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'Stand or fall': Barry Soper discusses poll showing Opportunity above 5%

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 7 Aug 2026, 5:19pm
The Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong. Photo / Dean Purcell
The Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong. Photo / Dean Purcell

A new poll shows Labour's ratings fall, whilst Opportunity crosses the 5% threshold needed to make it in to Parliament. 

The latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll shows Labour dropping to 27.7%, whilst Opportunity has risen to 6.1%. 

Senior Political Correspondent Barry Soper told Heather du Plessis-Allan that now that Opportunity has crossed the line, it's policies will come under more scrutiny.

'It's always nice to see a party rising in the polls, but they've got to stand or fall on their policies.'

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