6	0	120	Labour–Greens–Māori (61)
Roy Morgan 28 Jul – 24 Aug 2025	36	42	17	13	9	6***	0	123	Labour–Greens–Māori (65)
Talbot Mills 1–10 Aug 2025	39	42	13	10	11	6*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (61)
1 News–Verian 2–6 Aug 2025	42	40	12	10	11	6*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 3–5 Aug 2025	40	43	12	11	10	6**	0	122	Hung parliament
Roy Morgan 30 Jun – 27 Jul 2025	38	39	14	13	12	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Talbot Mills 1–10 Jul 2025	39	42	15	10	9	6*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (63)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 2–6 Jul 2025	42	39	12	11	12	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (65)
Roy Morgan 26 May – 22 Jun 2025	40	37	14	15	8	6	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 7–9 Jun 2025	42	44	10	12	8	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (62)
RNZ–Reid Research 23–30 May 2025	38	42	14	8	11	7	0	120	Labour–Greens–Māori (63)
1 News–Verian 24–28 May 2025	43	37	15	10	10	6*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Roy Morgan 28 Apr – 25 May 2025	40	37	14	15	8	6	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 30 Apr – 4 May 2025	42	41	11	12	9	6*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Roy Morgan 24 Mar – 20 Apr 2025	39	36	17	11	11	6	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (61)
1 News–Verian 29 Mar – 2 Apr 2025	44	40	12	11	9	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (64)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 29 Mar – 1 Apr 2025	42	37	14	13	9	6*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (64)
RNZ–Reid Research 21–27 Mar 2025	41	40	12	12	9	6	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (62)
Roy Morgan 24 Feb – 23 Mar 2025	41	35	18	10	9	7	0	120	Hung parliament
Talbot Mills 1–10 Mar 2025	39	43	13	12	8	6*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (62)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 2–4 Mar 2025	42	42	12	10	6	8	0	120	Labour–Greens–Māori (62)
Roy Morgan 27 Jan – 23 Feb 2025	38	36	20	14	8	6**	0	122	Labour–Greens–Māori (62)
1 News–Verian 3–7 Feb 2025	43	42	13	11	6	6*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (61)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 2–4 Feb 2025	39	39	16	12	8	6	0	120	Labour–Greens–Māori (61)
Talbot Mills 7–27 Jan 2025	40	42	15	11	6	6	0	120	Labour–Greens–Māori (63)
Roy Morgan 2–26 Jan 2025	40	36	14	11	11	8	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (62)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 9–13 Jan 2025	38	39	12	14	10	7	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (62)
Roy Morgan 25 Nov – 15 Dec 2024	39	32	17	16	9	7	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (64)
1 News–Verian 30 Nov – 4 Dec 2024	46	36	12	10	7	9	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 1–3 Dec 2024	44	34	11	17	7	7	0	120	National–ACT (61)
Labour–Talbot Mills 22–28 Nov 2024	39	40	12	12	8	9	0	120	Labour–Greens–Māori (61)
The Post/Freshwater Strategy 26–27 Nov 2024	42	39	16	10	8	6*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (61)
Roy Morgan 28 Oct – 24 Nov 2024	37	36	17	11	8	11	0	120	Labour–Greens–Māori (64)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 6–10 Nov 2024	48	39	11	11	8	6***	0	123	National–ACT–NZ First (67)
Talbot Mills 1–10 Nov 2024	42	41	12	12	9	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Roy Morgan 23 Sep – 20 Oct 2024	39	37	18	11	9	6	0	120	Labour–Greens–Māori (61)
1 News–Verian 5–9 Oct 2024	47	37	15	10	6	6*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 3–7 Oct 2024	44	38	13	12	9	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (65)
Roy Morgan 26 Aug – 22 Sep 2024	47	29	17	13	9	6*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (69)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 8–10 Sep 2024	48	33	14	11	8	6	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (67)
Talbot Mills 1–10 Sep 2024	46	39	12	10	8	6*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (64)
Roy Morgan 29 Jul – 25 Aug 2024	45	33	16	12	9	6*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (66)
1 News–Verian 10–14 Aug 2024	49	38	14	8	7	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (64)
Roy Morgan 24 Jun – 21 Jul 2024	41	31	18	14	8	8	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 4–8 Jul 2024	47	33	16	11	9	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (67)
Roy Morgan 27 May – 23 Jun 2024	44	35	18	11	7	6*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (62)
1 News–Verian 15–19 Jun 2024	47	36	16	9	8	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (64)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 4–6 Jun 2024	44	36	16	12	7	6*	0	121	National–ACT–NZ First (63)
Roy Morgan 22 Apr – 19 May 2024	42	38	17	12	7	6**	0	122	Hung parliament
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 5–7 May 2024	47	37	13	12	7	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (66)
Talbot Mills 30 Apr 2024	42	41	15	9	8	6*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (62)
1 News–Verian 20–24 Apr 2024	48	40	18	9	0	6*	0	121	Labour–Greens–Māori (64)
Roy Morgan 25 Mar – 21 Apr 2024	45	31	16	14	7	7	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (66)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 2–4 Apr 2024	47	32	18	9	8	6	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (64)
Roy Morgan 29 Jan – 25 Feb 2024	45	27	19	15	9	5	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (69)
Talbot Mills 1–10 Feb 2024	47	35	15	9	8	6	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (64)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 1–7 Feb 2024	49	34	11	17	6	6***	0	123	National–ACT (66)
Roy Morgan 8–28 Jan 2024	49	28	20	10	7	6	0	120	National–ACT–NZ First (66)
Roy Morgan Dec 2023 poll	46	28	20	12	8	8**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (66)
Curia 3–5 Dec 2023 poll	46	36	14	8	10	6	0	120	National–ACT-NZ First (64)
Taxpayers' Union–Curia 1–6 Nov 2023 poll	46	35	17	10	8	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (64)
2023 election result 14 Oct 2023	48	34	15	11	8	6**	0	122	National–ACT–NZ First (67)

* indicates an overhang seat