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Should the Government finally privatise State Owned Enterprises?
The Government owns or partly owns 18 large businesses with combined assets of $78 billion. The Treasury has found that many are underperforming. Joi…
4 years, 5 months ago
Fair Pay Agreements: will they cripple New Zealand's labour market?
The Government's Fair Pay Agreements Bill passed its first vote in Parliament last week. The legislation will initiate the largest shake up for emplo…
4 years, 5 months ago
Three Waters and the ETS with Simon Court
The Government is determined to implement its controversial Three Waters reform and introduce a plethora of policies aimed at tackling climate change…
4 years, 6 months ago
Professor Robert MacCulloch on why Wellington hates economists
The NZ Treasury wants to hire economists who've never studied economics. Join Louis and Professor MacCulloch as they discuss why the public service s…
4 years, 6 months ago
What is the media mega-merge meant to solve?
The Government has confirmed plans to merge RNZ and TVNZ into a single publicly-owned media monolith. Louis sits down remotely with National Party Br…
4 years, 6 months ago
Does National's tax policy go far enough?
National's tax policy has been criticised as 'costly' and too generous for high earners – but the Taxpayers' Union questions whether it goes far enou…
4 years, 6 months ago
Exclusive polling analysis with David Farrar
The Taxpayers' Union Curia poll conducted in February shows National surging. Is the writing on the wall for Labour next election? or should National…
4 years, 7 months ago
Wasting billions — the Governments costly obsession with rail
The Government has indicated it wants to spend $5 billion on heavy rail over the next five years. But is it really good value for taxpayer money? Joi…
4 years, 7 months ago
Behind the court challenge against Three Waters
The Government has justified its Three Waters scheme based on an interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi. But does the logic stand up to scrutiny? J…
4 years, 7 months ago
Meeting the new TOP Leader
The Opportunities Party (or simply TOP) has a new Leader - Raf Manji. Louis sits down with Raf to learn why he's so keen for a universal basic income…
4 years, 7 months ago