Where each party sits on the NZ political compass

Each party, in alphabetical order. You can see where it sits on our compass, what it says it stands for, and our research on its voters.

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  ACT Party

  See the ACT page →

  ACT leans libertarian and is the furthest-right party in our data.

  ACT says people own their own lives and should be free to act on their own judgement, while respecting others’ freedom. It wants a smaller government, low taxes and one law for all.

  Source: ACT: Constitution, principle (a), ACT: Economy and cost of living, ACT: Equal rights and democracy.

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  • Issue by issue: every party’s voters, one topic at a time
  • OPP and ACT voters compared
  • ACT and NZ First voters compared
  • Greens and ACT voters compared
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  Green Party

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  The Green Party is second from the left.

  The Green Party says it wants an Aotearoa that honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi, where people and nature thrive together. It wants a tax on the wealth of the very rich, lower income tax for most people, and a national plan to switch to electricity.

  Source: Green Party: Policy, Green Party: tax announcement, Green Party: National Electrification Plan.

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  • Issue by issue: every party’s voters, one topic at a time
  • Who votes Greens?
  • Greens and NZ First voters compared
  • Labour and Greens voters compared
  • OPP and Greens voters compared
  • Greens and ACT voters compared
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  Labour Party

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  Labour is left of centre.

  Labour says everyone deserves the chance to fulfil their potential, no matter who they are or where they come from. It wants a few free doctor’s visits a year, capped weekly bus and train fares, and a tax on profits from selling investment property.

  Source: Labour: home page, Labour: Our policies.

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  • Issue by issue: every party’s voters, one topic at a time
  • Who votes Labour?
  • Labour and NZ First voters compared
  • Labour and Greens voters compared
  • Labour and OPP voters compared
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  National Party

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  National is the party on the right closest to the centre.

  National says its values include equal citizenship, individual freedom, personal responsibility and limited government. It says it will bring in no new taxes, give criminals tougher sentences and crack down on gangs.

  Source: National: Values, National: Our plan, National: Policies.

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  • Issue by issue: every party’s voters, one topic at a time
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  New Zealand First Party

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  NZ First leans slightly authoritarian and is second from the right.

  New Zealand First says its first principle is to put New Zealand and all New Zealanders first. It wants to break up the big power companies, let only citizens vote, and leave the Paris Accord on climate change.

  Source: New Zealand First: Our principles, New Zealand First: Breaking up the gentailers, New Zealand First: Our policy.

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  • Issue by issue: every party’s voters, one topic at a time
  • Greens and NZ First voters compared
  • Labour and NZ First voters compared
  • ACT and NZ First voters compared
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  The Opportunity Party

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  OPP is left of centre.

  The Opportunity Party (OPP) calls itself a blue-green party, and says it will work with both the left and the right. It wants a Citizen’s Income for almost all adults, a tax on the value of land, and more marine reserves.

  Source: OPP: About, OPP: Tax Reset, OPP: Healthy Oceans.

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  • Issue by issue: every party’s voters, one topic at a time
  • Who votes OPP?
  • OPP and ACT voters compared
  • Labour and OPP voters compared
  • OPP and Greens voters compared
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  Te Pāti Māori

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  Te Pāti Māori is the furthest-left party in our data.

  Te Pāti Māori describes itself as the assertion of mana motuhake, and says it will look after people the way a marae does. It wants constitutional change based on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, more public and affordable homes, and a ban on seabed mining.

  Source: Te Pāti Māori: home page, Te Pāti Māori: Policy.

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  • Issue by issue: every party’s voters, one topic at a time

A party’s place on the compass is the average position of the people in our survey who say they vote for it. Where a party has few voters in the sample so far, its place is rougher. How the compass works explains how each party’s place is set, and shows every party on one chart. Each description summarises the party’s own website, read on 11 October 2026. KiwiValues is independent. It does not support or oppose any party.