State of Parties Election 2026

Introduce a 28% capital gains tax

Boost taxes on the ‘super-rich’, major corporates and earners on $160K+

Introduce a range of new taxes, including a wealth tax, stamp duty

Introduce a land tax

Tighten eligibility for social housing

Increase access to the 5% deposit home load scheme

Add property rights into the Bill of Rights Act

Abolish the Climate Change Commission

Include agriculture in the emissions trading scheme

Set a goal of awarding 15% of government contracts to small business

Update sexual consent laws to require proactive permission

Protect the pets of domestic violence victims

Mandatory prison for ‘three strikes’ burglars

Set up a publicly funded supermarket chain, KiwiMart, to break up the supermarket duopoly

Amend the Constitution Act to rein in the judiciary and use of tikanga in the courts

Abolishing mandatory minimum sentences

Increased funding for legal aid

Share decision-making in the justice system between Crown and Māori

Repeal the three strikes sentencing law

Achieve Budget surplus by 2029/30

Replace the NCEA with a secondary school qualification focused more on literacy and numeracy

NZ First will restrict voting rights to New Zealand citizens

Clamp down on overstayers

Free cervical cancer screening

Expand public-private parterships in the health sector

Increase the proportion of the health budget spent on medicines to 12%

Three free doctor’s visits a year

Free maternity scans

Buy BNZ bank and merge it with KiwiBank to create a major NZ-owned competitor in the banking sector

Break up the supermarket duopoly, boost Commerce Commission powers

Fine companies up to $10 million for privacy breaches

Break the supermarket grocery duopoly and remove GST from food

Lift KiwiSaver contributions to 12%

Lift the eligibility age for super-annuation to 67 from 65

Compulsory KiwiSaver for all workers, $1500 ‘baby boost’ payment

Make KiwiSaver compulsory and boost contributions to 10%

Restrict superannuation payment to New Zealand citizens only

Make KiwiSaver enrolment compulsory at birth, with a Crown contribution of $1000 for NZ citizens

Introduce compulsory KiwiSaver 2.0

Increase paid parental leave to 30 weeks

Prevent professional regulatory bodies from ‘policing’ members’ beliefs

Repeal changes to the pay equity regime

Expand the Apprenticeship Boost scheme

Repeal the coalition government’s workplace safety reforms

Loans to help business transition away from gas

Build an LNG terminal to provide ‘dry year’ backup

Offer homeowners low-interest loans to encourage solar power

Split the generating and retail arms of the big ‘gentailer’ power companies

Commit $1 billion to oil and gas exploration

Offer homeowners low-interest loans for solar power packages

Establish ‘Kiwipower’, a state entity to invest in renewable energy

A one-year pause on new AI data centres

Continue to pursue the Treaty Principles Bill

Pursue the Treaty Principles Bill

Constitutional reform allowing treaty matters to override Parliament

Abolish prisons by 2040

Cut almost 9,000 public service jobs

Slash public servant numbers to reduce the size of government

Reduce ministerial numbers to 18 from the current 29 and the number of government departments from 43 to 19

Abolish the Public Service Commission

Complete the RMA overhaul launched in the government’s first term

Cap public transport fares at $20 in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch, and $10 elsewhere

Provide all adults with a universal ‘citizen’s income’ of $19,400 annually