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Elections / 2026 / North Shore / Holly Knill
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2026 general election
Standing for North Shore

Holly Knill

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Electorate only
Source
elections-wikipedia
As of
9 Jun 2026

Background

Research run #174 · 7 May 2026
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Holly Knill is a candidate for The Opportunity Party in the North Shore electorate [12][15].

According to a single reputable secondary source, Knill was educated in Auckland [10] and has a background spanning product development, commercial and customer value work, as well as roles in digital products, start-ups and television across the UK, Europe and the Middle East [6][7]. She has also been described as a leader in growth and product innovation across telecommunications, media and technology companies [2].

From 8 March 2021, according to a single reputable secondary source, Knill held the role of Chief Consumer Officer at 2degrees [1][13], a position in which she has been described as steering the local telco back toward profitability [3]. She has also been noted as a panelist at the Aotearoa AI Summit [4] and as a product development and customer value specialist [5].

In addition to her professional roles, Knill has been involved in civic activities. According to a single reputable secondary source, she has served as a co-opted Board Member of Stanley Bay School Board [8] and as a facilitator for the Te Uru Amokura Springboard Trust [9]. She has also been associated with academy EX as part of her broader professional development background [11].

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Education

Career

  • [1]
    Prior career: Chief Consumer Officer at 2degrees (from 8 March 2021). unverified
  • [2]
    Prior career: leader in growth and product innovation in telecommunications, media and technology companies. unverified
  • [3]
    Prior career: leader steering a local telco back to profitability (from 2021). unverified
  • [4]
    Prior career: panelist at Aotearoa AI Summit. unverified
  • [5]
    Prior career: product development, commercial and customer value specialist. unverified
  • [6]
    Prior career: professional in digital products, start-ups and television in the UK, Europe and Middle East. unverified
  • [7]
    Prior career: roles in digital products, start-ups and television in the UK, Europe and Middle East. unverified

Political offices

Party affiliation

Civic roles & honours

Looked for, not found

  • No public record found confirming Holly Knill's specific pre-politics roles at Sky UK and Seven West Media from primary sources — only podcast/show description snippets mention these roles. LinkedIn blocked (403).
  • Holly Knill's exact educational institution for her Master of Technological Futures degree — no university name confirmed in fetched sources.
  • Holly Knill's role at Boldmind Ltd (Advisory Board member, Jan 2015–Jun 2017) — no primary source fetched to corroborate beyond LinkedIn snippet (blocked).
  • Holly Knill's postgraduate degree in multimedia, animation and UX — no primary source confirms the institution; only podcast show notes mention it.

The agent checked these topics across the allowed public sources but could not find verbatim-quotable evidence. Absence doesn't rule the fact out — it just means no journalist-accessible source covered it at run time.