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  • Party policies, simplified: Disability policy

    The General Election day is approaching on Saturday November 7. We reached out to political parties National, Labour, Te Pāti Māori, ACT, New Zealand First, the Green Party, and The Opportunity Party with the same questions across housing, transport, disability policy, funding, healthcare, education, employment and accessibility.


    Here are the party stances on the Disability Support Services Act 2026.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min
  • Party policies, simplified: Accessibility

    The General Election day is approaching on Saturday November 7. We reached out to political parties National, Labour, Te Pāti Māori, ACT, New Zealand First, the Green Party, and The Opportunity Party with the same questions across housing, transport, disability policy, funding, healthcare, education, employment and accessibility.


    We asked them what their parties would do to make Aotearoa more accessible, and what their stance was on New Zealand First’s members’ bill, the Accessibility Standards Bill.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min
  • Party policies, simplified: Employment

    The General Election day is approaching on Saturday November 7. We reached out to political parties National, Labour, Te Pāti Māori, ACT, New Zealand First, the Green Party, and The Opportunity Party with the same questions across housing, transport, disability policy, funding, healthcare, education, employment and accessibility.


    Here’s how parties say they will ensure work opportunities for disabled people into work, including fair wages.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min
  • Party policies, simplified: Education

    The General Election day is approaching on Saturday November 7. We reached out to political parties National, Labour, Te Pāti Māori, ACT, New Zealand First, the Green Party, and The Opportunity Party with the same questions across housing, transport, disability policy, funding, healthcare, education, employment and accessibility.


    Here’s how they say their education policies will serve disabled students. We also asked for each party’s stance on using ‘reasonable force’ on disruptive students.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    6 min
  • Party policies, simplified: Healthcare

    The General Election day is approaching on Saturday November 7. We reached out to political parties National, Labour, Te Pāti Māori, ACT, New Zealand First, the Green Party, and The Opportunity Party with the same questions across housing, transport, disability policy, funding, healthcare, education, employment and accessibility.


    Here’s how parties say they will make the healthcare system more equitable for disabled communities.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min
  • Party policies, simplified: Disability funding

    The General Election day is approaching on Saturday November 7. We reached out to political parties National, Labour, Te Pāti Māori, ACT, New Zealand First, the Green Party, and The Opportunity Party with the same questions across housing, transport, disability policy, funding, healthcare, education, employment and accessibility.


    Here’s what parties had to say about disability funding and whether they would re-establish the Lottery Individuals with Disabilities Committee. We’ve also researched their welfare policies.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 min
  • Party policies, simplified: Housing

    The General Election day is approaching on Saturday November 7. We reached out to political parties: National, Labour, Te Pāti Māori, ACT, New Zealand First, the Green Party, and The Opportunity Party, with the same questions across housing, transport, disability policy, funding, healthcare, education, education and accessibility.


    On the topic of housing, we asked about their housing policies for disabled people and whether parties would reinstate a 15% target of accessible public housing.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    6 min
  • Party policies, simplified: Transport

    The General Election day is approaching on Saturday November 7. We reached out to political parties National, Labour, Te Pāti Māori, ACT, New Zealand First, the Green Party, and The Opportunity Party with the same questions across housing, transport, disability policy, funding, healthcare, education, employment and accessibility.


    We asked them how their transport policy would serve disabled communities and whether parties would increase the Total Mobility Scheme subsidy.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    6 min

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