Russell Palmer: Coalition details at a glance - What you need to know

National's foreign buyers tax will not go ahead, NZ First has secured a $1.2 billion regional infrastructure fund, and the new government will support a Treaty Principles bill to Select Committee.

ACT's policy for a Minister for Regulation will be accompanied by the disestablishment of the current Productivity Commission. Firearms laws will also be reformed.

The three parties have unveiled the details of their coalition agreements this morning, with National making separate coalition agreements with each of its partner parties.

Here are some of the major points:

Russell Palmer: Election 2023 - RNZ's guide to party policy

With thanks to RNZ...

Promises, promises: it’s easy to forget which party has pledged what. Welcome to RNZ’s go-to guide for party policy ahead of the 14 October election day. We’ll keep updating this guide as policies are rolled out - but some may be delayed, or too vague to be worth mentioning.

First published 3.30pm 22 August, last updated 3.36pm 12 October.

Russell Palmer: Three waters 35-year contracts 'de facto' privatisation, academic warns

New Zealand's water services could be contracted out for up to 35 years under the Three Waters reforms, which academic Dr Jeff McNeill says amounts to "de facto" privatisation.

He says the government should put its legislation on hold until more is known about an economic regulator, but the government argues its bill will protect against asset sales - and the contracts are nothing new.