Government elections bring a wave of announcements and competing priorities – and it can be hard to know how the engineering profession is going to be impacted. This year, Engineering New Zealand has a strategy to cut through the clutter – advocating for you and spotlighting the information that counts.
With the 2026 election fast approaching, this page highlights how Engineering New Zealand is advocating for the engineering profession. It breaks down the political priorities that affect you – including political manifestos and key announcements. We’ll keep it updated with key announcements and what they mean for the engineering profession.
Our priorities for the election
We have developed key messages to help start our conversations with political parties. These messages are the same across each of the documents, but the topics are tailored to reflect each party’s priorities. You can read the letters here:
National Party letter | 145.4 KB
National Party priorities | 64.9 KB
Labour Party letter | 145.3 KB
Labour Party priorities | 64.4 KB
Act Party letter | 145.8 KB
Act Party priorities | 64.8 KB
Green Party letter | 145.6 KB
Green Party priorities | 64.0 KB
NZ First Party letter | 145.4 KB
NZ First Party priorities | 63.4 KB
Te Pāti Māori letter | 145.6 KB
Te Pāti Māori priorities | 64.0 KB
