The Opportunities Party on Housing

The Opportunities Party says New Zealand houses cost about seven times the median household income, leaving 60% of under-40s without a home. They plan to make homes more affordable through three approaches: building homes faster by simplifying planning rules, building better quality homes by raising standards and expanding insulation programmes, and making more affordable homes available through low-cost government finance and directing Kāinga Ora to build what each region needs.

• Replace over 1,000 planning zones with 10 simple, nationally consistent planning zones
• Create a national pre-approval system for proven prefabricated and modular building methods
• Expand the Warmer Kiwi Homes programme to cover eligible rentals and extend it to double glazing, solar and electrification
• Refund GST to councils on new builds that meet strong environmental standards
• Give councils, Community Housing Providers, iwi and trusted developers direct access to low-cost government finance for affordable or social housing
• Direct Kāinga Ora to build the mix of housing each region actually needs

Summarised neutrally from The Opportunities Party’s own official policy (as at 2026-10-13) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Politika is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Housing →