TOP Announces Board Member Changes The Opportunities
Party announces changes to its Board following its Annual
General Meeting.
Donna Pokere-Phillips has departed the
Board effective today, 12th August 2019. Ms.
Pokere-Phillips’ time in the member-elected role has been
publicly difficult, but we wish her well in her future
endeavours.
Member-Elects to the Board are Shai Navot,
Matt Zwartz and Antony Dixon. Our remaining members are Ray
McKeown and Geoff Simmons.
The newly-formed board has met
over the weekend and approved the proposed re-brand and
several other orders of business.
Geoff Simmons, Leader
of the Opportunities Party says “This is a fresh start for
TOP. Our members were inspired by the re-brand that will
happen in October. We are now united and completely focused
on getting 10% of the vote in
2020.”
If you're using Scoop for work, your organisation needs to pay a small license fee with Scoop Pro. We think that's fair, because your organisation is benefiting from using our news resources. In return, we'll also give your team access to pro news tools and keep Scoop free for personal use, because public access to news is important!
Should landlords be able to deduct the interest on the loans they take out to bankroll their property speculation? The US Senate Budget Committee and Bloomberg News don't think this is a good idea, for reasons set out below. Regardless, our coalition government has been burning through a ton of political capital by giving landlords a huge $2.9 billion tax break via interest deductibility, while still preaching the need for austerity to the disabled, and to everyone else... More
Government: Concerns Conveyed To China Over Cyber Activity Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed New Zealand’s concerns about cyber activity have been conveyed directly to the Chinese Government. “The Prime Minister and Minister Collins have expressed concerns today about malicious cyber activity... More
Declining GDP for the December quarter reinforces the importance of restoring fiscal discipline to public spending and driving more economic growth, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says... More
Winston Peters has announced NZ is providing a further $5M to respond to the extreme humanitarian need in Gaza and the West Bank. “The impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict on civilians is absolutely appalling," he said... More
Judith Collins has announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister Jason Scott McHerron as a High Court Judge. Justice McHerron graduated from the University of Otago with a BA in English Literature in 1994 and an LLB in 1996... More