
New Zealand First (Aotearoa Tuatahi) is a nationalist populist party. NZ First was formed in 1993 after Winston Peters resigned from the National Party. The party has been in government twice, once with National and once with Labour from 2017 to 2020, and had a confidence and supply agreement with Labour after the 2005 election. In 2020, the party exited Parliament after its vote share fell below 5 percent.

New Zealand First (Aotearoa Tuatahi) is a nationalist populist party. NZ First was formed in 1993 after Winston Peters resigned from the National Party. The party has been in government twice, once with National and once with Labour from 2017 to 2020, and had a confidence and supply agreement with Labour after the 2005 election. In 2020, the party exited Parliament after its vote share fell below 5 percent.

Year founded
1993
Times in government
2
Current MPs
0
Number of electorates held
0
2023 donations
$831,141
2023 polling average
5.4%
Year founded
1993
Times in government
2
Current MPs
0
Number of electorates held
0
2023 donations
$831,141
2023 polling average
5.4%

01 | Leader
Winston Peters
List only candidate

02
Shane Jones
Candidate for the Northland electorate

03
Casey Costello
Candidate for the Port Waikato electorate

04
Mark Patterson
Candidate for the Taieri electorate

05
Jenny Marcroft
Candidate for the Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate

06
Jamie Arbuckle
Candidate for the Kaikōura electorate

07
Andy Foster
Candidate for the Mana electorate

08
Tanya Unkovich
Candidate for the Epsom electorate

09
David Ashley Wilson
List only candidate

10
Erika Harvey
Candidate for the Tauranga electorate

11
Kirsten Murfitt
Candidate for the Bay of Plenty electorate

12
Lee Donoghue
Candidate for the Hutt South electorate

13
Stuart Husband
Candidate for the Waikato electorate

14
Gavin Benney
Candidate for the Whangārei electorate

15
Anne Degia-Pala QSM
Candidate for the Kelston electorate

16
Robert Ballantyne
Candidate for the Rangitata electorate

17
Helma Vermeulen
Candidate for the Rangitīkei electorate

18
Laurie Turnbull
Candidate for the Napier electorate

19
Taylor Arneil
Candidate for the Wellington Central electorate

20
Keegan Langeveld
Candidate for the Dunedin electorate

21
Tira Pehi
Candidate for the Taupō electorate

22
Shane Wiremu
Candidate for the Christchurch East electorate

23
Mark Arneil
Candidate for the Christchurch Central electorate

24
Michelle Warren
Candidate for the Northcote electorate

25
Robert Monds
Candidate for the Papakura electorate

26
Kevin Stone
Candidate for the Hamilton West electorate

27
Jackie Farrelly
Candidate for the West Coast-Tasman electorate

28
Geoff Mills
Candidate for the Rongotai electorate

29
Anthony Odering
Candidate for the Waitaki electorate

30
William Arnold
Candidate for the Whanganui electorate

31
Craig Sinclair
Candidate for the East Coast electorate

32
Russelle Knaap
List only candidate

33
Lindsay Kerslake
Candidate for the Banks Peninsula electorate

34
Andrew Hogg
Candidate for the Maungakiekie electorate

35
Caleb Ansell
Candidate for the Coromandel electorate

Janina Massee
Candidate for the Whangaparāoa electorate

Heeni Phillips-Williams
Candidate for the Auckland Central electorate

Mahesh Bindra
Candidate for the Panmure-Ōtāhuhu electorate
Year founded
1993
Times in government
2
Current MPs
0
Number of electorates held
0
2023 donations
$831,141
2023 polling average
5.4%

01 | Leader
Winston Peters
List only candidate

02
Shane Jones
Candidate for the Northland electorate

03
Casey Costello
Candidate for the Port Waikato electorate

04
Mark Patterson
Candidate for the Taieri electorate

05
Jenny Marcroft
Candidate for the Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate

06
Jamie Arbuckle
Candidate for the Kaikōura electorate

07
Andy Foster
Candidate for the Mana electorate

08
Tanya Unkovich
Candidate for the Epsom electorate

09
David Ashley Wilson
List only candidate

10
Erika Harvey
Candidate for the Tauranga electorate

11
Kirsten Murfitt
Candidate for the Bay of Plenty electorate

12
Lee Donoghue
Candidate for the Hutt South electorate

13
Stuart Husband
Candidate for the Waikato electorate

14
Gavin Benney
Candidate for the Whangārei electorate

15
Anne Degia-Pala QSM
Candidate for the Kelston electorate

16
Robert Ballantyne
Candidate for the Rangitata electorate

17
Helma Vermeulen
Candidate for the Rangitīkei electorate

18
Laurie Turnbull
Candidate for the Napier electorate

19
Taylor Arneil
Candidate for the Wellington Central electorate

20
Keegan Langeveld
Candidate for the Dunedin electorate

21
Tira Pehi
Candidate for the Taupō electorate

22
Shane Wiremu
Candidate for the Christchurch East electorate

23
Mark Arneil
Candidate for the Christchurch Central electorate

24
Michelle Warren
Candidate for the Northcote electorate

25
Robert Monds
Candidate for the Papakura electorate

26
Kevin Stone
Candidate for the Hamilton West electorate

27
Jackie Farrelly
Candidate for the West Coast-Tasman electorate

28
Geoff Mills
Candidate for the Rongotai electorate

29
Anthony Odering
Candidate for the Waitaki electorate

30
William Arnold
Candidate for the Whanganui electorate

31
Craig Sinclair
Candidate for the East Coast electorate

32
Russelle Knaap
List only candidate

33
Lindsay Kerslake
Candidate for the Banks Peninsula electorate

34
Andrew Hogg
Candidate for the Maungakiekie electorate

35
Caleb Ansell
Candidate for the Coromandel electorate

Janina Massee
Candidate for the Whangaparāoa electorate

Heeni Phillips-Williams
Candidate for the Auckland Central electorate

Mahesh Bindra
Candidate for the Panmure-Ōtāhuhu electorate
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