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Alliance on Democracy & Government

Strong local democracy, public service reform, Treaty as constitution

The Alliance says local communities should control their own services like water and public transport. They want the public service to go back to giving honest advice instead of acting like a business. They also say Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a core constitutional document and that Māori rights and language must be protected. They believe healthy local democracy is needed for a healthy national democracy.

What they say they'll do

Return the public service to a public good-centred model, with in-house expertise rather than expensive consultancies
Have public service leadership chosen based on technical know-how and merit rather than business acumen
Ensure local communities own and control services such as water, waste disposal, and public transport
Treat Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a core constitutional document and safeguard Māori customary rights
Promote Māoritanga and Te Reo Māori as the first culture and language of Aotearoa New Zealand
Stand for democracy, peace, and justice in global affairs and deepen ties with Pacific neighbours

Who this affects

Local residents and ratepayers

Local communities would own and control services like water, waste disposal, and public transport, meaning decisions about those services would sit closer to the people who use them.

Public servants

The public service would move away from a business-style management model, with leaders chosen for technical expertise rather than business skills, and less work contracted out to consultants.

Māori

Te Tiriti o Waitangi would be treated as a core constitutional document, with Māori customary rights protected and Māori language and culture actively promoted.

In their own words

“A thriving national democracy requires healthy local democracy.”

“The public service is not a business; corporatised government departments led by CEOs are not able to deliver the free and frank advice that governments of both political stripes need to make evidence-based decisions.”

“Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a core constitutional document in this land, and the basis for a shared future between tangata whenua and all other people in Aotearoa New Zealand.”

Verify at Alliance — official policy page

Summarised neutrally from Alliance’s own official policy (as at 2026-09-09) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Democracy & Government →

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