31 Oct 2025

Leaked and launched: Labour debuts its tax plan

From Focus on Politics, 6:30 pm on 31 October 2025

Labour's long-awaited tax plan has finally landed - a targeted capital gains tax on property, paired with three free GP visits for every New Zealander. But the rollout was not exactly smooth - and with old tax ghosts stirring, Labour's challenge now is to rally behind the proposal - and convince voters this time will be different. RNZ's acting political editor Craig McCulloch takes a deeper look at the policy and its announcement. <https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/focusonpolitics>