Editorial: Tax reform is beginning to emerge as a key election issue

PremiumEditorialEditorialNZ Herald20 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to readChlöe Swarbrick, who will announce the Green Party's tax plan today, speaks with Waikato Herald journalist Tom Eley in Hamilton before an event at the University of Waikato.The taxman cometh.And he may be coming dressed in rather different attire than before.Today, the Green Party is due to release its new tax plan.Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick claims it will help address what she describes as a “cost of greed crisis”.

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