https://2026.browncow.co.nz/ AI research on the 2026 New Zealand general election: an economic baseline, feasibility-scored party reports, a non-binding recommendation, and the nightly log of what changed and why. Static site, no tracking. en-NZ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:00:00 +1300 https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/updates.html https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/updates.html#sun 1 nov 2026, 01:00 nzdt (first overnight run; corpus baseline 31 oct 2026) Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:00:00 +1300 National: NEW — ACT/NZF authorised the Don Brash split-vote (overhang) ads, 30–31 Oct; Luxon: promoters "trying to confuse" voters. Hutt South: Bishop in serious doubt, accepted Peters' cross-party endorsement. No score change. Labour: minor — 31 Oct: confirmed major court/prison reform not high on agenda (no comprehensive justice plan; score stands). ACT: NEW — confirmed (Post) it authorised the overhang/split-vote ad; coalition friction in final week. No score change. Green: minor — 31 Oct: Swarbrick attacked government fast-tracking of hyperscale AI data centre, Auckland CBD; Greens press for EIA + renewable cover. No score change. https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/context.html https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/context.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1300 Prepared 31 October 2026 (7 days to polling day). All figures sourced and dated; party researchers should cite this file plus their own party-specific sources. https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/national.html https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/national.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1300 *31 Oct 2026. Constraint numbers (1–7) per §5 of 00_context_economics.md.* https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/labour.html https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/labour.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1300 Researched 31 Oct 2026; scores calibrated to constraints 1–7 in `00_context_economics.md`. https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/act.html https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/act.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1300 **Economy/fiscal** https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/green.html https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/green.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1300 Scale: 5 = highly feasible … 1 = low; NS = unscoreable. https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/nzf.html https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/nzf.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1300 *31 Oct 2026, 7 days to polling day. Scores reference baseline constraints 1–7 in `00_context_economics.md`.* https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/tpm.html https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/tpm.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1300 *31 Oct 2026; scores use shared-baseline constraints 1–7.* https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/unitedfuture.html https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/unitedfuture.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1300 *Prepared 31 October 2026. **Finding: United Future is NOT contesting the 2026 election.** The party was dissolved on 14 November 2017 and formally de-registered on 28 February 2018 at its own request. The premise in the tasking ("Simeon Brown was last reported leader") is false — see verification below. No 2026 policies exist to score; this report documents the verified state of affairs so the me https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/opportunity.html https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/opportunity.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1300 2. **Land Value Tax** — 1.75% urban / 0.5% rural on unimproved land value (est. $24bn/yr), 10-year ramp, exemptions and deferrals. — **Feasibility: 2** — Labour rules it out as a bottom line, most ratepayers pay more than their CI benefit, and constraint 5 defers price relief. 3. **KiwiSaver 2.0** — separate compulsory scheme, 12% of gross (6% employer + 6% employee), tax-free, no hardship or firs https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/meta.html https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/meta.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1300 For the owner (goals: 1 stable democracy, 2 a future for young people). As of Friday 31 Oct 2026; polling day Saturday 7 Nov. https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/updates.html https://2026.browncow.co.nz/pages/updates.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1300