Te Pāti Māori policies 2026

Te Pāti Māori · Debbie Ngarewa-Packer & Rawiri Waititi · 6 seats in 2023

Tino rangatiratanga party campaigning on Te Tiriti-based constitutional transformation, Māori-led health, education and justice authorities, and taxing wealth.

Economic position

-8.2

state-leaning, on a −10 to +10 scale

Social position

-8.5

progressive-leaning

Positions recorded

each with a source and a date

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What Te Pāti Māori is campaigning on in 2026

Te Pāti Māori's clearest published commitments, each linked to its source. The full record on all 37 quiz questions follows below.

Strongly supports
Wants the wealthiest to 'pay their fair share', with revenue directed to housing, health, education and whānau support.
On: New Zealand should tax the profit people make when they sell an investment property.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy
Strongly supports
Supports strong renter protections and action on property speculation and vacant homes.
On: Annual rent increases should be capped at around 2%, and landlords should not be able to evict without a reason.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy
Strongly opposes
Supports free access to primary care, with a focus on prevention and whānau wellness over crisis response.
On: Health money should go to medicines and advanced treatment rather than making doctor's visits free.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy
Strongly supports
Committed to climate action and resilience for vulnerable communities, framed through kaitiakitanga.
On: New Zealand should stay in the Paris climate agreement and keep to its emissions targets, even if it costs up to $5 billion and the United States has pulled out.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy
Strongly opposes
Strongly opposed, argues mandatory sentencing deepens the over-incarceration of Māori.
On: Jail sentences should be longer, with a minimum term for repeat offenders.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy
Strongly supports
Campaigning on an independent commission able to stop or suspend government and Cabinet decisions found to seriously breach Te Tiriti, alongside entrenching the Treaty in law and making Waitangi Tribunal findings binding on the Crown.
On: A commission should be able to block laws it believes breach Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
NZ Herald: Te Pāti Māori's Treaty commission, and Labour's response
Strongly supports
Supports taxing accumulated wealth. The 2026 platform commits to making the wealthiest 'pay their fair share'; its most recent detailed tax policy proposed 2% on net wealth above $2m rising to 8% above $10m.
On: People who own more than $10 million in assets should pay a yearly tax on it, even if they don't earn enough income to pay it.
NZ Herald: Te Pāti Māori's wealth tax plan
Strongly supports
Wants a major expansion of public and affordable housing, plus easier home-building on Māori and ancestral land.
On: The government should borrow to build tens of thousands of new state and public houses.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy

Te Pāti Māori on economy, tax & cost of living

New Zealand should tax the profit people make when they sell an investment property.
Strongly supports
Wants the wealthiest to 'pay their fair share', with revenue directed to housing, health, education and whānau support.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
People who own more than $10 million in assets should pay a yearly tax on it, even if they don't earn enough income to pay it.
Strongly supports
Supports taxing accumulated wealth. The 2026 platform commits to making the wealthiest 'pay their fair share'; its most recent detailed tax policy proposed 2% on net wealth above $2m rising to 8% above $10m.
NZ Herald: Te Pāti Māori's wealth tax plan · verified 2026-08-13
The government should fix its deficit and debt by spending less, not by taxing more.
Strongly opposes
Opposed. Wants revenue from taxing wealth directed into housing, health, education and Māori-led institutions.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
The government should buy back a major bank and break up the power companies and supermarkets.
Supports
Favours public and Māori-led ownership of key assets and enterprise funds, though has not committed to specific nationalisations.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
The age you can start getting NZ Super should rise above 65.
Strongly opposes
Opposes raising the age, noting Māori life expectancy is lower, which makes a higher age fall unevenly.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
The government should rule out any new taxes and grow the economy instead.
Strongly opposes
Wants the wealthiest to pay their fair share through new wealth taxes.
NZ Herald: Te Pāti Māori's wealth tax plan · verified 2026-09-29
Small businesses should pay less tax so they can grow, employ more people and grow the economy.
Opposes
Wants the wealthiest and largest to pay more, and has published no support for a business tax cut. Inferred.
NZ Herald: Te Pāti Māori's wealth tax plan · verified 2026-09-29
People on a benefit who are able to work should lose part of it if they turn down suitable work.
Strongly opposes
Wants welfare strengthened so whānau are not 'punished for being poor', and incomes lifted so people can live with dignity.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-09-30

Te Pāti Māori on housing & renting

Annual rent increases should be capped at around 2%, and landlords should not be able to evict without a reason.
Strongly supports
Supports strong renter protections and action on property speculation and vacant homes.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
The government should borrow to build tens of thousands of new state and public houses.
Strongly supports
Wants a major expansion of public and affordable housing, plus easier home-building on Māori and ancestral land.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
Landlords should be able to deduct mortgage interest as a business expense before paying tax on rental income.
Strongly opposes
Opposes tax advantages for property investors, arguing they push home ownership further out of reach for whānau.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
It should be quicker and easier to get houses and roads built.
Strongly opposes
Opposed, argues fast-track consenting removes the scrutiny and Tiriti consultation that major projects should face.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
There are too many rules on landlords, and the cost ends up in the rent.
Strongly opposes
Supports enforceable housing quality standards, citing the health burden of cold, damp housing on whānau.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
The government should back 5% deposits for first-home buyers earning up to $300,000, so more people can own instead of rent.
Mixed / no clear position
No published position; its housing policy centres on public housing and building on Māori and ancestral land.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-09-29
The government should add at least 6,000 social housing places over four years, even if it has to borrow to do it.
Strongly supports
Wants a major expansion of public and affordable housing.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13

Te Pāti Māori on health & education

Health money should go to medicines and advanced treatment rather than making doctor's visits free.
Strongly opposes
Supports free access to primary care, with a focus on prevention and whānau wellness over crisis response.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
There should be a separate Māori-led authority commissioning health services specifically for Māori, in addition to the health system everyone uses.
Strongly supports
Core policy, wants a strengthened Māori-led health authority, arguing Māori-designed services close outcome gaps that mainstream services have not.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
Schools should focus on the basics with standardised national testing, and NCEA should be replaced.
Opposes
Opposes standardised testing regimes that it says disadvantage Māori learners, preferring mātauranga Māori integrated throughout learning.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
Parents should be able to choose their child's school, including charter schools that set their own curriculum.
Supports
Supports Māori-led educational authority and kaupapa Māori schooling, a form of choice, but grounded in tino rangatiratanga rather than market competition.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
Public services like health and education should be expanded, even if that means Kiwis pay more tax.
Strongly supports
Wants revenue from the wealthiest directed into housing, health, education and whānau support.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
Students should have 10% wiped off their loans, even if it costs $583 million and is paid for by taxpayers who never went to university.
Mixed / no clear position
No published position on student loan settings; its education platform focuses on Māori-led institutions and removing barriers to participation.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-09-29

Te Pāti Māori on climate, energy & environment

New Zealand should stay in the Paris climate agreement and keep to its emissions targets, even if it costs up to $5 billion and the United States has pulled out.
Strongly supports
Committed to climate action and resilience for vulnerable communities, framed through kaitiakitanga.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
New Zealand should look for more oil and gas to grow the economy.
Strongly opposes
Strongly opposed, would ban extractive industries including seabed mining.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
Farmers should not have to pay for the greenhouse gases their animals produce.
Strongly opposes
Opposed to exempting the largest emitting sector, favouring regenerative approaches aligned with Māori environmental principles.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
New Zealand should make it easier to mine and develop natural resources to grow the economy.
Strongly opposes
Would ban extractive industries including seabed mining outright.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
Even though farming is our biggest export earner, farm animal numbers should be reduced and synthetic nitrogen fertiliser phased out to clean up rivers.
Supports
Supports regenerative land use and restoring waterways as a kaitiakitanga obligation, without a specific stocking-rate cap.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
Transport funding should prioritise roads and highways over public transport and cycleways.
Opposes
Frames transport as access and affordability for whānau and regions rather than a roading programme, without a published position on the roads-versus-cycleways split.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-09-30

Te Pāti Māori on law, order & justice

Jail sentences should be longer, with a minimum term for repeat offenders.
Strongly opposes
Strongly opposed, argues mandatory sentencing deepens the over-incarceration of Māori.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
Prisons should be phased out by 2040 and replaced with community-led alternatives.
Strongly supports
Campaigning to abolish prisons by 2040, replaced with community-led solutions, a Māori Justice Authority, and closing youth residences and bootcamps.
Te Ao Māori News: Te Pāti Māori on abolishing prisons · verified 2026-08-13
We should build more prison capacity and put considerably more police on the front line.
Strongly opposes
Opposed, argues more prisons entrench the over-incarceration of Māori rather than reducing harm.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
The justice system should spend more on fixing the causes of crime, like poverty and addiction, and less on punishment.
Strongly supports
Core policy, would reform laws that criminalise poverty and survival, and move toward transformation rather than incarceration.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
Gang patches should stay banned in public and police should have more power to disrupt gangs.
Strongly opposes
Opposed, argues the powers are used disproportionately against Māori and do not address underlying harm.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13

Te Pāti Māori on te tiriti, rights & immigration

A commission should be able to block laws it believes breach Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Strongly supports
Campaigning on an independent commission able to stop or suspend government and Cabinet decisions found to seriously breach Te Tiriti, alongside entrenching the Treaty in law and making Waitangi Tribunal findings binding on the Crown.
NZ Herald: Te Pāti Māori's Treaty commission, and Labour's response · verified 2026-09-17
The New Zealand population should decide on whether to keep the Māori electorate seats.
Strongly opposes
Strongly opposed, actively campaigning to grow the Māori roll and expand Māori representation.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
Migration should be cut to take pressure off housing, roads and hospitals.
Mixed / no clear position
No headline net-migration target; frames immigration through Tiriti obligations and the rights of tangata whenua rather than numbers.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
Non-citizens who commit serious crimes should be deported, and a dedicated unit should track down overstayers.
Strongly opposes
Opposed, argues enforcement-led immigration policy targets Pacific and migrant communities disproportionately.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13
As 4.3% of New Zealand's population speak it, te reo Māori should be actively promoted across government and society, including in the names of public agencies.
Strongly supports
Core policy, normalise te reo across society, invest in community-led revitalisation, and hold the state accountable for language protection.
Te Pāti Māori: Policy · verified 2026-08-13

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What Te Pāti Māori is campaigning on in 2026

Te Pāti Māori on economy, tax & cost of living

New Zealand should tax the profit people make when they sell an investment property.

People who own more than $10 million in assets should pay a yearly tax on it, even if they don't earn enough income to pay it.

The government should fix its deficit and debt by spending less, not by taxing more.

The government should buy back a major bank and break up the power companies and supermarkets.

The age you can start getting NZ Super should rise above 65.

The government should rule out any new taxes and grow the economy instead.

Small businesses should pay less tax so they can grow, employ more people and grow the economy.

People on a benefit who are able to work should lose part of it if they turn down suitable work.

Te Pāti Māori on housing & renting

Annual rent increases should be capped at around 2%, and landlords should not be able to evict without a reason.

The government should borrow to build tens of thousands of new state and public houses.

Landlords should be able to deduct mortgage interest as a business expense before paying tax on rental income.

It should be quicker and easier to get houses and roads built.

There are too many rules on landlords, and the cost ends up in the rent.

The government should back 5% deposits for first-home buyers earning up to $300,000, so more people can own instead of rent.

The government should add at least 6,000 social housing places over four years, even if it has to borrow to do it.

Te Pāti Māori on health & education

Health money should go to medicines and advanced treatment rather than making doctor's visits free.

There should be a separate Māori-led authority commissioning health services specifically for Māori, in addition to the health system everyone uses.

Schools should focus on the basics with standardised national testing, and NCEA should be replaced.

Parents should be able to choose their child's school, including charter schools that set their own curriculum.

Public services like health and education should be expanded, even if that means Kiwis pay more tax.

Students should have 10% wiped off their loans, even if it costs $583 million and is paid for by taxpayers who never went to university.

Te Pāti Māori on climate, energy & environment

New Zealand should stay in the Paris climate agreement and keep to its emissions targets, even if it costs up to $5 billion and the United States has pulled out.

New Zealand should look for more oil and gas to grow the economy.

Farmers should not have to pay for the greenhouse gases their animals produce.

New Zealand should make it easier to mine and develop natural resources to grow the economy.

Even though farming is our biggest export earner, farm animal numbers should be reduced and synthetic nitrogen fertiliser phased out to clean up rivers.

Transport funding should prioritise roads and highways over public transport and cycleways.

Te Pāti Māori on law, order & justice

Jail sentences should be longer, with a minimum term for repeat offenders.

Prisons should be phased out by 2040 and replaced with community-led alternatives.

We should build more prison capacity and put considerably more police on the front line.

The justice system should spend more on fixing the causes of crime, like poverty and addiction, and less on punishment.

Gang patches should stay banned in public and police should have more power to disrupt gangs.

Te Pāti Māori on te tiriti, rights & immigration

A commission should be able to block laws it believes breach Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

The New Zealand population should decide on whether to keep the Māori electorate seats.

Migration should be cut to take pressure off housing, roads and hospitals.

Non-citizens who commit serious crimes should be deported, and a dedicated unit should track down overstayers.

As 4.3% of New Zealand's population speak it, te reo Māori should be actively promoted across government and society, including in the names of public agencies.

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