The Opportunities Party wants a new party leader who can "handle the heat without melting".
The Opportunities Party wants a new party leader who can "handle the heat without melting".
The Opportunities Party (Top) is seeking a new party leader, according to a recent public job ad.
Uploaded to the job search site Seek late last night, the ad, entitled “Political Party Leader”, gives a taste of what candidates could expect from the role.
“Feeling like everyday Kiwis geta raw deal from politics-as-usual?” the ad asks.
Whether a PhD holder, a builder, or a nurse, the party is seeking someone who can “handle the heat without melting”.
The prospective leader will need to be open-minded, considering different opinions “without taking disagreement personally”.
He failed to win an electorate seat in his time as party leader and was at the centre of several contentious incidents.
During his 2017 electoral campaign, Morgan tweeted that Labour leader and eventual Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern should prove she is “more than lipstick on a pig”.
The tweet caused internal tensions in the party, leading to Dr Jenny Condie’s resignation.
After Morgan eventually quit the party in 2019, Geoff Simmons led a similarly unsuccessful 2020 electoral campaign.
The last known Top leader is Raf Manji, who stepped down after the 2023 election.
The ad makes it clear the party plans to return in the upcoming 2026 election.
Top has never made it into Parliament, receiving less than the MMP threshold of 5% in the 2017, 2020, and 2023 elections.
