The Opportunity Party
The Opportunity Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Opportunity |
| Leader | Qiulae Wong |
| General Secretary | Hayden Cargo |
| Deputy Leader | Vacant |
| Founder | Gareth Morgan |
| Founded | 4 November 2016 |
| Headquarters | 2D Amera Pl, Auckland, New Zealand 2013 |
| Youth wing | Young Opportunity |
| Ideology | Radical centrism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Slogan | The courage to change. |
| MPs in the House of Representatives | 0 / 123 |
| Website | |
| opportunity | |
The Opportunity Party (Opportunity), formerly known as The Opportunities Party (TOP), is a centrist political party in New Zealand. It was founded in 2016 by economist and philanthropist Gareth Morgan. The party is based on the idea of evidence-based policy and being located in the political centre, with a goal to bring "bringing new ideas, fresh energy and honesty to bridge the political divide holding New Zealand back".
The party received 2.4% of the party vote in the 2017 general election (after which Morgan resigned from the leadership), and it only received 1.5% of the party vote in the 2020 general election. The party won an elected office for the first time in the 2022 local elections, with one member elected to the Featherston Community Board in the South Wairarapa District.
The party received no seats in the 2023 general election, having failed to have then party leader Raf Manji be elected in the Ilam electorate, and only receiving 2.2% of the party vote. After the election, Manji and Deputy Leader Natalia Albert stepped down. In November 2025, businesswoman Qiulae Wong was announced as the party's new leader after a period of searching, and the party was rebranded to The Opportunity Party, alongside a set of updated policy priorities.