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Labour says it will restore election-day enrolment, let 16 and 17 year olds vote in local elections, create a public register for lobbyists, stop former ministers becoming lobbyists straight away, modernise the Official Information Act, and limit urgency in Parliament. It also plans a Parliamentary Budget Office, wellbeing reporting in public finance law, and restoring the Reserve Bank's duty to support employment as well as control inflation.
“Labour will make it easier to vote, harder to buy influence, and harder for any government to rush laws through without scrutiny.”
“Labour will limit urgency to genuine emergencies and send rushed laws back to select committee.”
“establish a Parliamentary Budget Office for independent fiscal transparency”
Summarised neutrally from Labour’s own official policy (as at 2026-10-21) 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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