2026 New Zealand general election - Quiz
New Zealand general election
  • 1. What percentage of respondents in the Curia Market Research poll favored limiting voting to citizens?
A) 59%
B) 9%
C) 32%
D) 38%
  • 2. Which party campaigned in July 2026 to limit voting rights to citizens?
A) New Zealand First
B) Green Party
C) Labour
D) National
  • 3. How many people were surveyed in the Curia Market Research poll?
A) 2,000
B) 500
C) 1,500
D) 1,000
  • 4. Which political party's supporters had the lowest support for restricting suffrage to citizens?
A) ACT
B) Labour
C) Te Pāti Māori
D) National
  • 5. What age group showed the highest support for restricting voting rights to citizens?
A) 18 to 39 years
B) Under 18 years
C) 40 to 59 years
D) 60 years and above
  • 6. Where was the annual Immigration Conference held in 2026?
A) Christchurch
B) Hamilton
C) Auckland
D) Wellington
  • 7. What did ACT propose to replace the ballot system for parent resident visas with?
A) A lottery system
B) A queue system
C) An invitation-only system
D) A points-based system
  • 8. Which party opposed the amnesty for Pasifika overstayers alongside NZ First?
A) The Greens
B) National
C) Te Pāti Māori
D) Labour
  • 9. What did the Greens propose for migrants who have resided in New Zealand for five years?
A) A visa fee waiver
B) Priority work status
C) A settled residency pathway
D) Immediate citizenship
  • 10. What did ACT scrap in late October 2026?
A) The restriction on voting rights
B) The pledge to scrap the Permanent Resident Visa Category
C) The queue system for visas
D) The immigration policy for workers
  • 11. What did Labour propose regarding the children of overstayers?
A) Deportation
B) Creating a citizenship pathway
C) A temporary work visa
D) Financial aid for schooling
  • 12. In which month did the Curia poll take place?
A) October
B) September
C) July
D) August
  • 13. What was the date of the annual Immigration Conference?
A) 1 August
B) 11 August
C) 20 August
D) 31 August
  • 14. Why did ACT scrap their pledge regarding the Permanent Resident Visa Category?
A) Low public support
B) A change in party leadership
C) Anxiety among migrant communities
D) Opposition from the Greens
  • 15. When did Te Pāti Māori propose the creation of a Parliamentary Commissioner for Te Tiriti o Waitangi?
A) August 2026
B) September 2026
C) January 2026
D) February 2025
  • 16. What is the goal of the Te Pāti Māori policy regarding prisons by 2040?
A) Increasing mandatory sentencing
B) Abolishing prisons
C) Expanding prison capacity
D) Privatizing prisons
  • 17. Who was announced as the Te Pāti Māori candidate for Te Tai Tokerau on 27 May 2026?
A) Aperahama Edwards
B) Lance Norman
C) Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
D) Rawiri Waititi
  • 18. Which of the following tax policies is part of the Te Pāti Māori 'Kiwi Tax Plan'?
A) Reduced capital gains tax
B) Flat income tax
C) Wealth tax
D) Abolishment of GST
  • 19. What income threshold triggers the 48% tax rate in the 'Kiwi Tax Plan'?
A) NZ$100,000 and above
B) NZ$200,000 and above
C) NZ$500,000 and above
D) NZ$300,001 and above
  • 20. What amount of funding is allocated to the Matike Mai Fund for constitutional reform?
A) $200 million
B) $100 million
C) $1 billion
D) $50 million
  • 21. What was the purpose of the $1 billion fund announced on 16 September?
A) Renewable energy assets
B) Public transportation
C) Building new schools
D) Supporting indigenous arts
  • 22. What is the focus of Te Pāti Māori's 'kai sovereignty' policy?
A) Food security and accessibility
B) Cybersecurity
C) Space exploration
D) Military defense
  • 23. How much seed funding does Te Pāti Māori propose for establishing supermarkets?
A) $100 million
B) $1 billion
C) $200 million
D) $500 million
  • 24. Who is the Secretary of Te Pāti Māori who appeared on the party list released on 4 October?
A) Rawiri Waititi
B) Haley Maxwell
C) Aperahama Edwards
D) Lance Norman
  • 25. According to the party's electoral strategy, who should Māori voters give their party vote to?
A) National or ACT
B) Labour or the Greens
C) New Zealand First
D) Te Pāti Māori only
  • 26. What is the primary function of the proposed 'Te Tiriti Commission'?
A) Investigate alleged Treaty breaches
B) Appoint new Supreme Court judges
C) Manage national parks
D) Set annual tax rates
  • 27. How many candidates is Te Pāti Māori standing in the Māori electorates?
A) Seven
B) Twelve
C) Five
D) Ten
  • 28. What is the goal of the Takatāpui Commission?
A) Regulate digital currency
B) Oversee agricultural exports
C) Uplift children
D) Manage state housing
  • 29. When was the last New Zealand general election held?
A) 19 December 2026
B) 14 October 2023
C) 7 November 2026
D) 9 November 2023
  • 30. When did the 54th Parliament expire, assuming no earlier dissolution?
A) 16 November 2026
B) 15 January 2027
C) 14 October 2026
D) 9 November 2026
  • 31. What is the deadline for the issuance of election writs following the expiration of Parliament?
A) 16 November 2026
B) 14 October 2026
C) 15 January 2027
D) 9 November 2026
  • 32. When were the writs for the 2023 general election returned?
A) 9 November 2023
B) 14 October 2023
C) 16 November 2023
D) 21 January 2026
  • 33. Who announced the 2026 election date?
A) The Chief Electoral Officer
B) The Speaker of the House
C) The Governor-General
D) Christopher Luxon
  • 34. On what date was the 2026 election date announced?
A) 9 November 2026
B) 21 January 2026
C) 7 November 2026
D) 14 October 2023
  • 35. What is the absolute latest possible date that the 2026 general election could be held?
A) 15 January 2027
B) 19 December 2026
C) 9 November 2026
D) 7 November 2026
  • 36. Writs for the general election must be returned within how many days of their issuance?
A) 3 years
B) 7 days
C) 60 days
D) 14 days
  • 37. What is the deadline for the return of writs for the 2026 election?
A) 16 November 2026
B) 19 December 2026
C) 15 January 2027
D) 9 November 2026
  • 38. Following the 2023 census, how many North Island general electorates were there for the 2026 election?
A) 49
B) 48
C) 50
D) 47
  • 39. How many list seats were available for the 2026 election?
A) 48
B) 47
C) 50
D) 49
  • 40. What is the population tolerance percentage for electorate boundaries?
A) ±10%
B) ±1%
C) ±2%
D) ±5%
  • 41. What was the former name of the Mount Maunganui electorate?
A) Tauranga
B) Rongotai
C) Bay of Plenty
D) East Coast
  • 42. What was the East Coast electorate renamed to?
A) Bay of Plenty
B) Mount Maunganui
C) East Cape
D) Wellington Bays
  • 43. What happened to the Panmure area of the Panmure-Ōtāhuhu electorate?
A) It was moved to Wellington
B) It was renamed
C) It was removed
D) It was expanded
  • 44. Who is the Chief Electoral Officer mentioned regarding the digital information switch?
A) Katie Brown
B) Statistics New Zealand
C) Karl Le Quesne
D) The Representation Commission
  • 45. What is the new method for the Electoral Commission to send information to voters?
A) Text message
B) Social media
C) Email
D) Postal mail
  • 46. How many members were elected to the House of Representatives in 2026?
A) 131
B) 120
C) 142
D) 130
  • 47. Who is the leader of the Labour Party?
A) Chris Hipkins
B) Nicola Willis
C) Christopher Luxon
D) Gerry Brownlee
  • 48. Which party won 6.0% of the party vote to become the first new party elected since 2011?
A) New Zealand First
B) ACT
C) The Green Party
D) The Opportunity Party
  • 49. What is the status of the incumbent government while awaiting official results?
A) Full executive power
B) Dissolved government
C) Caretaker conventions
D) Minority coalition rule
  • 50. How many seats does the incumbent National–ACT–New Zealand First coalition hold on preliminary results?
A) 65
B) 67
C) 60
D) 71
  • 51. Which high-profile National Party member lost their seat due to the party's overhang?
A) Gerry Brownlee
B) Chris Hipkins
C) Nicola Willis
D) Christopher Luxon
  • 52. What voting system does New Zealand use for general elections?
A) First-past-the-post
B) Single transferable vote
C) Alternative vote
D) Mixed-member proportional (MMP)
  • 53. How many ethnic Māori voters were on the Māori roll in early July 2026?
A) 255,627
B) 440,692
C) 302,096
D) 307,991
  • 54. What was the youth voter enrolment rate by 30 June 2026?
A) 70%
B) 65.5%
C) 60%
D) 53%
  • 55. Who suggested that compulsory civics education and lowering the voting age to 16 could improve youth engagement?
A) Julianne Molineaux
B) Shane Whitfield
C) Karl Le Quesne
D) Malak Tamimi
  • 56. What was the youth enrolment rate on 30 June 2011?
A) 77.2%
B) 53%
C) 60%
D) 70%
  • 57. What happens to the votes of those on the dormant roll?
A) They are counted manually by the Prime Minister
B) They are counted as special votes
C) They are only valid if sent by mail
D) They are disqualified
  • 58. What is a consequence of being on the dormant roll regarding election materials?
A) They are not sent EasyVote cards
B) They are restricted to online voting only
C) They cannot vote
D) They must pay a fee to vote
  • 59. What was the total number of eligible voters who had not yet enrolled by 23 October 2026?
A) 307,991
B) 132,000
C) 307,842
D) 115,000
  • 60. What percentage of eligible voters had enrolled to vote by 23 October 2026?
A) 69.9%
B) 94.7%
C) 77.2%
D) 92.2%
  • 61. Which political party was deregistered on 31 March 2026?
A) New Nation Party
B) NewZeal
C) Freedoms New Zealand
D) DemocracyNZ
  • 62. Who replaced Chris Bishop as the National Party's campaign chair on 2 April 2026?
A) Christopher Luxon
B) Nicola Willis
C) Paul Goldsmith
D) Simeon Brown
  • 63. How did National plan to fund its health investments such as expanding free screenings?
A) Selling state-owned enterprises
B) Borrowing from the Reserve Bank
C) Reducing international aid outside the Pacific
D) Increasing the income tax rate
  • 64. In January 2026, what did Labour propose to levy to support the New Zealand film industry?
A) Television broadcasters
B) Internet service providers
C) Social media platforms
D) Streaming companies
  • 65. What is the official 2026 election slogan for the Labour Party?
A) Building a Better Future
B) Moving New Zealand Forward
C) Better Starts Now
D) Change for the Better
  • 66. What did Labour propose to cap for public transport in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch?
A) Weekly fees at $20
B) Daily fees at $5
C) Monthly passes at $100
D) Single ride fares at $1
  • 67. What target for debt as a percentage of GDP did Labour set in its fiscal strategy?
A) 15%
B) 30%
C) 20%
D) 25%
  • 68. What policy did Labour announce regarding the Youth Court of New Zealand?
A) Repealing legislation for military style academies
B) Increasing the number of youth judges
C) Lowering the age of criminal responsibility
D) Establishing new detention centers
  • 69. What percentage of eligible student loans did Labour promise to forgive?
A) 5%
B) 50%
C) 10%
D) 25%
  • 70. What restriction does Labour intend to progress regarding social media within its first 100 days?
A) Taxing all social media advertisements
B) Age verification for all users
C) A total ban on TikTok
D) Under-16 online social media ban
  • 71. What did Labour promise to provide for nursing graduates?
A) A guaranteed job
B) Free post-graduate training
C) A sign-on bonus of $10,000
D) Relocation assistance
  • 72. What is the name of the new Crown entity proposed to address the 'dry year' problem?
A) Kiwipower
B) Renewable Power
C) GreenEnergy NZ
D) National Energy Trust
  • 73. What did the Greens propose to create to break the supermarket duopoly?
A) PublicGrocery
B) GreenMarket
C) KiwiMart
D) StateFoods
  • 74. How many supermarkets did the Greens plan to force Foodstuffs and Woolworths to sell?
A) 50
B) 200
C) 120
D) 80
  • 75. How much did the Greens pledge to invest in the intercity rail project?
A) $4 billion
B) $2 billion
C) $8.5 billion
D) $6 billion
  • 76. Where did the ACT Party hold its annual State of the Nation address in 2026?
A) Hamilton
B) Auckland
C) Wellington
D) Christchurch
  • 77. What did ACT propose to ban for unelected appointees on local council committees?
A) Access to council records
B) Salary payments
C) Committee chair positions
D) Voting rights
  • 78. ACT proposed allowing which professionals to treat and manage several medical issues?
A) Chiropractors
B) Pharmacists
C) Physiotherapists
D) Optometrists
  • 79. What did ACT propose as a new target for Pharmac's budget by 2033?
A) 20%
B) 13%
C) 15%
D) 10%
  • 80. Which candidate resigned after failing to declare membership of the China Zhi Gong Party?
A) Nicole McKee
B) Karen Chhour
C) David Seymour
D) Lyra Yan Zhang
  • 81. ACT proposed adding which crime to the three-strikes sentencing regime?
A) Speeding
B) Burglary
C) Shoplifting
D) Tax evasion
  • 82. ACT proposed transferring responsibility for game animals on conservation land to which body?
A) Game Animal Council
B) Ministry for the Environment
C) Department of Conservation
D) Fish and Game
  • 83. What industry scheme did Paul Henry propose as an alternative to University Entrance?
A) Skills credit
B) Apprenticeship diploma
C) Industry awards
D) Trade certification
  • 84. What specific item did ACT propose excluding from the National Land Transport Fund?
A) Non-functional art
B) Cycle lanes
C) Road lighting
D) Maintenance costs
  • 85. Who joined New Zealand First as a candidate and aligned his party with them on 22 March 2026?
A) Shane Jones
B) Stuart Nash
C) Craig Stobo
D) Alfred Ngaro
  • 86. Where did New Zealand First propose establishing a special economic zone?
A) Invercargill
B) Marsden Point
C) Christchurch
D) Auckland
  • 87. Why did Stuart Nash stand down as a New Zealand First candidate?
A) He made sexist remarks about Katie Nimon
B) He disagreed with the immigration policy
C) He was accused of policy plagiarism
D) He retired for health reasons
  • 88. Which former All Blacks rugby veteran was included on the New Zealand First party list?
A) Taine Randell
B) Michael Laws
C) Alfred Ngaro
D) Craig Stobo
  • 89. What train line did New Zealand First propose restoring?
A) The Southerner
B) The Northern Explorer
C) The Coastal Pacific
D) The TranzAlpine
  • 90. How much did New Zealand First propose increasing video game developer subsidies to?
A) 40%
B) 30%
C) 20%
D) 50%
  • 91. What is the name of the $4 billion rail policy announced by New Zealand First?
A) The Green Express
B) National Rail Initiative
C) Commonsense Express
D) Future Fund Rail
  • 92. What is the name of the Opportunity Party leader who announced the party's policies in 2026?
A) Iain Lees-Galloway
B) Wayne Brown
C) Qiulae Wong
D) Winston Peters
  • 93. Which of the following is one of the Opportunity Party's environmental policies?
A) Banning international flights
B) Banning private vehicles
C) Banning bottom trawling
D) Banning all coal mining
  • 94. What incentive did Opportunity propose to bring emigrant New Zealanders back home?
A) Offering free healthcare
B) Providing tax-free holidays
C) Giving grants for housing
D) Forgiving student loan interest
  • 95. What is the goal of the Opportunity Party's lobbying and political donation policy?
A) Allowing anonymous donations
B) Limiting candidate age
C) Capping political donations
D) Banning all political parties
  • 96. Which individual did Qiulae Wong state her party would not support as foreign minister?
A) The incumbent Prime Minister
B) Winston Peters
C) Iain Lees-Galloway
D) Wayne Brown
  • 97. Which natural disaster was cited as a past event impacting climate resilience needs?
A) 2011 Christchurch earthquake
B) 2023 Cyclone Gabrielle
C) 2004 Matata floods
D) 2016 Kaikōura earthquake
  • 98. What is one of the five priorities in Wayne Brown's manifesto?
A) Banning all private construction
B) Reducing the number of mayors
C) Increasing central government interference
D) Improving public transportation
  • 99. What percentage of respondents supported the Greens' proposed wealth tax of 2.5% on assets over $10 million?
A) 45%
B) 50%
C) 64%
D) 25%
  • 100. What percentage of respondents supported Labour's proposed capital gains tax in the September 2026 Ipsos survey?
A) 25%
B) 64%
C) 45%
D) 50%
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