Pre-election political panel by Alzheimers NZ

From growing numbers to growing solutions – what's your plan to deal with dementia in NZ?

Alarming research shows three New Zealanders develop dementia mate wareware every hour and this is only set to get worse!

If we don’t act urgently, it risks overwhelming our health and aged care systems – and the impact on whānau, communities and the economy will be huge.

We’re asking health spokespeople for each current political party ‘what’s your plan?’ to deal with the urgent health challenges facing Aotearoa New Zealand in the lead up to the 2026 General Election.

📅 When: Tuesday 1 September
🕕 Time: 6pm to 7pm (doors open from 5pm)
📍 Where: National Library, Wellington and online

Grab a front row seat and put the politicians in the hot seat for an hour of lively debate and the chance to ask your own burning questions.

We’ve invited all the current health party spokespeople to be part of the panel. So far, five parties have accepted the invitation to participate:

• NZ First – Health and Seniors spokesperson Hon Casey Costello
• National Party – Chair of the Health Select Committee Sam Uffindell
• ACT New Zealand – Health spokesperson Todd Stephenson
• NZ Labour Party – Seniors and Mental Health spokesperson Ingrid Leary
• Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand – Seniors spokesperson Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan

We hope to hear back from Te Pati Māori soon.

Questions

We asked each political party five questions in preparation for this panel. We’ve received answers to these questions from one party so far and will update this page as other parties provide their answers.

Joining online

If you're joining online instructions to join the livestream will be emailed to you directly from Zoom closer to the time. Reach out to comms@alzheimers.org.nz with any issues.

Conference 2026

Our conference for 2026 will be held at the end of the month on 29 and 30 September – more details here. We hope you can join both of our World Alzheimers Month events!

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