Register of political parties

If a political party wants to contest the party vote in an election, it must register with us. We keep a register of these parties and make it available to the public.

The register shows each party’s:

  • name
  • abbreviated name
  • component parties, if it has any
  • registration date
  • registration date of current logo
  • deadline for filing financial statements and whether these must be audited
  • secretary and their contact information
  • dates of changes to their rules.

You can download the register at the bottom of this page, or visit us and read the register in person:

Electoral Commission 
34-42 Manners St 
Wellington
Open 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday

See each party’s donation returns by year

Table of registered parties

This table shows which parties are on the register, their abbreviated names, their registered logos, and links to their websites.


ACT New Zealand

Party registered:

17 February 1995

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

The ACT Party

Logo registered:

2 August 2019

Party secretary name and contact details:

Danae Smith
Party Secretary
ACT New Zealand
PO Box 99651
Newmarket
Auckland 1149

Ph: 021 567 301
Email: danae.smith@act.org.nz

Deadline for providing financial statements:

30 June 2024

Audit requirement for financial statements:

Financial statements must be audited

Website:

www.act.org.nz

Previous registered logos:

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

Party registered:

30 May 1996

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

The Cannabis Party

Logo registered:

27 July 2020

Party secretary name and contact details:

Irinka Britnell
Party Secretary
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
25 Hanmer Street
Christchurch 8141

Mob: 022 082 4399
Email: avoncbakpak@gmail.com

Deadline for providing financial statements:

TBC

Audit requirement for financial statements:

TBC

Website:

www.alcp.org.nz

Previous registered logos:

DemocracyNZ

Party registered:

12 October 2022

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

None

Logo registered:

12 October 2022

Party secretary name and contact details:

Tania-Lee Knowles
Party Secretary
DemocracyNZ
Box 9
Waipapa
Northland 0246

Ph: 021 041 3137
Email: generalmanager@democracynz.org

Deadline for providing financial statements:

30 June 2024

Audit requirement for financial statements:

Financial statements are not required to be audited

Website:

democracynz.org

Freedoms New Zealand

Party registered:

15 February 2023

Component parties:

Vision New Zealand
New Nation Party

Abbreviation:

Freedoms NZ

Logo registered:

15 March 2023

Party secretary name and contact details:

Jennifer Marshall
Party Secretary
Freedoms New Zealand
49 Charlestown Drive
Flatbush
Auckland 2019

Mob: 027 278 1990
Email: jenny@freedomsnz.org.nz

Deadline for providing financial statements:

TBC

Audit requirement for financial statements:

TBC

Heartland New Zealand Party

Party registered:

6 August 2020

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

HeartlandNZ

Logo registered:

6 August 2020

Party secretary name and contact details:

Les Port
Party Secretary
Heartland New Zealand Party
PO Box 54
Matangi 3260

Mob: 022 500 7678
Email: secretary@heartlandnz.org.nz

Deadline for providing financial statements:

TBC

Audit requirement for financial statements:

TBC

Māori Party

Party registered:

24 June 2004

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

None

Logo registered:

21 June 2017

Party secretary name and contact details:

Lance Norman
Party Secretary
Māori Party

Email: secretary@maoriparty.org.nz

Deadline for providing financial statements:

30 June 2024

Audit requirement for financial statements:

Financial statements must be audited

Previous registered logos:

New Conservative

Party registered:

6 October 2011

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

Conservative

Logo registered:

15 March 2023

Party secretary name and contact details:

Rudi du Plooy
Party Secretary
New Conservative
61 Seaview Road
Lower Hutt
5010

Ph: 021 300 770
Email: rudiduplooynz@gmail.com

Deadline for providing financial statements:

30 June 2024

Audit requirement for financial statements:

Financial statements are not required to be audited

Previous registered logos:

New Nation Party

Party registered:

12 April 2023

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

NNP

Logo registered:

12 April 2023

Party secretary name and contact details:

Melissa O'Hagan
Party Secretary
New Nation Party
PO Box 47-017
Trentham
Upper Hutt 5143

Mob: 021 397069
Email: nnpartynz.melissa@gmail.com

Deadline for providing financial statements:

TBC

Audit requirement for financial statements:

TBC

Website:

nnparty.co.nz

New Zealand First Party

Party registered:

20 December 1994

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

NZ First

Logo registered:

21 June 2017

Party secretary name and contact details:

Holly Howard
Secretary General
New Zealand First
PO Box 406
Fielding 4740

Ph: 027 335 3452
Email: secretary@nzfirst.nz

Deadline for providing financial statements:

30 September 2024

Audit requirement for financial statements:

Financial statements must be audited

Website:

www.nzfirst.nz

Previous registered logos:

New Zealand Labour Party

Party registered:

17 February 1995

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

Labour Party

Logo registered:

22 June 2016

Party secretary name and contact details:

Rob Salmond
Party Secretary
New Zealand Labour Party
PO Box 784
Wellington 6140

Mobile: 027 202 0410
Email: secretary@labour.org.nz

Deadline for providing financial statements:

30 June 2024

Audit requirement for financial statements:

Financial statements must be audited

Previous registered logos:

NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party

Party registered:

11 August 2017

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

None

Logo registered:

6 April 2022

Party secretary name and contact details:

Kelly McKee
Party Secretary
47 Rimu Street
Gonville
Whanganui 4501

Mob: 021 062 9981
Email: kelzm7@gmail.com

Deadline for providing financial statements:

30 September 2024

Audit requirement for financial statements:

Financial statements are not required to be audited

Previous registered logos:

ONE Party

Party registered:

9 July 2020

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

None

Logo registered:

9 July 2020

Party secretary name and contact details:

Dollarina O'Sullivan
7 Aitken Road
RD 3
TUAKAU 2693

Mob: 027 485 3101
Email: dolly@oneparty.net

Deadline for providing financial statements:

30 June 2024

Audit requirement for financial statements:

Financial statements are not required to be audited

Website:

oneparty.net

The Greens, The Green Party of Aotearoa/New Zealand

Party registered:

17 August 1995

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

Green Party

Logo registered:

21 June 2017

Party secretary name and contact details:

Miriam Ross
General Secretary
The Greens
PO Box 11652
WELLINGTON 6142

Ph: (04) 801 5102
Mob: (027) 414 4074
Fax: (04) 801 5104
Email: generalmanager@greens.org.nz

Deadline for providing financial statements:

30 September 2024

Audit requirement for financial statements:

Financial statements must be audited

Previous registered logos:

The New Zealand National Party

Party registered:

2 December 1994

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

National Party

Logo registered:

21 June 2017

Party secretary name and contact details:

Joanne Marie de Joux
Party Secretary
The New Zealand National Party
PO Box 1155
Wellington 6140

Ph: (04) 894 7016
Mob: 027 430 0006
Email: jo.dejoux@national.org.nz

Deadline for providing financial statements:

TBC

Audit requirement for financial statements:

TBC

Previous registered logos:

The Opportunities Party (TOP)

Party registered:

6 March 2017

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

TOP

Logo registered:

15 February 2023

Party secretary name and contact details:

Hayden Cargo
Party Secretary
The Opportunities Party (TOP)
90 Crawford St
Dunedin 9016

Mob: 022 682 4996
Email: secretary@top.org.nz

Deadline for providing financial statements:

30 June 2024

Audit requirement for financial statements:

Financial statements are not required to be audited

Website:

www.top.org.nz

Previous registered logos:

Vision New Zealand

Party registered:

4 December 2019

Component parties:

None

Abbreviation:

Vision NZ

Logo registered:

4 December 2019

Party secretary name and contact details:

Anne Williamson
Party Secretary
Vision New Zealand
44 Bob Charles Drive
Golflands
Auckland 2013

Email: office@vision.org.nz

Deadline for providing financial statements:

30 September 2024

Audit requirement for financial statements:

Financial statements are not required to be audited

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