Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The political momentum for Kiri Wong and The Opportunity Party is taking a massive hit after a disastrous weekend interview. Wong claims her party stands for clean politics, but taking over $400,000 in big donations while campaigning to ban them stinks of classic political hypocrisy. It gets worse when you look at party governance. Wong did not even seem to know that her own party board can overrule elected MPs in caucus.
Meanwhile, National might be regretting Christopher Luxon’s sudden call to rule out working with Opportunity. In MMP politics, shutting down potential pathways to government is a risky move. We also look at our latest listener feedback where 92 percent of everyday Kiwis say they do not feel better off after three years of this government, citing soaring prices and rising unemployment.
00:00:00 - Has Kiri Wong Peaked?
00:01:00 - The $400,000 Donation Hypocrisy
00:03:00 - Who Runs TOP: Board or Caucus?
00:06:50 - Did National Make a Mistake Ruling Them Out?
00:07:45 - Listener Poll: 92% Say We Are Not Better Off
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The political momentum for Kiri Wong and The Opportunity Party is taking a massive hit after a disastrous weekend interview. Wong claims her party stands for clean politics, but taking over $400,000 in big donations while campaigning to ban them stinks of classic political hypocrisy. It gets worse when you look at party governance. Wong did not even seem to know that her own party board can overrule elected MPs in caucus.
Meanwhile, National might be regretting Christopher Luxon’s sudden call to rule out working with Opportunity. In MMP politics, shutting down potential pathways to government is a risky move. We also look at our latest listener feedback where 92 percent of everyday Kiwis say they do not feel better off after three years of this government, citing soaring prices and rising unemployment.
00:00:00 - Has Kiri Wong Peaked?
00:01:00 - The $400,000 Donation Hypocrisy
00:03:00 - Who Runs TOP: Board or Caucus?
00:06:50 - Did National Make a Mistake Ruling Them Out?
00:07:45 - Listener Poll: 92% Say We Are Not Better Off
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCSypyI8wbnZgJDYY0VCdwJQ/join
Get in touch with Duncan - duncan@rova.nz and join us on the socials.
Website: rova.nz/podcasts/duncan-garner-editor-in-chief-live
Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast
TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast
