ELECTION 2026

As the election approaches, working people want to know where parties stand on the issues that matter to them. The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi reached out to parties across the political spectrum and asked them 12 questions that workers told us were their priority this election year.

See how the parties stack up

Union News

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  27 October 2026
  Today’s Union News includes extensive coverage of the resignation of the head of Fire and Emergency New Zealand, with the firefighters’ union being approached for comment… Read More »27 October 2026
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  22 October 2026
  A large update on Union News today, with more on our crumbling health system with APEX, ASMS, and NZNO all having some media pick-up. Job losses… Read More »22 October 2026
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  19 October 2026
  More job losses in the media, and our health system continuing to crumble, this time in Marlborough, feature in today’s Union News. There’s also an op-ed… Read More »19 October 2026

Latest Media Releases

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  Real wages fall under Luxon as lowest-paid workers go backwardsOctober 27, 2026
  Minimum wage workers have seen the real value of their pay fall by as much as 6.7 percent under Luxon’s Government, according to a new report from the New… Read More »Real wages fall under Luxon as lowest-paid workers go backwards
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  Greens’ fiscal plan takes working people’s priorities seriouslyOctober 23, 2026
  The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) welcomes the Green Party’s fiscal plan, which tackles the issues working people most want fixed: the cost of… Read More »Greens’ fiscal plan takes working people’s priorities seriously
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  Inflation data shows Luxon’s Government has failed on the cost of livingOctober 22, 2026
  Consumer prices rose 3.7 percent in the year to the September quarter, according to StatsNZ figures released today. Petrol prices were a major driver, up 19.1 percent. But prices… Read More »Inflation data shows Luxon’s Government has failed on the cost of living
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  Bread, milk, power, and petrol keep climbing under Luxon’s GovernmentOctober 16, 2026
  The cost of everyday essentials is still rising unsustainably, says the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi. Kiwis’ wallets are being emptied by the weekly grocery… Read More »Bread, milk, power, and petrol keep climbing under Luxon’s Government
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  Only one in ten getting ahead under Luxon’s GovernmentOctober 13, 2026
  Just one in ten Kiwis say their household is getting ahead since the 2023 election, according to research commissioned by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae… Read More »Only one in ten getting ahead under Luxon’s Government
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  Greens’ youth jobs guarantee is the action young workers needOctober 12, 2026
  The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes the Green Party’s Youth Jobs Guarantee, which would give every 16- to 24-year-old who has been out of… Read More »Greens’ youth jobs guarantee is the action young workers need

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Opinion

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  He Whakaputanga: A declaration of rangatiratanga that still matters todayOctober 27, 2026
  28 October is a significant date in Aotearoa history and we should all take a moment to acknowledge and commemorate He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (The Declaration… Read More »He Whakaputanga: A declaration of rangatiratanga that still matters today
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  Child poverty is made in the labour marketAugust 21, 2026
  Two pairs of shoes. A winter coat. A bed you do not have to share on a cold night. For 170,000 New Zealand children, these are things that belong to… Read More »Child poverty is made in the labour market
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  From campaigns to courtrooms: Learnings from the International Trade Union School about building workers’ powerJuly 24, 2026
  Some experiences are a lasting gift that stay with you forever – and this was one of them. I had the utmost privilege of representing the working people of Aotearoa… Read More »From campaigns to courtrooms: Learnings from the International Trade Union School about building workers’ power
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  Conflict everywhere, especially here in New ZealandApril 2, 2026
  The first of April is both April Fools’ Day and the start of the new financial year. In Aotearoa New Zealand, it’s also the time when the support we give… Read More »Conflict everywhere, especially here in New Zealand
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  Resolving Pay Equity for Care and Support workers is a Disability Rights issueMarch 9, 2026
  There will be those who read that headline and scratch their heads and wonder, what does resolving Pay Equity have to do with Disability Rights? Some will say that Disability… Read More »Resolving Pay Equity for Care and Support workers is a Disability Rights issue
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  Workers First Union 3: Uber 1 March 5, 2026
  A.C.T is an acronym. It stands for the Association of Consumers and Taxpayers. Why then are they doing Ubers bidding when they (Uber) are neither a consumer nor a taxpayer?… Read More »Workers First Union 3: Uber 1 

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