New Zealand General Election · Saturday 7 November 2026 · 7 candidates
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Communities: Upper Hutt, Silverstream, Trentham, Stokes Valley, Taitā, Naenae, Avalon, Manor Park (summary of the 2025 Representation Commission boundaries, compiled from the Commission report and Wikipedia; confirm your address on the official vote.nz map)
Listed alphabetically by surname, as on the ballot paper. The electorate vote elects one local MP (first past the post). Your party vote is separate: see party vote.
Independent
Official listing: DENCH, Victor Edward
No verified quote from this candidate yet. Standing as an independent.
ACT New Zealand · Party website
Official listing: ELDER, Nigel
No verified quote from this candidate yet. See what ACT is campaigning on: official ACT policies.
New Zealand First Party · Party website
Official listing: FOSTER, Andy
No verified quote from this candidate yet. See what NZ First is campaigning on: official NZ First policies.
Official listing: HIPKINS, Chris
We still want kids to be learning reading, writing, and maths, but I want to give the teachers the flexibility to do that in a way that engages kids
I don't think that's acceptable, no
If any minister in a government I led expressed the sort of racist sentiment that he's put up with, I would sack them immediately
New Zealand is the best place in the world to raise children, and I want us to keep it that way
National Party · Party website
Official listing: LATEEF, Zabeen
No verified quote from this candidate yet. See what National is campaigning on: official National policies.
Official listing: NORTON, Chris
No verified quote from this candidate yet. See what Green is campaigning on: official Green policies.
Opportunity Party · Party website
Official listing: ROSS, Luke
No verified quote from this candidate yet. See what Opportunity is campaigning on: official Opportunity policies.
Candidates checked against the official Electoral Commission list: Electorate Candidates 2026 (xlsx), released 9 Oct 2026 (media release). "Sitting electorate MP" flags are from a secondary compilation (Wikipedia).