Alliance Party Ōtautahi Christchurch

14/06/2026

Christopher Luxon is doubling down, while Treasury warns it could cost up to $5 billion.

13/06/2026

11/06/2026

09/06/2026

Join, volunteer, or donate to The Alliance and help build a country that works for working people.

07/06/2026

A bit of admin and paperwork to do, but we've got our 500 members and will be registering as a party this week.

Onwards and upwards, and we are always keen for more members interested in a real alternative in NZ politics: https://allianceparty.nz/get-involved/ -Form

Any political parties wanting to contest the 2026 general election ...

07/06/2026

The union's national secretary says Labour is "a big machine" with "different views from different people".

05/06/2026

Close to our hearts here in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Fighting this same battle every couple of years is ridiculous - a waste of everyone's time. New Zealanders for a Democratic Economy ran a survey of locals last year - and full or partial sale, including leasing, of the Port is extremely unpopular.

Public assets are owned on behalf of ordinary people - they are not there to be flogged off to the highest bidder.

04/06/2026

The party has been out of Parliament for 24 years but has relaunched and its kaumātua is standing for the Rangitīkei seat.

03/06/2026

On the 1st of May, Banks Peninsula candidate Kyle Turnbull and our president Tom Roud had the privilege of marking 75 years since the 1951 Waterside Lockout with the Maritime Union of New Zealand in Lyttelton.

This news, unprecedented in New Zealand history, is extraordinarily welcome.

MUNZ are a proud union, and we are proud to be in the fight with them.

Alliance Party Welcomes Historic Affiliation of Maritime Union of New Zealand

On 3 June I addressed the National Council of the Maritime Union of New Zealand at Waterside House in Wellington.

They unanimously voted to affiliate to the Alliance Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

Thus historic and unprecedented decision unites one of the country’s most iconic and effective trade unions with the Alliance Party.

I am humbled by the faith and support offered by the Maritime Union. This is the oldest Union in New Zealand with a massive history and is the core of the organised working class.

The affiliation of the Maritime Union to the Alliance is a game changer for the 2026 election and going forward, for advancing an uncompromising working class voice in New Zealand politics.

MUNZ has a proud, unbroken history, and this step aligns perfectly with the Alliance constitutional objectives of socialist principles of democracy, equality, and social ownership.

The Alliance will be campaigning in 2026 on economic resilience, infrastructure and KiwiWorks, a 21st century Ministry of Works, all focussed on supporting working people and their families.

The Alliance will also prioritize revitalizing New Zealand shipping and rail, and keeping our ports and infrastructure in public ownership.

This affiliation is an acknowledgement of the MMP environment, and the Alliance is committed to working with other opposition parties to remove the Coalition Government.

The Maritime Union will maintain its long-standing affiliation to the New Zealand Labour Party.

Pictured here is Alliance Leader Victor Billot (second from right) with national officials of MUNZ Gerard Loader, Josh Greer, Fiona Mansell and Carl Findlay.

03/06/2026

Great to have Kevin's experience and record with us for this year's election.