Health, supermarkets and political lobbying among Opportunity Party's bottom lines

Health, supermarkets and political lobbying among Opportunity Party's bottom lines

Watch the announcement live below .The Opportunity Party has laid out its bottom lines for any post-election negotiations, as a new poll has it clutching the balance of power.The 1News-Verian poll out on Monday showed the party down two points to 6 percent - dangerously close to the threshold that would see them out of Parliament without an electorate win.But both the left and right bloc would need Opportunity's seven seats to form a government.The party's leader Qiulae Wong said she was open to either a coalition or confidence-and-supply arrangement.Its five bottom lines are:Giving the Commerce Commission more teeth and greater independence to tackle excessive market power in supermarkets and other uncompetitive sectors, bringing down prices. Wong said the problem was broadly agreed, and it was time to do something about it.Regulating lobbying and capping political donations to "clean up politics". "New Zealanders deserve to know who is trying to influence their government, and no one should be able to buy disproportionate political influence," Wong said.Developing a 10-year plan to "fix the health system" alongside health professionals, with clear commitments on funding, workforce and infrastructure. "A 10-year plan would give the health system a stable direction for its workforce, infrastructure and funding," said Wong.Phasing out bottom trawling, working with industry, iwi and coastal communities to fairly manage the transition.Recommitting to Paris Agreement emissions reduction obligations and protecting the Climate Change Commission's independence. "We will not support a government that walks away from our international obligations or undermines the independent Climate Change Commission," Wong said.Qiulae Wong.NICK MONRO / RNZThe bottom lines were were minimum commitments designed to deliver change beyond a single term, said Wong."We are here for unity, innovation and nature, not for the next three years but for generations to come."

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