New Zealand
New Zealand National Party
Liberal conservatism
New Zealand’s main centre-right party. Campaigns on tax reduction, fiscal restraint, infrastructure investment and reversal of co-governance arrangements with Māori authorities.
- Founded
- 1936
- Positions as of
- 2023 general election manifesto
- Last verified
What does it believe?
Wealth and inequality
Campaigns on income tax bracket adjustment, public spending restraint and restoration of interest deductibility for landlords.
Tradition and change
Committed to reversing co-governance arrangements in water and health services and to reviewing Treaty of Waitangi clauses in legislation.
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
Evidence: Well documented
The state in the economy
Evidence: Well documented
Personal liberty
Evidence: Documented
Tradition and change
Evidence: Documented
Nation and the world
Evidence: Well documented
Power and its limits
Evidence: Documented
Environment and growth
Evidence: 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 National Party · 2023
- Constitution and Rules · New Zealand National Party
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