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What the next government could mean for planning, consenting, infrastructure and climate policy, party by party.
With voting closing on 7 November, the next government will set the direction for the new planning system, the future of fast-track consenting and climate policy settings. Our snapshot compares where the seven parties stand across five themes:
- planning law
- fast-track consenting
- infrastructure funding/planning
- climate and the ETS, and
- adaptation and natural hazards.
An at-a-glance matrix of seven yes/no questions is followed by theme-by-theme detail.
We have drawn on party manifestos, policy announcements and public statements, current as at 3 November 2026.
