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Taxpayer Talk

New Zealand Taxpayers' Union Inc.

We're the voice for Kiwi taxpayers in the corridors of power. With our 200,000 subscribed members and supporters we fight for Lower Taxes, Less Waste, and More Accountability across all levels of government. Join or support the Taxpayers' Union at www.taxpayers.org.nz

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Episodes

196 episodes

  1. Taxpayer Talk: ACT’s James Christmas on Treaty Politics and the Fight for Tāmaki 44:04
  2. Taxpayer Talk: Craig Stobo on NZ First's Plans to Shake Up Banks, Supermarkets and Power 39:53
  3. Taxpayer Talk: Michael Laws on NZ First's Comeback and National's Election Troubles 56:45
  4. Taxpayer Talk: Andrew Bayly on Superannuation, Spending, and Life After Politics 57:55
  5. Taxpayer Talk: Oliver Hartwich on Germany’s Political Meltdown and What NZ Can Learn 39:17
  6. Taxpayer Talk: “You’re not special!” - Simon Watts on the local government reforms failing ratepayers 54:02
  7. Taxpayer Talk: Grover Norquist on No New Taxes and holding politicians to it 48:01
  8. Taxpayer Talk: Jordan Williams and Oliver Hartwich on MMP Gaming and Overhang Chaos 20:50
  9. Taxpayer Talk: Paul Henry on ACT, Tax Cuts, and Taking an Axe to Wellington 1:04:09
  10. Taxpayer Talk: Simon Court on the RMA shakedown holding New Zealand hostage 33:44
  11. Taxpayer Talk: Deputy PM David Seymour on woke regulators, KiwiSaver, and ACT’s election fight 40:25
  12. Taxpayer Talk: Jordan Williams and economist Cam Bagrie on Budget 2026 16:32
  13. Taxpayer Talk: Nick Clark and Jordan Williams on why council amalgamation could make town halls even worse 1:04:26
  14. Taxpayer Talk: Ruth Richardson on New Zealand’s fiscal reckoning 43:11
  15. Taxpayer Talk: Professor Elizabeth Rata on the decline of education in New Zealand 1:02:03
  16. Taxpayer Talk: Oliver Hartwich on restoring democratic control of the Public Service 39:25
  17. Taxpayer Talk: Marian Tupy on why the world Is better than you think 38:25
  18. Taxpayer Talk: David Farrar on the methodology and influence of political polling 37:14
  19. Taxpayer Talk: Roger Partridge on selling public assets to build better infrastructure 43:14
  20. Taxpayer Talk: Federated Farmers’ Mark Hooper on the Flawed Replacements of the Resource Management Act 45:53
  21. Taxpayer Talk: The Colourful Life of Cartoonist Garrick Tremain 48:07
  22. Taxpayer Talk: David Cohen, author of Jacinda: The Untold Story 46:36
  23. Taxpayer Talk: Jamie Beaton on how to fix New Zealand's failing education system 50:42
  24. Taxpayer Talk: Rowan Pike on NZ's and Aussie's illicit tobacco boom 23:54
  25. Taxpayer Talk: Cameron Luxton on the Gene Technology Bill 30:35
  26. Taxpayer Talk: Roger Partridge on Unscrambling the Ministerial Maze 29:32
  27. Taxpayer Talk: Nick Stewart on Rates Driving Inflation 32:44
  28. Taxpayer Talk: John O'Connell on Rates Caps, Death Tax and the MPs' Expenses Scandal 47:18
  29. Taxpayer Talk: Nick Leggett on Infrastructure and Local Government 38:54
  30. Taxpayer Talk: Mayor Andrew Tripe on the Lowest Average Rates Increases in the Country 34:30
  31. Taxpayer Talk: Sir Bill English on the Future of Superannuation and the Public Service 45:19
  32. Taxpayer Talk: Casey Costello on her first 18 months in Parliament 53:46
  33. Taxpayer Talk: The Taxpayers’ Union's Levi Gibbs on a Path to Surplus 30:32
  34. Taxpayer Talk: David Baker on Exposing Inefficiencies in our Building Sector 46:34
  35. Taxpayer Talk: Hon Ruth Richardson on Budget 2025 50:49
  36. Taxpayer Talk: The Taxpayers’ Union’s Levi Gibbs on New Zealand’s climate costs and the pathway back to surplus 43:45
  37. Taxpayer Talk: Eric Crampton on the Government’s Supermarket Shakeups 32:09
  38. Taxpayer Talk : Nick Smith joins Jordan Williams to talk local government 51:50
  39. Taxpayer Talk : Simon Court joins Jordan Williams to talk RMA reform 51:58
  40. Taxpayer Talk: Ewen McQueen on Treaty Issues 44:25
  41. MPs in Depth: Suze Redmayne 25:42
  42. Taxpayer Talk: David Buckingham on IRD's leak of private taxpayer data 35:55
  43. MPs in Depth: David MacLeod 36:05
  44. MPs in Depth: Jamie Arbuckle 39:48
  45. MPs in Depth: Rima Nakhle 29:56
  46. MPs in Depth: Grant McCallum 29:25
  47. MPs in Depth: Parmjeet Parmar 30:17
  48. MPs in Depth: Katie Nimon 35:11
  49. MPs in Depth: Andy Foster 35:53
  50. MPs in Depth: Dana Kirkpatrick 30:04