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Health · Party position

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

The Opportunities Party says New Zealand's health system needs to look beyond hospitals. They want to spend more on GPs, nurses, and stopping people from getting sick in the first place, saying this saves money over time. They also want to pay health workers better, restore smokefree laws, and get political parties to plan the health system together over ten years.

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
  • Restrict the political influence of industries like tobacco on health policy

Who this affects

GP clinic patients
Increased funding directed to primary care providers means more resources for GP clinics, which the party says helps catch illness early and reduces pressure on hospitals.
School children
The party proposes restoring the school lunch programme, which would again provide meals to students at school.
Health workers
A long-term, stable funding plan is intended to end repeated restructures and budget cuts that the party says currently disrupt healthcare professionals.
General public
Tighter rules on lobbying and political donations from industries like tobacco are intended to stop those industries from shaping health regulations.

In their own words

“Opportunity will establish, and protect, a 10-year plan that properly funds our health workers and focuses on preventing illness in the first place.”
“we will advocate to increase and maintain health funding from the current 7.4% of GDP to 9% of GDP, and increase the share of funding for primary care providers like GP clinics.”
“In 2023, New Zealand ranked second in the world for protecting health policy from tobacco industry interference. By 2025, we ranked 53rd.”
Verify at The Opportunities Party — official policy page

Summarised neutrally from The Opportunities Party’s own official policy (as at 2026-09-07) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Health →

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