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As Opportunity Party edges towards the 5% threshold, Context looks back at New Zealand's minor parties. Subscribe: youtube.com/RNZVideo?sub_confirmation=1
From kingmakers and coalition partners to spectacular failures, who made it into Parliament and who fell short?
From Winston Peters and New Zealand First holding the balance of power, to the Māori Party, ACT and the Greens shaping successive governments, minor parties have often punched well above their weight. But for every success story there's a cautionary tale: From Colin Craig's Conservatives through to Kim Dotcom's Internet Mana Party, the road to reaching 5% isn't easy.
Guyon Espiner and Corin Dann explore the kingmakers and the spectacular failures that have defined New Zealand's minor party history since MMP came into play.
As Opportunity Party edges towards the 5% threshold, Context looks back at New Zealand's minor parties. Subscribe: youtube.com/RNZVideo?sub_confirmation=1
From kingmakers and coalition partners to spectacular failures, who made it into Parliament and who fell short?
From Winston Peters and New Zealand First holding the balance of power, to the Māori Party, ACT and the Greens shaping successive governments, minor parties have often punched well above their weight. But for every success story there's a cautionary tale: From Colin Craig's Conservatives through to Kim Dotcom's Internet Mana Party, the road to reaching 5% isn't easy.
Guyon Espiner and Corin Dann explore the kingmakers and the spectacular failures that have defined New Zealand's minor party history since MMP came into play.
