About
Who built this, and how to check it
NZVoteCheck is an independent, non-partisan guide to the 2026 New Zealand general election. It is not affiliated with, funded by, or endorsed by any political party, candidate or lobby group.
A voting tool asks you to trust its judgement about other people's politics. The least it owes you in return is a name, a face and a way to argue with it.
How it stays neutral
Six rules the whole site follows
Every position is sourced
All 222 party positions link to a source and carry the date they were last checked. The evidence is there to check against.
Tested for balance
Questions are checked for lean before publication and rewritten when they fail. The first draft leaned left and was rewritten.
Weaknesses published
Including the fact that distance-based scoring favours moderate parties, and how we corrected for it.
Alphabetical, always
Parties are listed alphabetically everywhere, never by poll position or match score.
No party colours
The site's own colours sit clearly outside every party's brand palette, so the design itself doesn't nudge you.
Nothing to sell
No ads, no sponsors, no donations, no political funding and no tracking. There is nothing to monetise.
The full workings, including the balance tests and their results, are on how it works.
Corrections
Think a position is wrong?
Email alexander@thesharmans.co.nz with the question, the party and the source you think is better. Corrections are made quickly, and the verification date changes so you can see it was updated.
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You send the source
The question, the party, and the published material you think shows a different position.
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It is checked against the rules
The same three sourcing rules every other position follows, applied to your source.
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The site is updated
The position, its note and its check date change, so the correction is visible.
How it is funded
It isn't. There are no ads, no sponsors, no donations and no political funding. Costs are a domain and hosting, paid personally. That is also why there is no tracking: there is nothing to monetise.
Electoral Act statement
Authorised by Alexander Sharman, alexander@thesharmans.co.nz.
See which party matches you
37 questions on the issues in this election. Five minutes, free, no sign-up, and every party position links to its source.