--- title: "Your priorities. Their policies: election quiz and party comparison | NZ Business Alliance" description: "A neutral quiz on the economy, living costs and healthcare: 12 questions about your own priorities, then a side-by-side summary of what 7 parties are proposing, with sources and dates. No scores, no matches, no voting advice." source: https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/quiz/ --- [Election 2026](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/) # Your priorities. Their policies. 12 questions about the economy, living costs and healthcare. Think about your own priorities, then compare what 7 parties are proposing, including the trade-offs. Policies checked 3 November 2026NZ Business Alliance **Not endorsed by any party.** NZ Business Alliance is independent of every party and candidate. This is a thinking tool: it does not score you, match you to a party, rank parties or tell you how to vote. ## What this does and does not do ### It does - Ask 12 short questions about trade-offs, with a "Not sure yet" option on each. - Show your own answers back to you at the end. - List every party's published economy and healthcare policies side by side, alphabetically, with sources and dates. ### It does not - Work out which party suits you, or give percentages, scores or rankings. - Hide or reorder parties based on your answers. - Collect, send or store your answers anywhere other than this browser tab. They are never put in the page address. Read the policy positions ## How the parties approach these issues Every party is listed, alphabetically, whatever you answered. Summaries reflect published proposals, not guarantees. Each line links to its source. "Questions to ask" are prompts for you to test the proposals, not predictions. Where no clear position was found, it says so. Party policies on the economy and healthcare, listed alphabetically - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Party | Economy and living costs | Healthcare | Questions to ask | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ACTChecked 3 November 2026 Sources and dates[ACT Fiscal Plan 2026 (opens in a new tab)](https://www.act.org.nz/fiscalplan) ACT New Zealand, publication date not shown on the page. Checked 3 November 2026.[New policy round-up: supermarkets, superannuation, first home buyers and climate change (opens in a new tab)](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-09-2026/new-policy-round-up-supermarkets-superannuation-first-home-buyers-and-climate-change) The Spinoff, published 7 September 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)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery) New Zealand Medical Journal, published 9 October 2026. Checked 3 November 2026. | Plans $22 billion in savings over four years and aims to balance the books with no new taxes. [ACT New Zealand (opens in a new tab)](https://www.act.org.nz/fiscalplan)Would remove tax on KiwiSaver investment earnings and end the government KiwiSaver contribution. [ACT New Zealand (opens in a new tab)](https://www.act.org.nz/fiscalplan)Would raise the NZ Super age gradually to 67 by 2035, with early access for people who have done physically demanding work for much of their careers. [ACT New Zealand (opens in a new tab)](https://www.act.org.nz/fiscalplan)Would repeal the Zero Carbon Act, remove the minimum price at emissions trading auctions and return net auction revenue to households. [The Spinoff (opens in a new tab)](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-09-2026/new-policy-round-up-supermarkets-superannuation-first-home-buyers-and-climate-change) | Would add $400 million for general practice over four years. [ACT New Zealand (opens in a new tab)](https://www.act.org.nz/fiscalplan)Would expand the care pharmacists can provide and fund a New Zealand Cancer Centre. [ACT New Zealand (opens in a new tab)](https://www.act.org.nz/fiscalplan)Would raise the medicines share of the health budget towards Australia's level, which the NZ Medical Journal estimates at $5 to $6 billion over time. [New Zealand Medical Journal (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery)Would make greater use of private providers to reduce elective waiting lists. [New Zealand Medical Journal (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery) | **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? | | 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)](https://www.greens.org.nz/greens_commit_to_tax_the_super_rich_and_large_corporates_fairly_cut_income_tax_for_96) 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)](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-09-2026/new-policy-round-up-supermarkets-superannuation-first-home-buyers-and-climate-change) 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)](https://www.greens.org.nz/greens_to_deliver_more_staff_shorter_wait_times_and_a_healthier_country_with_significant_health_investment) 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)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery) New Zealand Medical Journal, published 9 October 2026. Checked 3 November 2026. | Would introduce a $10,000 tax-free income threshold. The party says about 96% of New Zealanders would get a tax cut. [Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (opens in a new tab)](https://www.greens.org.nz/greens_commit_to_tax_the_super_rich_and_large_corporates_fairly_cut_income_tax_for_96)Would tax net assets above $10 million at 2.5% a year (family homes exempt) and return the corporate tax rate to 33% for the largest 0.7% of corporations. [Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (opens in a new tab)](https://www.greens.org.nz/greens_commit_to_tax_the_super_rich_and_large_corporates_fairly_cut_income_tax_for_96)Would tax inheritances and gifts received above $1 million, with family homes and family farms exempt. The party says its package raises $5.15 billion of net revenue in 2027/28. [Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (opens in a new tab)](https://www.greens.org.nz/greens_commit_to_tax_the_super_rich_and_large_corporates_fairly_cut_income_tax_for_96)Would create a New Zealand-owned supermarket chain. The party estimates that buying 120 supermarkets and two distribution centres would cost $2.8 billion. [The Spinoff (opens in a new tab)](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-09-2026/new-policy-round-up-supermarkets-superannuation-first-home-buyers-and-climate-change) | Would lift public health funding by $3 billion more every year for four years, according to the party. [Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (opens in a new tab)](https://www.greens.org.nz/greens_to_deliver_more_staff_shorter_wait_times_and_a_healthier_country_with_significant_health_investment)Would fund safe nurse staffing levels, stronger hospital and emergency care, and primary, preventative and community care. [Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (opens in a new tab)](https://www.greens.org.nz/greens_to_deliver_more_staff_shorter_wait_times_and_a_healthier_country_with_significant_health_investment)Would adopt a long-term workforce plan to train, recruit and keep doctors, specialists, nurses, allied health and support staff. [Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (opens in a new tab)](https://www.greens.org.nz/greens_to_deliver_more_staff_shorter_wait_times_and_a_healthier_country_with_significant_health_investment)Would move towards fully publicly funded primary and dental care, including adult dental care. No costings were given in the review that reported this. [New Zealand Medical Journal (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery) | **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? | | LabourChecked 3 November 2026 Sources and dates[Labour: our policies (opens in a new tab)](https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/) New Zealand Labour Party, publication date not shown on the page. Checked 3 November 2026.[Labour: cost of living plan (opens in a new tab)](https://www.labour.org.nz/election-policy-pages/2026-election-policy-summary-pages/cost-of-living-plan/) New Zealand Labour Party, publication date not shown on the page. Checked 3 November 2026. | Would apply a 28% capital gains tax to profit from selling investment and commercial property after 1 July 2027. The family home, farms, businesses and KiwiSaver are excluded, and the revenue is ring-fenced for health. [New Zealand Labour Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/)Would cap bus and train fares at $20 a week ($10 outside Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch) from 1 July 2027 and freeze fuel excise tax for three years. [New Zealand Labour Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/)Would make it illegal for large companies to overcharge for essentials and increase competition in groceries. [New Zealand Labour Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/)Projects a return to an operating surplus (OBEGAL) in 2028/29. [New Zealand Labour Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/) | Would provide three free GP visits a year for everyone through a Medicard, from July 2028. [New Zealand Labour Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.labour.org.nz/election-policy-pages/2026-election-policy-summary-pages/cost-of-living-plan/)Would remove the $5 prescription charge from 1 July 2027. Labour costs this at $74.5 million a year. [New Zealand Labour Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/)Would make maternity scans free and cervical screening free for ages 25 to 69. Labour costs these at $28.6 million and $21.6 million a year. [New Zealand Labour Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/)Would start a Family Doctor Loan Scheme from 1 July 2027 and guarantee jobs for eligible New Zealand-trained graduate nurses from 2027 (costed by Labour at $525 million). [New Zealand Labour Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.labour.org.nz/our-policies/) | **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? | | NationalChecked 3 November 2026 Sources and dates[National: policies (opens in a new tab)](https://www.national.org.nz/policies) New Zealand National Party, publication date not shown on the page. 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)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery) New Zealand Medical Journal, published 9 October 2026. Checked 3 November 2026. | Promises no new taxes and aims for a budget surplus in 2028/29 with lower debt. [New Zealand National Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.national.org.nz/policies)Plans to double the value of New Zealand's exports by 2034. [New Zealand National Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.national.org.nz/policies)Would separate New World and PAK'nSAVE so they compete on pricing, specials and range. [New Zealand National Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.national.org.nz/policies)Would make KiwiSaver compulsory for all workers, start every child's savings at birth, and widen access to 5% first-home deposits through the First Home Loan scheme. [New Zealand National Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.national.org.nz/policies) | Wants more money spent on caring for people with cancer and other serious illnesses at home. Its policy page gives no figures. [New Zealand National Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.national.org.nz/policies)As the current Government, has funded 66 additional medicines, including 33 cancer treatments, according to the NZ Medical Journal. [New Zealand Medical Journal (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery)As the current Government, has lowered the bowel screening starting age (to 56 from September 2026) and extended breast screening to ages 70 to 74, according to the NZ Medical Journal. [New Zealand Medical Journal (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery)Says its Elective Boost has delivered 40,000 procedures using public and private capacity, as reported by the NZ Medical Journal. [New Zealand Medical Journal (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery) | **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? | | NZ FirstChecked 3 November 2026 Sources and dates[NZ First pledges to cut taxes for small and medium businesses (opens in a new tab)](https://1news.co.nz/2026/09/24/nz-first-pledges-to-cut-taxes-for-small-and-medium-businesses/) 1News, published 24 September 2026. Checked 3 November 2026.[NZ First: policy (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nzfirst.nz/policy) New Zealand First, publication date not shown on the page. Checked 3 November 2026.[New policy round-up: supermarkets, superannuation, first home buyers and climate change (opens in a new tab)](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-09-2026/new-policy-round-up-supermarkets-superannuation-first-home-buyers-and-climate-change) The Spinoff, published 7 September 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)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery) New Zealand Medical Journal, published 9 October 2026. Checked 3 November 2026. | 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)](https://1news.co.nz/2026/09/24/nz-first-pledges-to-cut-taxes-for-small-and-medium-businesses/)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)](https://www.nzfirst.nz/policy)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)](https://www.nzfirst.nz/policy)Would limit NZ Superannuation to citizens from 2029, with a three-year grace period. [The Spinoff (opens in a new tab)](https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-09-2026/new-policy-round-up-supermarkets-superannuation-first-home-buyers-and-climate-change) | Would replace Pharmac with a new medicines agency and add $1.3 billion for medicines. [New Zealand Medical Journal (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery)Would create a $925 million a year GP-controlled Waitlist Reduction Fund to buy specialist consultations and operations. [New Zealand Medical Journal (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery)Aims for about 2,000 additional doctors, prioritising international recruitment, and nurse practitioner-led Digital Health Clinics. [New Zealand Medical Journal (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery)Its Make NZ Healthy plan would shift the focus from treating illness to preventing it. No figures or dates are given. [New Zealand First (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nzfirst.nz/policy) | **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? | | OpportunityChecked 3 November 2026 Sources and dates[What are the Opportunity Party's land tax and 'citizen's income'? (opens in a new tab)](https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/08/15/what-are-the-opportunity-partys-land-tax-and-citizens-income/) 1News, published 15 August 2026. Checked 3 November 2026.[Opportunity outlines its five bottom lines (opens in a new tab)](https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/29/watch-live-opportunity-outlines-its-election-bottom-lines/) 1News, published 29 September 2026. Checked 3 November 2026.[Opportunity: Healthy People (opens in a new tab)](https://www.opportunity.org.nz/healthy_people) Opportunity Party, publication date not shown on the page. Checked 3 November 2026. | 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)](https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/08/15/what-are-the-opportunity-partys-land-tax-and-citizens-income/)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)](https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/08/15/what-are-the-opportunity-partys-land-tax-and-citizens-income/)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)](https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/08/15/what-are-the-opportunity-partys-land-tax-and-citizens-income/)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)](https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/29/watch-live-opportunity-outlines-its-election-bottom-lines/) | Proposes a cross-party, costed 10-year health plan called Healthy People. [Opportunity Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.opportunity.org.nz/healthy_people)Would lift health spending from 7.4% to 9% of GDP over a decade, with a larger share going to primary care. [Opportunity Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.opportunity.org.nz/healthy_people)Would restore the school lunch programme and pursue a smokefree New Zealand. [Opportunity Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.opportunity.org.nz/healthy_people)Would introduce a public lobbying register and limits on industry influence over health policy. [Opportunity Party (opens in a new tab)](https://www.opportunity.org.nz/healthy_people) | **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? | | Te Pāti MāoriChecked 3 November 2026 Sources and dates[Te Pāti Māori promises tax cuts for 97%, with the wealthiest 3% asked to pay more (opens in a new tab)](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, published 27 August 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)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery) New Zealand Medical Journal, published 9 October 2026. Checked 3 November 2026. | 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)](https://waateanews.com/2026/08/27/election-2026-te-pati-maori-promises-tax-cuts-for-97-with-wealthiest-3-asked-to-pay-more/)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)](https://waateanews.com/2026/08/27/election-2026-te-pati-maori-promises-tax-cuts-for-97-with-wealthiest-3-asked-to-pay-more/)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)](https://waateanews.com/2026/08/27/election-2026-te-pati-maori-promises-tax-cuts-for-97-with-wealthiest-3-asked-to-pay-more/) | 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)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery)No clear published position found on GP fees, medicines funding or waiting lists in the sources checked. | **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? | No match is calculated because a short quiz cannot show which party or candidate is right for you. Compare funding, delivery, workforce needs and wider policies before deciding. For party detail beyond these two issues, see the [parties and policies](https://alliance.org.nz/election-2026/parties/) pages. ## About this page Party descriptions summarise published 2026 proposals, not outcomes. Questions to ask are prompts for your own thinking, not predictions. This tool never calculates party matches or recommends how to vote. Policy summaries were last checked on 3 November 2026. Policies can change during a campaign: the party's own website is always the authority. Spotted a mistake? [Tell us](mailto:hello@alliance.org.nz). Independent sources and guidance: [Policy.nz: economy policies (party names hidden by default) (opens in a new tab)](https://policy.nz/2026/party-vote/policies/economy); [Policy.nz: health policies (party names hidden by default) (opens in a new tab)](https://policy.nz/2026/party-vote/policies/health); [New Zealand Medical Journal: Election 2026 and health (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-139-no-1643/election-2026-and-health-promises-priorities-and-delivery); [Electoral Commission: about election advertising (opens in a new tab)](https://elections.nz/guidance-and-rules/advertising-and-campaigning/about-election-advertising).