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The Conservative Party says bureaucrats, judges, and unelected advisors have been taking power away from elected politicians. They want to pass laws to stop this, give mayors the option to become full-time CEOs of their councils, let ministers appoint senior public servants, and make it easier to sack obstructive or incompetent staff — so that the people New Zealanders vote for can actually make decisions.
“Bureaucrats, elements of the Judiciary, and unelected advisors at both national and local levels have increasingly chosen to usurp the democratic mandate of elected representatives and the people they serve.”
“Public sector pay is already 26% higher than in the private sector - civil servants should have the same job security as their private sector counterparts.”
“The highest civic virtue is accountability.”
Summarised neutrally from Conservative Party NZ’s own official policy (as at 2026-10-20) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Politika is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Democracy & Government →
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