Covers how the state is organised and held to account: the structure of departments and ministries, the powers of officials and how they are appointed, electoral rules and who is entitled to vote, referendums and citizens’ assemblies, local government, and the machinery through which public decisions are made and reviewed.
Where each party stands going into the 2026 election, summarised from their own current policy pages. Every position is dated and carries the page it came from.
Each position is summarised neutrally from the party’s own official policy and checked by an editor before publishing — never paraphrased without the source linked. Arapono is non-partisan.
Topic framing is editorial. Party positions reflect each party's most recent published policy — not their stance at a past election — sourced from official party material.
Which party holds a published position on which topic.
Swipe across to see all 11 topics — the party column stays put.
| Party | Economy | Housing | Health | Education | Climate | Environment | Crime & Justice | Treaty & Māori Affairs | Immigration | Foreign Policy | Democracy & Government |
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| Labour | ∅ | ∅ | ∅ | ∅ | ∅ | ∅ | |||||
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| Free Palestine | |||||||||||
| NZ Loyal | ∅ | ||||||||||
| Te Tai Tokerau | ∅ | ||||||||||