Health · Party position

The Opportunities Party on Health

Invest in prevention and primary care for long-term health savings

The Opportunities Party says New Zealand's health system needs a stable 10-year plan, not constant restructures. They want to spend more on GPs and stopping people from getting sick in the first place. They also want to restore school lunches and smokefree laws, address Māori health disparities, and stop industries like tobacco from influencing health policy.

What they say they'll do

Establish a cross-party, published and costed 10-year Health Plan
Increase health funding from 7.4% of GDP to 9% of GDP over a decade
Increase the share of funding for primary care providers like GP clinics
Restore the school lunch programme and a credible smokefree pathway
Introduce a public lobbying register and cooling-off periods for ministers moving to industry roles
Seek consensus on a durable structure for addressing Māori health, with measurable equity goals and stable multi-year commissioning for kaupapa Māori and iwi-led providers

Who this affects

GP clinic patients and primary care users

The party proposes increasing the share of health funding going to primary care providers like GP clinics, which it says helps catch illness early and reduces pressure on other parts of the health system.

Health workers

The party says a stable 10-year plan would end the cycle of restructures and budget cuts that health professionals currently face regardless of which government is in power.

Māori communities

The party proposes stable multi-year funding for kaupapa Māori and iwi-led providers, measurable equity goals with public reporting, and meaningful Māori participation in health planning and oversight.

School-age children

The party proposes restoring the school lunch programme as part of its prevention-focused public health policy.

In their own words

“Tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food account for a quarter of all the healthy years New Zealanders lose to death and disability.”

“In 2023, New Zealand ranked second in the world for protecting health policy from tobacco industry interference. By 2025, we ranked 53rd.”

“We either pay for prevention today, or pay to treat sick Kiwis tomorrow. Opportunity will invest in health today.”

Verify at The Opportunities Party — official policy page

Summarised neutrally from The Opportunities Party’s own official policy (as at 2026-09-21) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Politika is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Health →

Party	Economy	Housing	Health	Education	Climate	Environment	Crime & Justice	Treaty & Māori Affairs	Immigration	Foreign Policy	Democracy & Government
National
Labour
Green
ACT
NZ First
Te Pāti Māori
The Opportunities Party
Parties not in Parliament
	Economy	Housing	Health	Education	Climate	Environment	Crime & Justice	Treaty & Māori Affairs	Immigration	Foreign Policy	Democracy & Government
Women’s Rights
Animal Justice
ALCP
Conservative
Outdoors & Freedom
Vision NZ
Alliance
Free Palestine
NZ Loyal											∅
Te Tai Tokerau											∅

Get email updates

Explore Politika’s tools

The Opportunities Party on Health

What they say they'll do

Who this affects

In their own words

Party Policy Table Comparison