Election deadline rapidly approaching for small parties

About this episode

The episode discusses the approaching deadline for small political parties to register for the 2026 general election in New Zealand.

Any political parties wanting to contest the 2026 general election in November need to have their registration papers submitted by the end of this week. Political hopefuls - and returning hopefuls like the Alliance party - are rallying to get the required 500 financial members in time. Whena Owen reports for Q+A, meeting a set of smaller parties vying for the chance to win party votes. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

People in this episode

Host: Jack Tame

Topics covered

• election
• political parties
• registration
• New Zealand politics
• small parties
• party votes

Keywords

• election deadline
• small parties
• political registration
• Alliance party
• 2026 general election

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alliance party

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