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Alliance on Democracy & Government

Strong local democracy, public service reform, Treaty as constitution

The Alliance says local communities should control their own services like water and public transport. They want the public service to go back to giving honest advice instead of acting like a business. They also say Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a core constitutional document and that Māori rights and language must be protected. They believe healthy local democracy is needed for a healthy national democracy.

What they say they'll do

Local communities to own and control services like water, waste disposal, and public transport
Return the public service to a public good-centred model with in-house expertise
Choose public service leadership based on technical know-how and merit, not business acumen
Stop farming out government work to expensive consultancies
Recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a core constitutional document
Redress land claims and other breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Who this affects

Local communities

Under this policy, local communities would own and control services like water, waste disposal, and public transport rather than having these managed at a distance.

Public servants

The Alliance says the public service would shift away from a business-like model, with leadership chosen from within based on expertise rather than business skills.

Māori

The Alliance says Te Tiriti o Waitangi would be treated as a core constitutional document, with land claims addressed and Māori customary rights, language, and culture protected.

Taxpayers

The Alliance says reliance on expensive outside consultants would be reduced, with expertise built inside the public service instead.

In their own words

“A thriving national democracy requires healthy local democracy.”

“The public service is not a business; corporatised government departments led by CEOs are not able to deliver the free and frank advice that governments of both political stripes need to make evidence-based decisions.”

“Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a core constitutional document in this land, and the basis for a shared future between tangata whenua and all other people in Aotearoa New Zealand.”

Verify at Alliance — official policy page

Summarised neutrally from Alliance’s own official policy (as at 2026-08-23) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Democracy & Government →

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