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Top Calls for Royal Commission into Australian-Owned Banks
Saturday, 30 November 2019, 12:14 pm | The Opportunities Party
TOP began a guerilla campaign against New Zealand’s Australian-owned banks last night, stickering over a hundred ATMs in Auckland and Wellington. More >>
TOP Brand Launch: Speech
Saturday, 5 October 2019, 12:11 pm | The Opportunities Party
As an economist one of my pet peeves is lack of competition. Monopolies I don’t mind, at least people understand they are a bad idea. What really bugs me is duopolies and oligopolies, where you have a few big businesses in an industry that they look ... More >>
TOP Brand Launch
Saturday, 5 October 2019, 12:10 pm | The Opportunities Party
On Thursday, 3 October 2019, TOP unveiled its new look and focus for the 2020 election to a packed venue. It is a complete departure from the 2017 election in look, feel and focus. More >>
0800 JACINDA, the Opportunities Party and What Happens Next
Tuesday, 3 September 2019, 5:14 pm | The Opportunities Party
The Opportunities Party is serious about communicating with New Zealanders about important change. We’re changing too, to better reflect our messages and strategy to 2020. More >>
TOP Announces Board Member Changes
Monday, 12 August 2019, 7:07 pm | The Opportunities Party
TOP Announces Board Member Changes The Opportunities Party announces changes to its Board following its Annual General Meeting. More >>
Re-energised TOP Targets Environmental Vote for Election
Sunday, 11 August 2019, 11:50 am | The Opportunities Party
TOP is gearing up to contest the 2020 election with plans for a rebrand and a renewed focus on the environment. More >>
Open minded party seeks meaningful relationship
Friday, 28 June 2019, 12:37 pm | The Opportunities Party
New Zealand’s dry and dowdy political scene is like Tinder paper crying out to get lit by real change. The Opportunities Party is firing up for 2020 - we’re looking for spokespeople and candidates from all across Aotearoa who can get some sparks ... More >>
GE-FREE NZ response to Gene Editing policy is Anti-Science
Thursday, 2 May 2019, 12:43 pm | The Opportunities Party
Last month Australia allowed the use of gene editing in cases where no new genetic material is added. The Opportunities Party has called for New Zealand to follow Australia’s lead . More >>
The Opportunities Party releases a gene editing policy
Monday, 29 April 2019, 9:32 am | The Opportunities Party
New Zealand’s outdated legislation for genetic modification is hindering our ability to effectively solve major environmental challenges such as predator control and kauri dieback. More >>
Gareth Morgan, Opportunities Party founder has resigned
Sunday, 31 March 2019, 11:49 am | The Opportunities Party
Party Leader Geoff Simmons has accepted the resignation of Dr Morgan from all roles, including the Policy Committee. It seems that politics is too similar to herding cats for his liking, and he can’t wait to sink his claws into his many other interests. More >>
Opportunities Party Declares Drought over Decent Tax Ideas
Monday, 11 March 2019, 12:19 pm | The Opportunities Party
“The debate over the Tax Working Group’s recommendations will not quench Kiwi’s thirst for a decent tax system” says Opportunities Party Leader Geoff Simmons. More >>
Tax Working Group Report: The Good, The Bad, the Predictable
Thursday, 21 February 2019, 3:07 pm | The Opportunities Party
Let’s start with the good stuff, and there is a bit of that, mainly around the environmental tax proposals. The Tax Working Group has acknowledged that the notion of a ‘circular economy’ has informed their recommendations. More >>
New Parties with True Environmental Credentials Welcome
Tuesday, 29 January 2019, 2:01 pm | The Opportunities Party
The Opportunities Party is committed to doing what works for the long term good of Aotearoa New Zealand. Giving young people opportunities means we need an economy, environment and society that are sustainably run. More >>
TOP Leadership Election Winners Announced
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 3:49 pm | The Opportunities Party
The winner of the Leader position is Geoff Simmons. Geoff has been acting as the interim leader and was formerly General Manager of the Morgan Foundation. He brings with him a rock-solid background in TOP’s policy as well as excellent communication ... More >>
TOP Leadership Election Candidates announced
Friday, 16 November 2018, 1:05 pm | The Opportunities Party
The Opportunities Party has announced candidates for the Leadership and Member Representative roles in the party elections to be held in early December. More >>
TOP runs NZ’s first Blockchain political party election
Tuesday, 6 November 2018, 11:13 am | The Opportunities Party
The Opportunities Party (TOP) will run their first ever leadership election on the emerging global technology, Blockchain. Horizon State , a New Zealand technology firm based in Porirua, will provide the mobile election services with which members ... More >>
TOP calls on Govt to take Cannabis Referendum seriously
Saturday, 27 October 2018, 2:45 pm | The Opportunities Party
After a disappointing year of inaction by the coalition government, the Opportunities Party calls on the Government to give New Zealand a plan for the Cannabis Referendum. More >>
Too Little Too Late - Government's policy on Freshwater
Wednesday, 10 October 2018, 5:28 pm | The Opportunities Party
On Monday the Government released their response to our freshwater crisis. The upshot is that very little will be achieved in this term except more talking. The Government expects to start seeing improvements in the swimmability of our rivers by 2023, but ... More >>
New Leadership for The Opportunities Party
Monday, 20 August 2018, 9:57 am | The Opportunities Party
Geoff has been intimately involved in developing TOP’s policies over the past ten years as part of the Morgan Foundation and was Deputy Leader in the 2017 campaign. More >>
The Opportunities Party Will Not Contest 2020
Monday, 9 July 2018, 4:07 pm | The Opportunities Party
The Board of The Opportunities Party (TOP) has decided to request that the Electoral Commission cancel TOP’s registration as a political party. More >>
