New Zealand
New Zealand Labour Party
Social democracy
New Zealand’s main centre-left party, which built the country’s welfare state in the 1930s and governed under Jacinda Ardern from 2017 to 2023.
- Founded
- 1916
- Positions as of
- 2023 general election manifesto
- Last verified
What does it believe?
Environment and growth
Legislated the Zero Carbon Act and banned new offshore oil and gas exploration.
Tradition and change
Expanded parental leave, introduced the families package and legislated a ban on most semi-automatic firearms after the 2019 Christchurch attack.
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
Evidence: Well documented
The state in the economy
Evidence: Documented
Personal liberty
Evidence: Documented
Tradition and change
Evidence: Well documented
Nation and the world
Evidence: Well documented
Religion and the state
Evidence: Documented
Power and its limits
Evidence: Documented
Environment and growth
Evidence: Well documented
Crime and punishment
Evidence: Documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- General Election Manifesto · New Zealand Labour Party · 2023
- Constitution and Rules · New Zealand Labour Party
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