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[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (19 children)

Interesting, so key things are:

  • Rebrand to Opportunity instead of The Opportunity Party.
  • Aim to be a blend of environment and business supporting party, picked teal as colour which mixes green and blue.
  • Targeting 5% of votes (rather than previous elections trying to get an electorate MP)
  • Policy of land tax based on rates valuation (exemption for ~~family home and~~ farms it seems)
  • citizen income - replaces benefits with a means tested regular payment where average income earners should expect to be no better or worse off (unclear what happens with permanent residents or those on working holiday, seasonal workers, etc.).
  • flat tax rate
  • citizens assemblies

No announcement of exact rates for anything or details. At the start it's mentioned they have been criticised in the past for focusing too much on policy and not enough on how if affects people, so they are going to be changing this with their new strategy.

[–] Splenetic@lemmy.nz 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Blue-Greens: When you love the environment just as much as you love the thing destroying the environment

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 4 days ago

Or when you realize that there are many ways to have a functioning economy whilst being good stewards to the environment.

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