Opportunity Party announces candidate list for 2026 election

<p>The Opportunity Party has revealed its candidate list for the upcoming 2026 election.</p> <p>Opportunity Party leader <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/05/31/i-chickened-out-the-biggest-hurdle-facing-the-opportunity-party/" target="_blank">Qiulae Wong</a> said the candidates are a team who have "built businesses and organisations, shaped public policy, worked alongside communities and led practical responses to some of New Zealand's biggest challenges".</p> <p>"We are standing because, like many New Zealanders, we expect better than the current political parties are delivering."</p> <p>The party said the list is led by six candidates with deep experience across business, public policy, agriculture, Māori development and environmental leadership.</p> <p>"Opportunity brings together leaders who understand the economy we need to build, the communities we need to strengthen, and the natural environment we need to restore."</p> <p>In recent polls, Opportunity has hovered just under the 5% threshold for entering Parliament, but has faced scrutiny in recent weeks on some of its policies from both the <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/07/27/luxon-appears-to-rule-out-national-working-with-opportunity-party/" target="_blank">National</a> and <a…