Compare by policy area

Net four-year cost of each party's policies in each area. Warm cells add to the deficit, cool cells reduce it. Select an area to compare the actual policies side by side.

Cost basis

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Capital spending

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Aspirational pledges

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Reduces deficitAdds to deficitBreaks at $500m, $2.00b, $5.00b, $15.0b nothing announced announced, not costed

	Health	Education	Welfare	Super & KiwiSaver	Housing	Transport	Justice	Environment	Economy & business	Tax: income & GST	Tax: wealth & business	Other	Net total
National	–	+$438m	+$327m	+$1.14b	$0m	–	+$28m	–	+$105m	−$305m	–	–	+$1.73b
Labour	+$2.88b	+$1.32b	+$2.50b	–	+$760m	+$260m	–	–	–	+$1.20b	−$10.5b	+$2.00b	+$411m
Greens	+$4.40b	+$21.2b	+$32.6b	–	–	+$2.44b	–	+$3.62b	–	+$10.0b	−$31.8b	+$2.44b	+$44.9b
ACT	$0m	–	–	+$2.40b	–	–	+$2m	–	+$162m	–	–	−$320m	+$2.24b
NZ First	–	–	+$1.20b	−$2.14b	–	–	–	–	+$1.00b	–	+$4.00b	+$15m	+$4.08b
Te Pāti Māori	+$6.20b	+$23.6b	+$42.7b	–	–	+$650m	–	+$1.50b	+$300m	+$66.8b	−$83.2b	+$359m	+$58.9b
Opportunity	–	–	–	–	+$1.80b	+$600m	–	+$2.40b	+$5.86b	–	+$2.66b	+$366m	+$13.7b

National+$1.73b

Health–Education+$438m Welfare+$327m Super & KiwiSaver+$1.14b Housing$0m Transport–Justice+$28m Environment–Economy & business+$105m Tax: income & GST−$305m Tax: wealth & business–Other–

Labour+$411m

Health+$2.88b Education+$1.32b Welfare+$2.50b Super & KiwiSaver–Housing+$760m Transport+$260m Justice–Environment–Economy & business–Tax: income & GST+$1.20b Tax: wealth & business−$10.5b Other+$2.00b

Green Party+$44.9b

Health+$4.40b Education+$21.2b Welfare+$32.6b Super & KiwiSaver–Housing–Transport+$2.44b Justice–Environment+$3.62b Economy & business–Tax: income & GST+$10.0b Tax: wealth & business−$31.8b Other+$2.44b

ACT+$2.24b

Health$0m Education–Welfare–Super & KiwiSaver+$2.40b Housing–Transport–Justice+$2m Environment–Economy & business+$162m Tax: income & GST–Tax: wealth & business–Other−$320m

NZ First+$4.08b

Health–Education–Welfare+$1.20b Super & KiwiSaver−$2.14b Housing–Transport–Justice–Environment–Economy & business+$1.00b Tax: income & GST–Tax: wealth & business+$4.00b Other+$15m

Te Pāti Māori+$58.9b

Health+$6.20b Education+$23.6b Welfare+$42.7b Super & KiwiSaver–Housing–Transport+$650m Justice–Environment+$1.50b Economy & business+$300m Tax: income & GST+$66.8b Tax: wealth & business−$83.2b Other+$359m

The Opportunity Party+$13.7b

Health–Education–Welfare–Super & KiwiSaver–Housing+$1.80b Transport+$600m Justice–Environment+$2.40b Economy & business+$5.86b Tax: income & GST–Tax: wealth & business+$2.66b Other+$366m

Totals cover the filters above. By default capital spending and aspirational pledges are excluded so parties are compared on firm, ongoing commitments. Uncosted policies count as $0.