ACTChecked 3 November 2026
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- Financial. The plan relies on $22 billion of savings over four years. Which services or programmes would those savings come from, and are they specified?
- Workforce. A cancer centre and more general practice funding still need clinicians. How would the extra staff be trained or recruited, and how soon?
- Delivery. Raising the NZ Super age changes when people can retire. Who would qualify for early access, and how would that be defined?
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GreensChecked 3 November 2026
Sources and dates- Greens commit to tax the super-rich and large corporates fairly, cut income tax for 96% (opens in a new tab)
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, published 21 June 2026. Checked 3 November 2026. - New policy round-up: supermarkets, superannuation, first home buyers and climate change (opens in a new tab)
The Spinoff, published 7 September 2026. Checked 3 November 2026. - Greens to deliver more staff, shorter wait times and a healthier country with significant health investment (opens in a new tab)
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, published 23 October 2026. Checked 3 November 2026. - Election 2026 and health: promises, priorities and delivery (Frizelle F, NZ Medical Journal 139, No. 1643) (opens in a new tab)
New Zealand Medical Journal, published 9 October 2026. Checked 3 November 2026.
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- Financial. The revenue figures are the party's own. How would a wealth tax and the other new taxes be collected, and how stable would the amounts be?
- Workforce. More nurses and clinicians are promised. What is the timeline for training and recruiting them?
- Regulatory. A wealth tax and an inheritance tax are new to New Zealand. How would assets be valued and how would avoidance be limited?
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LabourChecked 3 November 2026
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- Financial. The capital gains tax is meant to pay for health measures. How much is it expected to raise, and how reliable is that figure?
- Workforce. Removing GP fees tends to raise demand. Are there enough GPs and nurses to meet it by July 2028?
- Regulatory. Which property is inside or outside the tax, and how would gains be measured?
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NationalChecked 3 November 2026
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- Financial. With no new taxes, new services compete with existing spending. What would be reduced or delayed to pay for them?
- Workforce. Earlier screening needs colonoscopy and pathology capacity. Is that capacity being built as fast as screening is expanded?
- Delivery. Some health items are results already delivered and some are future promises. Which of the listed items are funded now, and which are still to come?
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NZ FirstChecked 3 November 2026
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- Would cut the company tax rate from 28% to 20% for companies with turnover under $30 million. The party estimates about $1 billion a year initially and says this would be more than covered in the medium term. 1News (opens in a new tab)
- Would break up the supermarket duopoly and abolish the ETS tax on fuel. The party says fuel would be 12 to 14 cents a litre cheaper immediately. New Zealand First (opens in a new tab)
- Proposes a New Zealand Future Fund of up to $100 billion for infrastructure, and returning 50% of mining royalties to the regions they come from. New Zealand First (opens in a new tab)
- Would limit NZ Superannuation to citizens from 2029, with a three-year grace period. The Spinoff (opens in a new tab)
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- Financial. The company tax cut is estimated at about $1 billion a year initially. What is the evidence that it would be more than covered, and when?
- Delivery. Replacing Pharmac is a large change. How would the transition work, and what would happen to medicines already funded?
- Workforce. Recruiting about 2,000 more doctors relies heavily on international hiring. How quickly could that happen?
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OpportunityChecked 3 November 2026
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- Would introduce a land value tax of 1.75% a year on urban land and 0.5% on rural land, with exemptions and deferrals for owners it calls land rich and cash poor. 1News (opens in a new tab)
- Would pay a $19,400 a year tax-free citizen's income to every citizen and resident aged 18 and over, replacing some benefits. 1News (opens in a new tab)
- Would raise income tax to 28% on income up to $50,000 and lift compulsory KiwiSaver contributions to 6% over time. 1News (opens in a new tab)
- Its five post-election bottom lines include a lobbying register, a $30,000 donations cap and stronger Commerce Commission powers. The land tax and citizen's income were not among them. 1News (opens in a new tab)
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- Financial. The source reports no costing for the citizen's income or the land tax. What would each cost or raise, and who would be better or worse off?
- Delivery. A 10-year health plan depends on agreement between parties. What happens if a future government changes course?
- Regulatory. Exemptions and deferrals shape who actually pays a land tax. How would they be set and who would qualify?
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Te Pāti MāoriChecked 3 November 2026
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- Its Kiwi Tax Plan would make the first $30,000 of income tax-free. The party says 97% of people would pay less income tax. Waatea News (opens in a new tab)
- Would apply a targeted wealth tax to the wealthiest 3% and seek more revenue from corporations, offshore profit transfers, vacant property and land banking. Waatea News (opens in a new tab)
- Would give about 3 million people earning $60,000 or less an extra tax credit worth up to eight weeks of food a year, according to the party. Waatea News (opens in a new tab)
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- Would rebuild a Māori-led health authority and Māori-led services, shifting resources towards prevention and whānau wellbeing, as summarised by the NZ Medical Journal. New Zealand Medical Journal (opens in a new tab)
- No clear published position found on GP fees, medicines funding or waiting lists in the sources checked.
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- Financial. The source says the costings and revenue assumptions are the party's own and untested. How would the lost income tax be replaced?
- Delivery. A rebuilt Māori-led health authority is a structural change. What would it fund and how would it be held accountable?
- Regulatory. A targeted wealth tax is new to New Zealand. How would assets be valued and who would be covered?
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