Political direction
The party emphasises using policy evidence, long-term tax reform and fairness between generations to address housing, incomes and productivity.
No seats in ParliamentPolicy platform published
Opportunity Party
Opportunity Party
Also known as: Opportunity
Describes itself as a centrist, evidence-based reform party. Its core 2026 policy, the Tax Reset, combines a citizens' income, a land value tax and compulsory retirement savings.
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Published policy claims
Family and social policyElection promise
What this means
Pay most adult citizens and permanent residents a tax-free citizens' income of NZ$19,400 a year.
Economy and taxElection promise
What this means
An annual land value tax of 1.75% on urban land and 0.5% on rural land, applying only to the land and not to buildings.
Economy and taxElection promise
What this means
Proposes rates of 28% up to NZ$50,000, 34% from NZ$50,001 to NZ$200,000, and 39% above NZ$200,000.
Economy and taxElection promise
What this means
Set up a compulsory KiwiSaver 2.0, and raise the employee and employer contribution rates in steps to 6% each.
Housing and transportElection promise
What this means
Argues that restoring housing affordability requires house prices to fall and supply to increase, and proposes simpler zoning and consenting, support for prefabricated building, and underwriting eligible affordable housing projects.
Evidence and checks
Verification note: The party website says detailed policy will be added when the campaign launches. The current evidence link uses a web archive from July 2026.
Verified key people
Qiulae Wong
Party leader
What happened, in date order
Party record
Tax Reset published
The party made a citizens' income, a land value tax and retirement savings reform its core economic package for 2026.
PartyMap has not yet found an independent official assessment directly tied to this record.
Election
Did not enter Parliament at the 2023 general election
The party contested the 2023 general election but did not reach the threshold to enter Parliament.