Election 2026: Kiwis left $17,000 worse off by Opportunity tax plan should ‘look at the bigger picture’, Qiulae Wong says

Thomas CoughlanPolitical Editor·NZ Herald·15 Aug, 2026 11:10 PM4 mins to read‌The Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong spoke on Q+A. Photo / Mark Mitchell The Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong spoke on Q+A. Photo / Mark Mitchell The Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong said New Zealanders who would pay about $17,000 in extra tax each year under her party’s to increase income tax for some should “look at the bigger picture”. The example used was a couple, each earning $125,000, who had returned from overseas, did not