Tag: new_zealand_election_2026

• Media Monitor: Consumer NZ Tests Kmart and The Warehouse Appliances, Weighs In on Election Supermarket Policies

  3 Oct 2026 9:04 a.m. · Source: Consumer NZ

  Consumer NZ is reporting it tested Anko and Living & Co appliances from Kmart and The Warehouse, and published a guide to parties' supermarket policies ahead of the 2026 election.

  BusinessPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEconomyElectionEnvironmentSocial Issues Consumer NZKmartThe WarehouseAnkoLiving & CoNew Zealand election 2026supermarket policygreenwashing

• Greens and Opportunity Lead on Lobbying Transparency, PHCC Survey Finds

  30 Sep 2026 2:07 p.m. · Source: PHCC

  A PHCC survey of political parties finds broad support for a lobbyist register and donation caps, with the Greens and Opportunity going furthest on curbing vested interests.

  Politics and GovernmentHealthElectionGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesSocial Issues PHCClobbyingpolitical donationsGreensOpportunityTe Pāti MāoriNew Zealand election 2026

• Thousands March Down Auckland's Queen Street Against Conservation Amendment Bill

  28 Sep 2026 4:34 p.m. · Source: Greenpeace Aotearoa

  Thousands marched Queen Street in the March for Nature, telling the Government "hands off conservation land" ahead of a 7 November election and the Conservation Amendment Bill.

  Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentSocial IssuesElectionClimate Change Conservation Amendment BillMarch for NatureAucklandQueen StreetGreenpeace AotearoaNew Zealand election 2026conservation landGreenpeace

• Luxon Pledges No New Taxes, Compulsory KiwiSaver in Re-election Pitch

  28 Sep 2026 5:32 a.m. · Source: NZ National Party

  National Leader Christopher Luxon commits to no new taxes, compulsory KiwiSaver with a $1500 Baby Boost, and extended paid parental leave if re-elected on November 7.

  Politics and GovernmentElectionGeneral PoliticsEconomyEducationLaw EnforcementEmployment and Labor Christopher LuxonNew Zealand National PartyNew Zealand election 2026KiwiSaverpaid parental leavetax policyNew Zealand economyNZ National Party

• Supermarket competition takes centre stage as parties clash over break-ups and price gouging

  17 Sep 2026 6:03 a.m. · Source: Newswire.nz Editorial Staff

  Supermarket showdown: Greens, National, Labour, NZ First and ACT go to war over grocery prices

  Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesEconomyElectionSocial Issues supermarket competitionNew Zealand election 2026grocery pricesGreen PartyKiwiMartNational PartyNicola WillisFoodstuffsstructural separationLabour PartyChris Hipkinsprice gougingArena WilliamsACT PartyDavid SeymourNew Zealand FirstWinston PetersCommerce CommissionStats NZcost of livingRestonVirginiaFairfax County

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