EPISODE · Jul 2, 2026 · 6 MIN
History with Dr Grant Morris
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Time to talk history with Dr Grant Morris and this week after seeing some of the latest polling, he's keen to look into the history of small centrist political parties. The Opportunities Party is currently nearing 5% in the political polls. It is arguably a centrist party and could go with either Labour or National. In the 2002 election, Peter Dunne and his centrist party United Future experienced a large surge. In the 2017 election, Winston Peters and centrist NZ First held the balance of power. What examples do we have from our history of small centrist parties playing a key role in elections?
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Time to talk history with Dr Grant Morris and this week after seeing some of the latest polling, he's keen to look into the history of small centrist political parties. The Opportunities Party is currently nearing 5% in the political polls. It is arguably a centrist party and could go with either Labour or National. In the 2002 election, Peter Dunne and his centrist party United Future experienced a large surge. In the 2017 election, Winston Peters and centrist NZ First held the balance of power. What examples do we have from our history of small centrist parties playing a key role in elections?
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