Securing 5 percent of the vote would net the party six MPs.<\/p>\n
Second on the list was Wong’s deputy Daniel Eb, standing in Kaipara ki Mahurangi, who previously founded an ‘open farm day’ initiative and handles the party’s communications.<\/p>\n
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Dr Kayla Kingdon-Bebb<\/p>\n
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Running for Wellington North, third-ranked Jessica Hammond has been a candidate for the party in every election it has contested and works in policy.<\/p>\n
Fourth is Dr Kayla Kingdon-Bebb, also in Wellington, who is the former chief executive of WWF New Zealand and Department of Conservation policy director with expertise in Treaty law and resource management.<\/p>\n
Fifth is Ng\u0101i Tahu leader Eden Skipper, standing in Christchurch, who the party said has researched “alternative economic futures”.<\/p>\n
And sixth was Jodie Kuntzsch, in Nelson, who led the establishment of Moananui – a group that partners fishing, aquaculture and research groups – and has 20 years’ experience in the seafood industry.<\/p>\n
Mt Albert the target<\/p>\n
Wong told reporters the party was only looking to win the Mt Albert seat – her electorate – and everywhere else candidates were campaigning for the party vote.<\/p>\n
“Our support is spread across the country, and we believe that there are certainly at least 150,000 New Zealanders out there that are committed to this mission with us,” she said.<\/p>\n
Wong was confident the candidates had the policy expertise required to make a difference in government.<\/p>\n
“People that have worked in the public service, in our full list, we have both central and local government experience, so I think we we do possess a lot of that knowledge of how things work,” she said.<\/p>\n
“But I think importantly, we also bring a fresh perspective that can challenge the status quo because that has not been delivering what New Zealanders need, and that’s why we are bringing this new perspective to politics.”<\/p>\n
Opportunity’s flagship policies include: establishing a universal basic income of up to $370 a week, and a 1.75 percent annual tax on the value or urban land and 0.5 percent on rural land.<\/p>\n
Wong acknowledged those were unlikely to be supported by major parties, but she said it was important to show New Zealanders the direction Opportunity would be pursuing.<\/p>\n