Covers the public health system, hospital funding, mental health services, Pharmac drug funding decisions, GP access, and aged care.
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.
On health, this Parliament has 12 bills passed into law and 9 more in progress. The record beside the promises.
Source: NZ Parliament — Bills, as at 16 September 2026.
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.
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