Letters to the Editor: Election result a warning to the right – and the left

LettersNZ Herald8 Nov, 2026 04:00 PM5 mins to readThe election success of Qiulae Wong and Opportunity was inevitable, once voters saw the party's "energy, enthusiasm and the hope for something new," a reader argues. Photo / Anna HeathA warning to all partiesNeither of the two major parties impressed the people on election night who, in great numbers, chose to support the smaller parties. The outcome was quite predictable. Qiulae Wong and the Opportunity Party’s entry into Parliament was highly predicted and enough people saw in her