Oct 30, 2026 · 31 min · 9 segments
Every party promises a stronger economy. But what would their plans actually mean for your wages, bills and tax? In the final episode of The Front Page’s election series, Chelsea Daniels asks…
Chelsea DanielsHost
Lawrence Xu-NanGuest
Nicola WillisGuest
David SeymourGuest
Barbara EdmondsGuest
Craig StoboGuest
Qiulae WongGuest
And finally, Te Pāti Māori wants to transform the tax system by removing tax for the first $30,000 earned and introducing a higher tax bracket for higher income earners.
For people earning less than $60,000, the party would provide an income cai credit worth up to eight weeks of free food each year, which it estimates would benefit 64% of the country.
A targeted wealth tax would see people with an average net wealth of $6 million pay somewhere from 1.5% to 2.5% extra tax, which the party said would affect just 3% of Kiwis.
Maori wants to return company tax from 28% back to 33%, introduce an international profit transfer tax with a rate of 5% on the value of profits transferred offshore and implement a land banking tax of 33% to support the productive use of land.
The party also promises to raise the minimum wage to the living wage, restore pay equity, eliminate starting off and youth wages and double baseline benefit levels.
And finally, Te Pāti Māori wants to transform the tax system by removing tax for the first $30,000 earned and introducing a higher tax bracket for higher income earners.
For people earning less than $60,000, the party would provide an income cai credit worth up to eight weeks of free food each year, which it estimates would benefit 64% of the country.
A targeted wealth tax would see people with an average net wealth of $6 million pay somewhere from 1.5% to 2.5% extra tax, which the party said would affect just 3% of Kiwis.
Maori wants to return company tax from 28% back to 33%, introduce an international profit transfer tax with a rate of 5% on the value of profits transferred offshore and implement a land banking tax of 33% to support the productive use of land.
The party also promises to raise the minimum wage to the living wage, restore pay equity, eliminate starting off and youth wages and double baseline benefit levels.
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