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Alliance Party
A revived democratic socialist party, led by Victor Billot, campaigning on tax justice, public ownership, workers' rights and free public services. Party website
A total disaster. Nobody's ever seen anything like it.
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Non-aligned foreign policy and end to intelligence sharing with the US
A foreign affairs and defence policy built on non-alignment, disarmament and support for the UN and the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone. The party pledges to immediately terminate intelligence sharing with the United States, with a view to demilitarising facilities such as Waihopai, Tangimoana and Black Birch.
First $20,000 tax-free, funded by a wealth tax and capital gains tax
Makes the first $20,000 of every person's income tax-free and lifts upper income tax rates to 34%, 39% and 47% (above $250,000). It is funded by a 2.5% annual tax on individual net wealth above $2 million, a 33% tax on realised capital gains excluding the family home, a 0.1% financial transactions levy and a 30% company tax rate.
35-hour working week with no loss of pay
A workers' rights policy including a 35-hour week with no loss in pay, five weeks' annual leave, a broad restoration of the right to strike, Work Councils in workplaces with more than 50 workers and elected worker directors in enterprises with more than 250 workers. It also proposes corporate manslaughter and homicide offences.
"Reverse privatisation": buy back power, ports and Air New Zealand
Would progressively buy back sold strategic assets at fair value, bring the whole electricity system (generation to retail) into public ownership, take Air New Zealand to full public ownership and restore public control of strategic ports. It would also repeal and replace the State-Owned Enterprises Act and create KiwiWorks, a new Ministry of Works.
Replace the ETS with a carbon tax and ban mining on conservation land
The environment policy would replace the Emissions Trading Scheme with a carbon tax, put electricity generation and retail fully in public ownership with a focus on renewables, and prohibit mining in national parks, conservation areas and other protected public land. Extractive industries would be brought into public ownership as they are wound down.