See how much money was allocated to parties for advertising on radio, television and online for the 2023 General Election.
Parliament gave us $4,145, 750 incl GST to allocate to registered parties.
Learn more about the broadcasting allocation and how parties can use it
You can download our full decision at the bottom of this page. The decision includes information on how we allocated the money.
This table shows how much money we allocated to each eligible party.
| TOTAL allocated | $4,145,750 | $4,145,337 | $4,145,744 |
| TOTAL available | $4,145,750 | $4145,750 | $4,145,744 |
| Political Party | Original allocation 12 May (inclusive of GST) |
First variation 1 August (inclusive of GST) |
Second variation 8 September (inclusive of GST) |
| Parties eligible for share of broadcasting allocation | |||
| New Zealand Labour Party | $1,243,724 | $1,249,944 | $1,291,992 |
| The New Zealand National Party | $1,036,438 | $1,048,875 | $1,084,061 |
| ACT New Zealand | $352,389 | $356,535 | $368,548 |
| The Greens, The Green Party of Aotearoa/New Zealand | $352,389 | $356,535 | $368,548 |
| Te Pāti Māori | $198,996 | $201,069 | $207,930 |
| New Zealand First Party | $165,830 | $167,903 | $173,483 |
| New Conservative | $132,664 | $134,737 | $139,450 |
| The Opportunities Party (TOP) | $132,664 | $134,737 | $139,450 |
| Freedoms New Zealand | $66,332 | $92,036 | $95,042 |
| Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party | $66,332 | $67,161 | $69,310 |
| DemocracyNZ | $66,332 | $67,161 | $69,310 |
| ONE Party (currently applying to change its party name to NewZeal) | $66,332 | $67,161 | $69,310 |
| Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand | $66,332 | $67,161 | $69,310 |
| Parties not eligible for allocation | |||
| Heartland New Zealand Party* | $66,332 | $67,161 | $0 |
| NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party** | $66,332 | $0 | $0 |
| Protect & Prosper New Zealand* | $66,332 | $67,161 | $0 |
| Vision New Zealand** | $0 | $0 | $0 |
* These parties are currently unregistered.
** A component party of Freedoms New Zealand which in accordance with section 79(3) of the Broadcasting Act 1989 is not entitled to a separate allocation.
The Commission may vary the allocation decision under certain circumstances provided for in the Broadcasting Act, for example, if a party fails to register by the time Parliament is dissolved.