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Policy to problem

Draft completeness score. CivicNZ does not score whether a policy is good or bad. The same published rubric is used for every party. Not addressed is shown in those words.

Draft 2026-10-draft-1. Completeness of the public record — not a judgement that a policy is good or bad. Read the rubric.

Health

5

problems on the series

Housing

0

problems on the series

Safety

1

problem on the series

Affordability

2

problems on the series

Wellbeing

1

problem on the series

Does an official quote name the problem?

This table is not a ranking. Parties stay in a fixed order. On the record means the verbatim quote names that series. Not addressed means it does not.

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Problems the data shows

safety

Sworn Police constabulary

lagging

Official target: 10,711 by November 2025 (+500)

“At August 2025 constabulary FTEs were 10,285 — 74 above the November 2023 baseline of 10,211. The 10,711 target had not been met.”

T2025/2463: Progress on additional 500 Police officers·27 Nov 2025 · The Treasury

Official target wording: “10,711 by November 2025 (+500)”

Nov 2023
10,211
Aug 2025
10,285

affordability

Annual consumers price index

worseninglagging

Official target: 1 to 3 percent (Reserve Bank target band)

“New Zealand’s consumers price index (CPI) increased 3.7 percent in the 12 months to the September 2026 quarter.”

Annual inflation at 3.7 percent in September 2026·22 Oct 2026 · Stats NZ

Official target wording: “The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s target band for the annual inflation rate is 1 to 3 percent.”

Dec 2024
2.2
Sep 2026
3.7

affordability

Special Needs Grants for food

worsening

“There were 350,091 Special Needs Grants for food during the December 2025 quarter, up 18,795 or 5.7 percent from the December 2024 quarter.”

Benefit Fact Sheets Snapshot — December 2025 Quarter·1 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Social Development

Dec 2024
331,296
Dec 2025
350,091

wellbeing

Shorter mental health and addiction-related stays in emergency departments

official missed milestone

Official target: 95% within 6 hours by 2030

“Despite not meeting the 2025/26 milestone nationally, performance for shorter mental health and addiction-related stays in emergency departments improved on the same quarter last year and quarter three.”

Continued improvement in access to mental health and addiction support·24 Sept 2026 · Health New Zealand

Official target wording: “95% of mental health and addiction related emergency department presentations are admitted, discharged, or transferred from an emergency department within 6 hours.”

No current problem on the attached series

housing

Households in emergency housing

target met

Official target: 75% reduction by 2030 (met early)

“HUD Annual Report 2024/25: emergency-housing households 3,141 in December 2023 to 501 at 30 June 2025. MSD monthly (not chained to the HUD pair) is 441 households at 31 August 2026, unchanged from 441 at 31 August 2025.”

Monthly Housing Update — August 2026·31 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Social Development

Official target wording: “75% reduction by 2030 (met early)”

Dec 2023 HUD target baseline
3,141
Jun 2025 HUD
501
Aug 2025 MSD
441
Aug 2026 MSD
441

No current problem on the attached official series. HUD Annual Report 2024/25: emergency-housing households 3,141 in December 2023 to 501 at 30 June 2025. MSD monthly (not chained to the HUD pair) is 441 households at 31 August 2026, unchanged from 441 at 31 August 2025. HUD records the 75% reduction-by-2030 target was met early. Parties are not scored against a series that has met its official target.