Justice & police

What each party would do, and what it would cost over four years.

Cost basis

New spending Total announced

Sources

Party figures only Incl. independent

Capital spending

Exclude Include

Aspirational pledges

Exclude Include

Net cost in this area

Four-year net. Bars share one scale. Solid adds to the deficit, light reduces it.

National

+$28m

Labour

—

Green Party

—

ACT

+$2m

NZ First

—

Te Pāti Māori

—

The Opportunity Party

—

National

+$28m · 1 policy

Auckland public transport police team (50 extra officers)

+$28m

Partyhigh

Announced 13 Sep 2026. $7m/yr from Budget 2027. 4-yr = 7 x 4.

Source

ACT

+$2m · 1 policy

Roll out 20 noise cameras

+$2m

Partymedium

Party costing reported by TU.

Source

Nothing announced in this area: Labour, Green Party, NZ First, Te Pāti Māori, The Opportunity Party.

National+$28m

Auckland public transport police team (50 extra officers)

+$28m

Partyhigh

Announced 13 Sep 2026. $7m/yr from Budget 2027. 4-yr = 7 x 4.

Source

Labour—

Nothing announced in this area.

Green Party—

Nothing announced in this area.

ACT+$2m

Roll out 20 noise cameras

+$2m

Partymedium

Party costing reported by TU.

Source

NZ First—

Nothing announced in this area.

Te Pāti Māori—

Nothing announced in this area.

The Opportunity Party—

Nothing announced in this area.

Tags: Capital one-off spending that adds to debt rather than the annual deficit; Aspirational stated as a goal without a firm commitment; In current plans partly funded in Treasury's PREFU 2026 forecasts already. Change the filters above to include or exclude these.