Opportunity leader considers ruling out NZ First in government

1NewsThe PostWednesday 28 October 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

In this story Winston Peters, NZ First, The Opportunity Party, Qiulae Wong, Lawrence Xu-Nan, Ron Mark

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Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong says ruling out NZ First is under serious consideration following controversial comments from an NZ First candidate. Winston Peters has responded by stating his party has long ruled out working with Opportunity and labelled the party's leader as a "pinko communist".

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First reported by 1News, Wed 28 Oct, 1:18pm · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 3 hours
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    Opportunity ruling out NZ First a 'serious consideration', leader says (opens in new tab)

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    Qiulae Wong weighs ruling out NZ First (opens in new tab)