Party vote
Law, justice and government
Reports of ram-raids and youth offending have put law and order into the spotlight this election. Parties on the right call for tougher sentences and stricter controls on young offenders. Parties on the left say nothing will change unless the causes of crime are addressed, pointing to NZ's high rates of imprisonment and a significant over-representation of Māori.
Law, justice and government
Reports of ram-raids and youth offending have put law and order into the spotlight this election. Parties on the right call for tougher sentences and stricter controls on young offenders. Parties on the left say nothing will change unless the causes of crime are addressed, pointing to NZ's high rates of imprisonment and a significant over-representation of Māori.
Remove two agricultural regulations for every one introduced
Require a children's interests analysis for government policy decisions
Ensure NZ's democracy is grounded in te Tiriti o Waitangi
Lower the voting age to 16
Entrench Māori seats in Parliament
Increase transparency in political donations
Increase transparency in political lobbying
Increase access to official information
Mandate civics education in schools and fund adult civics education
Establish a citizens’ assembly to consider constitutional reform
Strengthen the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission
Extend voting rights to all citizens living overseas
Extend voting rights to all prisoners
Establish an ocean commission to provide advice and set targets for marine systems
Remove the party vote threshold
Hold a referendum on whether to make the Bill of Rights supreme law
Oppose co-governance
Be a voice for men and masculinity
Hold an inquiry into the Covid-19 response
Hold a referendum on extending the parliamentary term to four years
Introduce a right to property in the Bill of Rights Act
Freeze MP salaries until frontline public workers receive pay rises
Establish a select committee inquiry into aged care
Reduce the number of weeks parliament sits
Extend the term of parliament to four years
Hold a referendum on a new law to set standards for regulation
Rebalance select committees in favour of opposition parties
Abolish the Ministry for Pacific Peoples
Abolish the Human Rights Commission
Abolish the Ministry for Women
Abolish Te Puni Kōkiri
Hold a referendum on the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi
Create a Ministry of Regulation
Remove government agencies' focus on the Treaty of Waitangi
Crowdsource the terms of reference for the Covid-19 Royal Commission of Inquiry
Lower the party vote threshold to 3.5 percent
Limit political donations
Expand civics education
Extend the parliamentary term to four years
Introduce new forms of democratic consultation
Establish an anti-corruption commission
Reform rules for lobbyists
Reform parliamentary select committees
Reduce parliament sitting weeks
Support amalgamation of local and regional councils
Extend the term of local government to four years
Require all local government elections to use STV
Establish a Māori Parliament
Entrench Māori electorate seats
Appoint a Parliamentary Commissioner for the Treaty of Waitangi
Require all legislation and regulation to have Treaty impact statements
Remove the British royal family as head of state
Commit all Māori to the Māori electoral roll
Reduce the MMP party vote threshold to 2.5%
Prevent referenda from overturning decisions to establish Māori wards
Allow all prisoners to vote
Encourage government agencies and organisations to develop Te Reo Māori language development plans
Continue to support Māori Crown relations – Te Arawhiti
Remove two agricultural regulations for every one introduced
Require a children's interests analysis for government policy decisions
Ensure NZ's democracy is grounded in te Tiriti o Waitangi
Lower the voting age to 16
Entrench Māori seats in Parliament
Increase transparency in political donations
Increase transparency in political lobbying
Increase access to official information
Mandate civics education in schools and fund adult civics education
Establish a citizens’ assembly to consider constitutional reform
Strengthen the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission
Extend voting rights to all citizens living overseas
Extend voting rights to all prisoners
Establish an ocean commission to provide advice and set targets for marine systems
Remove the party vote threshold
Hold a referendum on whether to make the Bill of Rights supreme law
Oppose co-governance
Be a voice for men and masculinity
Hold an inquiry into the Covid-19 response
Hold a referendum on extending the parliamentary term to four years
Introduce a right to property in the Bill of Rights Act
Freeze MP salaries until frontline public workers receive pay rises
Establish a select committee inquiry into aged care
Reduce the number of weeks parliament sits
Extend the term of parliament to four years
Hold a referendum on a new law to set standards for regulation
Rebalance select committees in favour of opposition parties
Abolish the Ministry for Pacific Peoples
Abolish the Human Rights Commission
Abolish the Ministry for Women
Abolish Te Puni Kōkiri
Hold a referendum on the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi
Create a Ministry of Regulation
Remove government agencies' focus on the Treaty of Waitangi
Crowdsource the terms of reference for the Covid-19 Royal Commission of Inquiry
Lower the party vote threshold to 3.5 percent
Limit political donations
Expand civics education
Extend the parliamentary term to four years
Introduce new forms of democratic consultation
Establish an anti-corruption commission
Reform rules for lobbyists
Reform parliamentary select committees
Reduce parliament sitting weeks
Support amalgamation of local and regional councils
Extend the term of local government to four years
Require all local government elections to use STV
Establish a Māori Parliament
Entrench Māori electorate seats
Appoint a Parliamentary Commissioner for the Treaty of Waitangi
Require all legislation and regulation to have Treaty impact statements
Remove the British royal family as head of state
Commit all Māori to the Māori electoral roll
Reduce the MMP party vote threshold to 2.5%
Prevent referenda from overturning decisions to establish Māori wards
Allow all prisoners to vote
Encourage government agencies and organisations to develop Te Reo Māori language development plans
Continue to support Māori Crown relations – Te Arawhiti
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Parties
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