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Democracy & Government · Party position

Labour on Democracy & Government

No specific stated policy on Democracy & Government

Labour's 2026 election policy index lists 13 policies, none of which set out a position on this topic. Checked against their official policy page on 23 August 2026.

What they say they'll do

  • Establish a Parliamentary Budget Office for independent fiscal transparency
  • Restore the Reserve Bank's dual mandate of price stability and maximum sustainable employment
  • Restore wellbeing reporting to the Public Finance Act
  • Return to an OBEGAL surplus by 2029/30
  • Reduce net debt to around 20% of GDP

Who this affects

All New Zealanders
A Parliamentary Budget Office would independently assess government finances, giving the public access to scrutiny of how public money is managed.
Workers and jobseekers
Restoring the Reserve Bank's dual mandate means the Bank would again be required to consider employment levels, not only inflation, when setting monetary policy.
General public
Restoring wellbeing reporting to the Public Finance Act means the government would again be required to report on broader measures of wellbeing, not only financial figures.

In their own words

“establish a Parliamentary Budget Office for independent fiscal transparency”
“restore the Reserve Bank's dual mandate of price stability and maximum sustainable employment”
“restore wellbeing reporting to the Public Finance Act”
Verify at Labour — official policy index

Summarised neutrally from Labour’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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National
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Te Pāti Māori
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Women’s Rights
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Free Palestine
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