Family and social policyElection promise
Tax-free citizens' income
Pay most adult citizens and permanent residents a tax-free citizens' income of NZ$19,400 a year.
No seats in ParliamentPolicy platform published
Opportunity Party
Opportunity Party
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.
How the party describes its position
The party emphasises using policy evidence, long-term tax reform and fairness between generations to address housing, incomes and productivity.
Profile source
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Published policy claims
Each item is labelled as a promise, proposal, position or record and linked to its supporting evidence.
Economy and taxElection promise
Land value tax
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
Resetting personal income tax rates
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
KiwiSaver 2.0
Set up a compulsory KiwiSaver 2.0, and raise the employee and employer contribution rates in steps to 6% each.
Housing and transportElection promise
Accepting lower house prices and building more housing
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.
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.
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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.
Evidence cited on this page
Source type, publisher and dates are shown so readers can judge what each item establishes.
Tier 3, Party source
Tax Reset
Opportunity Party
Retrieved: 9 August 2026
Open sourceOpens in a new tabTier 4, News report
What is the Opportunity Party and what are its policies?
RNZ
Retrieved: 9 August 2026
Open sourceOpens in a new tabTier 3, Party source
Affordable Housing
Opportunity Party
Retrieved: 9 August 2026
Open sourceOpens in a new tabTier 1, Election authority
2023 General Election official results
New Zealand Electoral Commission