Iain Lees-Galloway on crashing out of parliament and his new OpportunityÂ

The Spinoff February 16, 2026

He went to therapy, grieved the career he torpedoed with an inappropriate relationship, and now former Labour minister Iain Lees-Galloway is back in politics with a new party.

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Iain Lees-Galloway (The Opportunities Party (TOP)) Qiulae Wong (The Opportunities Party (TOP)) Nikki Kaye (National) Todd Muller (National) Gareth Morgan (The Opportunities Party (TOP)) Hamish Walker (National) Judith Collins (National) Andrew Falloon (National) Winston Peters (NZ First) Geoff Simmons (The Opportunities Party (TOP)) Amy Adams (National) Raf Manji (Independent) Jacinda Ardern (Labour)

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