Alliance Party media release: The return of the Alliance 2025 & a surprise contender in local body elections

The Alliance Party is back in the fight, ready to shake up the political establishment, and put working people first in local communities across Aotearoa.

After years of a lack of a genuine left-wing voice, the Alliance is re-emerging to endorse candidates in the upcoming local body elections.

“For too long, ordinary New Zealanders have been ignored and their needs sidelined,” says Alliance Party spokesperson Quentin Findlay.

“We’ve watched as political decisions made by a select few fail our communities. That’s why we’re aiming to elect dedicated, community-focused candidates to local councils.”

The Alliance, a strong presence in national politics through the 1990s and early 2000s, last contested national elections in 2014.

Mr Findlay says an influx of younger members has led to the resurgence of the party, whose past achievements include paid parental leave and the establishment of Kiwibank.

“The failure of our current political direction and a rising energy from a new generation demanding real change have spurred us back into action,” he says.

“New Zealanders are crying out for a different kind of politics – one that isn’t afraid to stand up for them.”

The Coalition Government was pursuing a far right agenda, and was dominated by its minor partners such as ACT, says Mr Findlay.

He says the Labour Party opposition had lost its way and was failing to connect with its traditional support base.

“The Alliance is bringing an unapologetic social democratic agenda back to the table – a tradition with deep roots in Aotearoa New Zealand.”

Mr Findlay says “It’s time we had councils, and a country, that work for working people. The Alliance is here to help make that happen.”