Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTaxpayer Talk: Tourism NZ and its new $10m international ad campaign
Despite our closed borders, Tourism NZ is spending $10 million on a new campaign meant to bring overseas travellers to New Zealand. The campaign is s…
6 years, 1 month ago
Taxpayer Talk: Michael Reddell on Unemployment, Negative Interest Rates and a Temporary Cut to GST
In this episode of Taxpayer Talk, Taxpayers' Union Research Officer Islay Aitchison interviews economist Michael Reddell on monetary and fiscal polic…
6 years, 1 month ago
Taxpayer Talk: Auckland’s water crisis – interview with Water Care CEO Raveen Jaduram
Auckland’s water crisis has been in the media over recent weeks, and the 2020 drought reminds us a lot of the water restrictions in 1994. Auckland’s…
6 years, 2 months ago
Taxpayer Talk: Runners and Riders – Who will take over from Todd Muller?
Taxpayers’ Union’s Jordan Williams, and Neil Miller, sit down with political commentator and Stuff columnist Damian Grant discuss the runners and rid…
6 years, 2 months ago
Taxpayer Talk: Chris Penk - Flattening the Country
In our newest episode of Taxpayer Talk, Jordan sits down (in-person!) with Helensville MP Chris Penk who has written a book investigating the claim t…
6 years, 3 months ago
MPs in Depth: A Generation of Losers, Racism and Hard Work — Melissa Lee MP
We're giving taxpayers the opportunity to get to know their MPs beyond photo-ops and party-line speeches. In this episode, Islay Aitchison interviews…
6 years, 3 months ago
Taxpayer Talk: Socialism – The Failed Idea that Never Dies
By many measures, socialist ideas are more popular than ever, with academics and increasingly hip activists unashamedly promoting the collective owne…
6 years, 4 months ago
MPs in Depth: Reform priorities, time in the private sector and long-held political aspirations — Todd Muller MP
The Taxpayers' Union sat down with Todd Muller for a podcast interview just a few days before he announced his leadership bid. He described himself a…
6 years, 4 months ago
MPs in Depth: The National Party Divide, Modern Conservatism and Fencing - Simon O'Connor
We're giving taxpayers the opportunity to get to know their MPs beyond photo-ops and party-line speeches. In this episode, Islay Aitchison interviews…
6 years, 4 months ago
Taxpayer Talk: Out of the Budget 2020 lock-up: Joe Ascroft and Neil Miller on the economics and politics of the biggest budget of our lifetime.
The Taxpayers' Union's Consulting Economist Joe Ascroft, and former Treasury (now Taxpayers' Union) Analyst Neil Miller, sits down with Jordan Willia…
6 years, 4 months ago