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title: "Te Pāti Māori policies: Election 2026 | NZ Business Alliance"
description: "What Te Pāti Māori has announced for the 2026 New Zealand election, summarised with sources. Informational only and not endorsed by Te Pāti Māori or any party."
source: https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/parties/te-pati-maori/
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# Te Pāti Māori: policies for Election 2026

Te Pāti Māori holds six of the seven Māori electorates and asks voters for the candidate vote in the Māori electorates.

Policies checked 3 November 2026

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Poll average

1.2%

party vote, last 6 polls. [Poll tracker](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/polls/)

Campaigning on tax, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori representation.

## Tax
- The “Kiwi Tax Plan”: the first $30,000 of income would be tax-free, and the party says 97% of people would pay less income tax.
- A targeted wealth tax on the wealthiest 3%, plus more revenue from corporations, offshore profit transfers, vacant property and land banking.
- An extra tax credit for about 3 million people earning $60,000 or less, worth up to eight weeks of food a year.

## Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- A $220 million Mātike Mai Fund over four years to support Māori-led constitutional reform.
- An independent Te Tiriti Commission that can investigate serious Crown breaches and issue Te Tiriti Compliance Orders.
- Make Waitangi Tribunal recommendations binding on the Crown.
- Restore and resource a national action plan for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, starting in the first 100 days in government.
- A 2040 target for constitutional transformation.

_The tax figures are the party’s own estimates and the costings have not been independently checked._

## Sources
- [Waatea News: Kiwi Tax Plan](https://waateanews.com/2026/08/27/election-2026-te-pati-maori-promises-tax-cuts-for-97-with-wealthiest-3-asked-to-pay-more/)
- [Waatea News: Te Tiriti entrenchment policy](https://waateanews.com/?p=167371)

Always check the party’s own website for its current, complete policy. Policies checked 3 November 2026.

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