# Question 91: I work in a small town rather than farming. My family drives long distances for services, and local jobs and healthcare are limited. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would parties do to create or retain jobs in small towns beyond farming?

Collected 31 October 2026

[NZ Election 2026 · Edition 7 study](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/7)

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# 2026 New Zealand election: What would parties do for jobs in small towns?

Your question raises an important issue for provincial New Zealand: how can a small town remain a place where people can earn a living, raise a family and access essential services without depending almost entirely on farming?

There are several ways a government can support that:

- Help small businesses open, expand and employ local people.
- Bring investment into manufacturing, tourism, construction, renewable energy and technology.
- Create apprenticeships and training so young people can stay in their communities.
- Maintain local schools, healthcare, transport and public services, which also provide employment.
- Improve roads, electricity, broadband and infrastructure so businesses can operate outside major cities.

The 2026 election is scheduled for 7 November 2026. The following comparison covers the seven parties with published election platforms: National, Labour, ACT, Green, New Zealand First, Te Pāti Māori and The Opportunity Party. It focuses on policies beyond farming, using announcements available as at 31 October 2026. [October AMM Comms: Election 2026 – What the Parties Are Proposing for Employers and Small Businesses](https://www.ammlaw.co.nz/october-amm-comms-election-2026-what-the-parties-are-proposing-for-employers-and-small-businesses)[2026 Election Policy](https://www.national.org.nz/policies)[Labour's 2026 Election Policies](https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/)

## 1. What each party is proposing

### National – Business growth, exports and infrastructure

Business and investment approach

National's approach is to encourage private businesses to invest, expand and create employment.

Its relevant proposals include:

- Investment Boost: Retain tax incentives that allow businesses to deduct more of the cost of new investments in equipment.
- Commercial development: Make it easier and quicker to get building consents for shops, offices and other commercial buildings.
- Export growth: Aim to double the value of New Zealand exports by 2034.
- Tourism: Change the International Visitor Levy so councils receive a direct and growing financial return from the visitors they host.
- Infrastructure: Continue regional infrastructure investment, including transport resilience projects.

Potential relevance to small towns: Opportunities could arise in tourism, construction, transport, logistics, local manufacturing and businesses supplying exporters.

An important consideration is that National's policies generally rely on private investment and economic growth. They do not necessarily guarantee that new jobs will be located in smaller towns. [2026 Election Policy](https://www.national.org.nz/policies)[Election 2026: What's on Offer for Regional New Zealand?](https://www.businesscentral.org.nz/post/election-2026-what-is-on-offer-for-regional-new-zealand)

### Labour – Apprenticeships, small businesses and public investment

Jobs, skills and small-business support

Labour has proposed several measures that could directly support employment outside the farming sector.

- Apprenticeship Boost: Extend employer payments, provide a $1,000 toolbox grant and include five additional trades.
- Start Work Now: Create work through building social housing, improving more than 2,000 schools and addressing hospital repair backlogs.
- Small-business support: Faster payment of government invoices, a tax write-off for equipment costing up to $10,000 and reduced paperwork.
- Government contracts: Set a target for 15% of government contracts to go to New Zealand small businesses and start-ups.
- Future Fund: Establish a fund to invest in infrastructure and innovative New Zealand businesses.
- Māori employment: Invest $21 million annually in Māori-led vocational training.

Labour also proposes a Family Doctor Loan Scheme to help doctors buy into local general practices.

Potential relevance to small towns: Tradespeople, builders, electricians, mechanics, local contractors, small manufacturers and healthcare workers could benefit. Government construction and maintenance work could also create employment beyond the main cities.

One thing worth examining is how much of the proposed construction and government procurement work would actually be directed to smaller communities. [Labour's 2026 Election Policies](https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/)[Election 2026: What's on Offer for Regional New Zealand?](https://www.businesscentral.org.nz/post/election-2026-what-is-on-offer-for-regional-new-zealand)[Election policy tracker: what the parties are promising](https://stories.theconversation.com/nz-policy-tracker-2026/)

### ACT New Zealand – Less regulation and easier access to workers

Business regulation and workforce

ACT's approach focuses on reducing regulatory burdens and making it easier for businesses to operate.

Its 2026 rural package includes:

- A proposed Rural Workforce Visa to improve access to overseas workers.
- Changes to planning and resource-consent rules.
- Greater emphasis on property rights.
- Changes to climate legislation and environmental requirements.

ACT's wider small-business approach also focuses on reducing compliance costs and encouraging competition.

Potential relevance to small towns: Businesses that struggle with staffing shortages or regulatory costs could benefit. This might include construction companies, tourism operators, trades, transport businesses and local manufacturers.

The important distinction is that reducing business costs does not automatically create new local jobs. The outcome depends on whether businesses use the savings to expand and employ more people. ACT's proposed climate-policy changes would also affect the regulatory environment for energy and other industries. [Election 2026: What's on Offer for Regional New Zealand?](https://www.businesscentral.org.nz/post/election-2026-what-is-on-offer-for-regional-new-zealand)[2026 Election Policy Summaries](https://apex.org.nz/resources/2026-election-policy-summaries/)

### Green Party – Community businesses and a diversified green economy

Local development and new industries

The Greens place considerable emphasis on community-led economic development and creating employment in lower-emissions industries.

Their policies include:

- Supporting renewable energy and clean technology.
- Developing climate-resilient infrastructure.
- Encouraging repair, recycling and circular-economy businesses.
- Supporting sustainable food processing and value-added manufacturing.
- Creating regional industry and employment plans through a proposed Future Workforce Agency.
- Supporting community hubs and mobile services so smaller communities retain access to essential services.
- Supporting Māori-led economic development and local markets.

The Greens' rural communities policy also supports accessible healthcare, education, disability, financial, waste and postal services.

Potential relevance to small towns: Potential employment areas include solar and renewable energy, building retrofits, recycling, manufacturing, environmental restoration, tourism and community services.

A consideration for existing businesses is that stronger environmental protections and requirements could also mean additional costs or changes to some industries. [2026 Election Q&A - Science](https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2026/09/09/2026-election-qa-science/)[Election 2026: What's on Offer for Regional New Zealand?](https://www.businesscentral.org.nz/post/election-2026-what-is-on-offer-for-regional-new-zealand)[Election 2026: What's on Offer for Regional New Zealand?](https://www.businesscentral.org.nz/post/election-2026-what-is-on-offer-for-regional-new-zealand)

### New Zealand First – Regional investment and resource development

Regional economic investment

New Zealand First proposes returning more economic benefits to the regions where resources are extracted or developed.

Its proposals include:

- Returning 50% of mining royalties to the regions where they are generated.
- Undertaking a national subsurface survey to identify energy, geothermal and carbon-storage opportunities.
- Supporting regional infrastructure investment.
- Reducing the company tax rate from 28% to 20% for businesses with annual turnover below $30 million.
- Addressing competition in the electricity and supermarket sectors.

Potential relevance to small towns: Mining-related services, engineering, energy projects, geothermal development, transport, construction and local suppliers could benefit.

The regional royalty proposal is particularly relevant to towns with extractive industries or mineral resources.

However, the benefits would depend on whether suitable projects exist locally, whether they proceed and whether local workers and businesses secure the resulting contracts. [Election 2026: What's on Offer for Regional New Zealand?](https://www.businesscentral.org.nz/post/election-2026-what-is-on-offer-for-regional-new-zealand)[Election 2026: What’s on Offer for Small Business?](https://www.businesscentral.org.nz/post/election-2026-what-s-on-offer-for-small-business)[Election policy tracker: what the parties are promising](https://stories.theconversation.com/nz-policy-tracker-2026/)

### Te Pāti Māori – Māori ownership and community enterprise

Local ownership and development

Te Pāti Māori emphasises economic development that gives Māori communities greater ownership and control.

Its 2026 proposals include:

- A $1 billion Energy Sovereignty Fund.
- Developing a Māori energy workforce and industry.
- Greater investment in community energy capability.
- Supporting Māori-owned supermarkets and local food businesses.
- Investing in community food systems.
- Expanding papakāinga housing.
- Supporting Māori-led healthcare and education services.

Potential relevance to small towns: These policies could create employment in energy, construction, housing, retail, food processing, healthcare and education, particularly in communities with established Māori organisations, iwi businesses and underutilised whenua.

The key question is how widely the proposed funding and business opportunities would be distributed, and how local communities could participate. [Election 2026: What's on Offer for Regional New Zealand?](https://www.businesscentral.org.nz/post/election-2026-what-is-on-offer-for-regional-new-zealand)[Election 2026: What's on Offer for Regional New Zealand?](https://www.businesscentral.org.nz/post/election-2026-what-is-on-offer-for-regional-new-zealand)

### The Opportunity Party – Long-term infrastructure and innovation

Infrastructure and economic diversification

The Opportunity Party (TOP) focuses on long-term investment, infrastructure planning and economic transformation.

Its regional proposals include:

- Putting a 30-year infrastructure plan into law.
- Directing 60% of infrastructure spending towards maintenance.
- Supporting renewable energy development.
- Helping factories transition away from fossil fuels.
- Establishing long-term climate adaptation arrangements.
- Supporting innovation and small businesses, including improved access to research and development tax credits.

TOP also proposes a land value tax, with a lower rate for rural land than urban land.

Potential relevance to small towns: Infrastructure maintenance could generate work for local construction and engineering firms. Renewable energy and factory modernisation could create technical and skilled jobs.

However, the proposed land tax is also worth examining for its potential effect on businesses and property owners. [Election 2026: What's on Offer for Regional New Zealand?](https://www.businesscentral.org.nz/post/election-2026-what-is-on-offer-for-regional-new-zealand)[Election 2026: What’s on Offer for Small Business?](https://www.businesscentral.org.nz/post/election-2026-what-s-on-offer-for-small-business)

## 2. Comparing the types of jobs each party is emphasising

Here is a simplified comparison of the economic opportunities reflected in their proposals. These are policy areas, not guarantees of job creation.

| Party | Main employment approach | Potential small-town industries |
| --- | --- | --- |
| National | Private investment and export growth | Tourism, construction, logistics, manufacturing |
| Labour | Apprenticeships, government contracts and small-business support | Trades, healthcare, construction, services |
| ACT | Lower regulation and workforce access | Construction, tourism, transport, business |
| Greens | Green industries and community development | Renewable energy, recycling, restoration, services |
| NZ First | Regional resource investment and lower SME taxes | Engineering, energy, mining, local suppliers |
| Te Pāti Māori | Māori ownership and local enterprise | Energy, retail, housing, healthcare, food businesses |
| TOP | Infrastructure, innovation and energy transition | Engineering, manufacturing, renewable energy |

## 3. Healthcare and essential services: an important part of the jobs question

You mentioned that your family has to drive long distances to access services. This is relevant to employment as well as quality of life.

A small town can struggle to attract and retain workers when families cannot access doctors, hospitals, schools, childcare and other essential services.

Some relevant proposals include:

- Labour: Three free GP visits annually, a Family Doctor Loan Scheme to help establish or retain owner-operated practices, and a Graduate Nurse Job Guarantee.
- National: Its healthcare programme focuses on improving access to treatment, medicines and earlier care.
- Greens: Support for accessible rural health services, mobile services and community hubs.
- Te Pāti Māori: Greater investment in Māori-led health services.
- ACT, NZ First and TOP: Each has its own healthcare proposals, which are worth examining alongside their employment policies.

The rural health sector has also published an election manifesto outlining six priorities for better rural healthcare and workforce retention. [Election 2026](https://htrhn.org.nz/election-2026/)[2026 Election Policy Summaries](https://apex.org.nz/resources/2026-election-policy-summaries/)[Labour's 2026 Election Policies](https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/)

You can read it here: [Hauora Taiwhenua – 2026 Rural Health Election Manifesto](https://htrhn.org.nz/election-2026/?utm_source=chatgpt.com).

## 4. What I would examine before deciding how to vote

For someone living and working in a small town, I would look beyond broad promises about growing the economy.

I would consider these six practical questions:

1. Local jobs: Does the party have a credible plan to attract businesses and employers into smaller towns, rather than concentrating investment in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch?

2. Jobs beyond farming: Does it support tourism, manufacturing, construction, renewable energy, healthcare, trades, technology and local retail?

3. Young people: Will young people be able to get apprenticeships, training and decent-paying jobs without having to move away?

4. Healthcare: Will there be better access to local GPs, nurses, specialists and hospitals?

5. Transport and infrastructure: Will roads, public transport, broadband and reliable electricity receive investment?

6. Existing businesses: Will local employers be able to afford wages, equipment, premises, insurance and electricity while remaining profitable?

One particularly important distinction is between policies that help existing businesses survive and policies that actually bring new employers and industries into a town.

## 5. Where to compare the parties' actual policies

These resources provide further detail, including party documents:

- [National – 2026 election policies](https://www.national.org.nz/policies?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [Labour – 2026 election policies](https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [ACT – Official website](https://www.act.org.nz/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [Green Party – Official website](https://www.greens.org.nz/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [NZ First – Official website](https://www.nzfirst.nz/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [Te Pāti Māori – Official website](https://www.maoriparty.org.nz/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [The Opportunity Party – Official website](https://www.opportunity.org.nz/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
- [The Conversation – 2026 NZ Election Policy Tracker](https://stories.theconversation.com/nz-policy-tracker-2026/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

## 6. One important question about your town

I would distinguish between two different economic problems:

- A town that has businesses but struggles to retain workers, attract investment and keep services operating.
- A town where there simply aren't enough employers or industries to provide good-paying jobs.

The policies needed to address these problems can be quite different.

May I ask one question?

What sort of small-town economy best describes where you work?

- A. A former industrial or manufacturing town where businesses have closed.
- B. A service town with shops, trades and small businesses, but limited employment opportunities.
- C. A tourism town with seasonal employment.
- D. A regional town with some farming, but where most people work outside agriculture.
- E. A small town with very few employers and limited opportunities for young people.

I can then make a more focused comparison of the seven parties, looking specifically at which policies address local employment, healthcare access, transport and keeping families in small-town New Zealand—without recommending how you should vote.

## Gemini

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For people living in small, non-farming New Zealand towns—where residents often face long commutes for services, thin local job markets, and stretched local healthcare—the 2026 general election features distinct approaches from political parties regarding regional development, local business support, public services, and infrastructure. 

Different parties approach the challenges of non-farming provincial and rural towns through distinct lenses:

### 1. Small Business Incentives and Local Job Creation
To encourage private enterprise to create jobs outside the main metropolitan centers, parties propose various tax and procurement settings:
* **New Zealand First:** Proposes a targeted company tax cut, reducing the rate from 28% to 20% for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) with a turnover under $30 million, aiming to free up capital for regional businesses to hire and invest.
* **Labour:** Focuses on cash-flow and compliance relief for small businesses. Their policy platform includes a 15-day invoice payment standard for large companies dealing with small businesses, an immediate write-off for up to $10,000 in new equipment, lifting the GST registration threshold to $80,000, and a target to direct 15% of government contracts to New Zealand small businesses and start-ups (breaking large contracts down into more accessible local pieces).
* **National and ACT:** Primarily emphasize broader economic management—focusing on "no new taxes," spending restraint, and reducing red tape or regulatory hurdles (such as resource management laws) to make it easier for regional businesses and private ventures to establish and expand without relying on direct state intervention.

### 2. Workforce Training and Regional Skills
Addressing the dual issue of local youth retention and skill shortages in provincial towns:
* **Labour:** Proposes expanding the Apprenticeship Boost (extending employer payments) and introducing a $1,000 toolbox grant to help new apprentices cover initial gear and material costs, alongside targeted regional and Māori-led training investments.
* **Green Party:** Proposes job guarantees and training pathways for young people who have been out of work, alongside expanding public sector career secondments and regional training programs.

### 3. Healthcare Access and Local Services
Because healthcare and social services are frequently limited or require long-distance travel in smaller towns, workforce guarantees and public sector delivery are central points of debate:
* **Labour:** Has pledged specific employment guarantees, such as ensuring every eligible New Zealand-trained nurse graduate receives a job offer within the public health system, alongside funding increases for community care and support workers to help stabilize staffing in regional health facilities.
* **Te Pāti Māori and the Green Party:** Advocate for decentralized public service funding, arguing for community-led or iwi-led health and social service delivery to ensure smaller towns aren't overly reliant on centralized city-based DHB/Health NZ structures.
* **National and ACT:** Generally focus on administrative efficiency, target-driven healthcare delivery, and utilizing public-private partnerships or contracting out services to ensure delivery, rather than expanding the size of the central bureaucracy.

### 4. Infrastructure, Connectivity, and Travel
When families must drive long distances for basic needs, regional transport, digital connectivity, and local road maintenance become vital cost-of-living and employment enablers:
* **National and the Coalition Government Parties:** Place a heavy emphasis on regional roading resilience, state highway maintenance, and upgrading transport corridors to better connect isolated towns to major hubs, alongside ongoing rollouts of digital/broadband connectivity.
* **Green Party and Labour:** Tend to place heavier emphasis on balanced multi-modal transport (including regional public transport options where viable), local rail/freight investment, and climate-resilient infrastructure to ensure small towns remain connected and safe from extreme weather disruptions.

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**Are you looking at how these policies might affect a specific industry in your town, or are you more interested in how they address healthcare access versus employment opportunities?**

## Google AI Mode

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When evaluating what political parties propose for non-farming jobs, infrastructure, and retention in New Zealand’s small rural towns, approaches vary across the political spectrum. Parties generally frame regional growth through different lenses—ranging from direct industry and resource development to local infrastructure investment, tax relief for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), and digital or tourism enablement.

Here is an overview of how different political approaches address small-town non-farming employment and service retention:

 * **National-led / Center-Right Approaches:** Focus heavily on infrastructure pipelines, reducing compliance costs, and fast-tracking resource or energy projects. This includes initiatives like "Electrify NZ" or infrastructure funding tools intended to stimulate local construction, contracting, and service employment outside of agriculture. They also lean on economic settings designed to support business confidence and job creation through private enterprise.

 * **Labour / Center-Left Approaches:** Emphasize direct regional and industry support, public service and health access retention, and regional infrastructure partnerships. Policies often target cost-of-living and workforce support (such as training incentives, backing for local manufacturing or processing, and regional transport/bus route security) to keep communities viable and reduce isolation effects.

 * **New Zealand First:** Focuses on regional resource extraction and retention, proposing that a percentage of mining or regional royalties stay directly within the local region where the activity occurs. They also advocate for special economic zones or targeted regional manufacturing/maritime initiatives to anchor local blue-collar and industrial jobs outside of farming.

 * **ACT New Zealand:** Centers on lowering regulatory burdens for small businesses, streamlining or abolishing complex planning frameworks (like fast-tracking resource consents), and freezing or lowering certain wage/compliance constraints to encourage small-town employers to hire and retain staff.

 * **Green Party / Smaller Parties:** Frequently tie regional economic retention to localized clean energy infrastructure (e.g., community-owned power generation like Kiwipower), climate resilience projects, and specialized regional funding initiatives aimed at diversified local economies and indigenous/community enterprise.

To explore specific party manifestos and compare exact policy line-items for the 2026 election, you can review the comprehensive database on Policy.nz. Policies for Party vote - NZ Election 2026 - Policy.nz

To help narrow down which party approaches align best with your situation, tell me:

 * Are you more focused on **local business/employment growth** or **improving access to healthcare and long-distance services**?
 * Which specific sector (e.g., tourism, light manufacturing, remote/digital work, trades) do you feel holds the most potential in your area?

## AI Overviews

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For voters living in small towns who do not work in agriculture, navigating the limited job markets and driving long distances for essentials are massive hurdles. In the lead-up to the **2026 New Zealand General Election** , the major political parties have distinct strategies aimed at driving economic growth and creating non-farming jobs across regional New Zealand.

Here is a breakdown of what the main parties plan to do to expand employment opportunities in smaller provincial communities:

🔵 National Party

The National Party focuses on economic growth driven by infrastructure investment, deregulation, and private sector incentives. national.org.nzBuilding infrastructure for the future, roads, schools

 * **Fast-Track Construction & Development:** National is heavily leveraging its Fast-track consenting process, arguing it removes red tape to quickly unlock billions in investments and create thousands of local construction, engineering, and trade jobs. scoop.co.nzDon’t Risk 70,000 Job Losses Under Labour

 * **Infrastructure Pipeline:** They are committing to a **$290 billion national infrastructure pipeline** , which includes repairing regional schools, upgrading regional roads, and replacing critical provincial bridges. This is intended to directly hire local tradespeople and contractors. national.org.nzInfrastructure projects to drive jobs and growth - National PartyNational will invest in the infrastructure, exports, energy and ... by Christopher Luxon on Instagram - 43 seconds

 * **Resource Management Reform:** Replacing the Resource Management Act (RMA) is a central goal, aimed at cutting the paperwork burden for non-farming regional small businesses so they can expand and hire more workers.

🔴 Labour Party

The Labour Party focuses on localized, "grassroots-up" economic development, centering its strategy on small business support, public service employment, and vocational training. labour.org.nzMEANS FOR NEW ZEALAND - Labour Party

 * **Fixing Public Infrastructure:** Under their slogan "Better Starts Now," Labour proposes to boost employment by hiring local builders, trades, and businesses to fix regional schools, build public housing, and repair regional hospitals. labour.org.nzLabour's 2026 Election Policies

 * **Small Business & Apprenticeship Backing:** Labour's platform features a specific Small Business Action Plan and an expansion of the **Apprenticeship Boost** program to help regional employers take on 30,000 new trainees across a range of technical trades.

 * **Healthcare-Specific Jobs:** To address local healthcare shortages, Labour has promised a **graduate nurse job guarantee** to keep healthcare workers in the regions. They are also proposing a regional travel subsidy ($10 public transport fare cap outside major cities) to make driving for services less of a financial burden. labour.org.nz

⚫ New Zealand First

New Zealand First—championed heavily by Regional Development Minister Shane Jones—positions itself as the primary voice for provincial economic development, focusing on industrial diversification.

 * **Regional Infrastructure Fund (RIF):** NZ First prioritizes directing money out of Wellington and back into the provinces through the Regional Infrastructure Fund. They want to invest heavily in regional energy infrastructure, maritime projects, and transport logistics. stories.theconversation.comElection policy tracker: what the parties are promising

 * **Retaining Industrial Wealth:** They propose keeping **50% of mining and resource royalties** within the specific regions where the extraction occurs, hoping to fund localized infrastructure and non-agricultural industry hubs. ruralnewsgroup.co.nz

 * **Special Economic Zones:** The party supports creating specialized regional economic zones (such as at Marsden Point) with relaxed regulations to aggressively attract investments in energy generation and distribution, generating high-paying, technical jobs outside the cities.

🟢 Green Party

The Greens lean heavily into ecological regeneration and localized community funding. policy.nzPolicies for Party vote - NZ Election 2026

 * **Ecosystem and Green Jobs:** The Greens champion a **job guarantee program** specifically focused on environmental restoration, ecosystem management, and clean energy development, which would create localized, non-farming roles in rural areas.

 * **Local Clean Energy Production:** Their focus on small-scale community energy projects aims to create employment in regional solar installation, maintenance, and sustainable manufacturing.

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Direct Comparison Overview

Party| Core Strategy for Small Towns| Target Job Sectors| Key Policy Mechanism
---|---|---|---
**National**| Large-scale infrastructure & corporate ease| Civil construction, trade contracting, logistics| Fast-track consenting, RMA replacement
**Labour**| Grassroots spending & public service boost| Local trades, small business, health/education| Apprenticeship Boost expansion, graduate job guarantees
**NZ First**| Industrial stimulus & resource wealth retention| Energy production, mining, maritime logistics| Regional Infrastructure Fund, keeping 50% of royalties local
**Greens**| Ecological transformation| Environmental care, green tech, public works| Government job guarantee for ecosystem regeneration

If there is a **particular sector** you work in or a **specific service gap** (like access to digital connectivity or a particular health service) you want to see addressed, let me know. I can explore which party’s platform aligns closest with that issue.