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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