Taxpayer Talk

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Peter Williams Hosts Taxpayer Talk: Hon Ruth Richardson on Budget 2025
Apr 24, 2025 – 50:49
Peter Williams Hosts Taxpayer Talk: Levi Gibbs on New Zealand’s climate costs and the pathway back to surplus
Apr 11, 2025 – 43:45
Taxpayer Talk: Eric Crampton on the Government’s Supermarket Shakeups
Apr 3, 2025 – 32:09
'Taxpayer Talk' | Nick Smith joins Jordan Williams to talk local government
Oct 31, 2024 – 51:50
'Taxpayer Talk' | Simon Court joins Jordan Williams to talk RMA reform
Oct 11, 2024 – 51:58
Taxpayer Talk: Ewen McQueen on Treaty Issues
Sep 20, 2024 – 44:25
MPs in Depth: Suze Redmayne
Sep 17, 2024 – 25:42
Taxpayer Talk: David Buckingham on IRD's leak of private taxpayer data
Sep 16, 2024 – 35:55
MPs in Depth: David MacLeod
Sep 10, 2024 – 36:05
MPs in Depth: Jamie Arbuckle
Sep 3, 2024 – 39:48
MPs in Depth: Rima Nakhle
Aug 29, 2024 – 29:56
MPs in Depth: Grant McCallum
Aug 23, 2024 – 29:25
MPs in Depth: Parmjeet Parmar
Aug 16, 2024 – 30:17
MPs in Depth: Katie Nimon
Aug 12, 2024 – 35:11
MPs in Depth: Andy Foster
Aug 6, 2024 – 35:53
MPs in Depth: Dana Kirkpatrick
Jul 25, 2024 – 30:04
MPs in Depth: Tanya Unkovich
Jul 17, 2024 – 25:50
MPs in Depth: Carlos Cheung
Jun 30, 2024 – 23:37
MPs in Depth: Ryan Hamilton
Jun 27, 2024 – 28:33
MPs in Depth: Nancy Lu
Jun 20, 2024 – 28:27
MPs in Depth: Hamish Campbell
Jun 10, 2024 – 29:41
Taxpayer Talk: Economist Dr Eric Crampton gives his post-Budget analysis
May 31, 2024 – 23:34
Taxpayer Talk: Economist Cameron Bagrie gives his post-Budget analysis
May 31, 2024 – 32:44
Taxpayer Talk: Eric Crampton on the growth in Government and Structural Deficit
May 23, 2024 – 33:58
MPs in Depth: Tom Rutherford
May 10, 2024 – 33:26
MPs in Depth: James Meager
May 3, 2024 – 32:12
MPs in Depth: Mike Butterick
Apr 22, 2024 – 19:37
MPs in Depth: Andrew Hoggard
Apr 15, 2024 – 33:18
MPs in Depth: Carl Bates
Apr 8, 2024 – 36:14
MPs in Depth: Cameron Luxton
Mar 22, 2024 – 40:00
MPs in Depth: Catherine Wedd
Mar 14, 2024 – 27:53
MPs in Depth: Laura Trask
Mar 7, 2024 – 25:11
MPs In Depth: Dr Vanessa Weenink
Mar 1, 2024 – 33:57
MPs In Depth: Dan Bidois
Feb 15, 2024 – 33:36
MPs In Depth: Greg Fleming
Feb 2, 2024 – 43:23
Lord Hannan Speaks About Equality, the Treaty and 10 Years of the Taxpayers' Union
Dec 5, 2023 – 28:08
MPs in Depth: Todd Stephenson
Nov 30, 2023 – 26:25
Stephen Franks provides an update on the Three Waters legal challenge
Nov 7, 2023 – 43:26
Dr Oliver Hartwich on how the incoming Government should reform the public service
Oct 31, 2023 – 31:09
Michael Reddell on the declining standards in New Zealand public life
Oct 16, 2023 – 30:17
Don Brash on why taking GST off fruit and vegetables is a bad idea
Sep 14, 2023 – 29:50
Phil Barry on the real cost of the coming crackdown on smokers
Aug 31, 2023 – 33:26
Casey Costello on being a part of the Taxpayers' Union and standing for Parliament
Aug 26, 2023 – 41:32
Mark Mitchell on crime, police and National's ideas for making the country safer
Aug 15, 2023 – 27:54
The Local Water Infrastructure Infrastructure Bill - the Taxpayers' Union alternative to Three Waters
Aug 10, 2023 – 54:23
David Farrar on polling and why he is leaving the Taxpayers' Union
Aug 2, 2023 – 48:40
National MP Chris Bishop on the RMA replacement and National's alternative
Jul 26, 2023 – 19:39
ACT MP Simon Court on Three Waters and the Proposed RMA Reforms
Apr 20, 2023 – 41:05
Ray Chung on Wellington City Council's 12.3% Rate Hike
Apr 6, 2023 – 48:25
Peter Williams Hosts Taxpayer Talk: Rob Campbell and Jordan Williams on neutrality in the public service
Mar 3, 2023 – 53:53