Posted in NEWS by Tory Relf | September 12, 2026
This week, Jordan is joined by Grover Norquist, founder of Americans for Tax Reform and the man behind the original Taxpayer Protection Pledge, to talk about how a simple promise not to raise taxes became one of the most powerful forces in...
Read more about Taxpayer Talk: Grover Norquist on No New Taxes and holding politicians to itPosted in NEWS by Tory Relf | August 31, 2026
In this episode of Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams is joined by broadcaster-turned-ACT candidate Paul Henry for a lively, wide-ranging conversation on the campaign, the state of the centre-right, and why he thinks this election is too important to sit out. From ACT’s push...
Read more about Taxpayer Talk: Paul Henry on ACT, Tax Cuts, and Taking an Axe to WellingtonPosted in NEWS by Tory Relf | May 25, 2026
In this episode of Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams is joined by Nick Clark from the New Zealand Initiative and Jordan Williams (Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director) to break down the Government’s plan to slash New Zealand’s 78 local authorities down to as few as...
Read more about Taxpayer Talk: Nick Clark and Jordan Williams on why council amalgamation could make town halls even worsePosted in NEWS by Tory Relf | April 23, 2026
Why did New Zealand’s education system "turn to custard" in 1971? In this episode of Taxpayer Talk, host Peter Williams sits down with Professor Elizabeth Rata to explore how the nation moved from a world-class, knowledge-rich curriculum to one dominated by "social...
Read more about Taxpayer Talk: Professor Elizabeth Rata on the decline of education in New ZealandPosted in NEWS by Tory Relf | April 16, 2026
In this episode of Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams sits down with Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director of the New Zealand Initiative, to discuss why he believes the country’s public service is "fundamentally broken" and incompatible with implementing good policy. Oliver explains how the 1988 reforms...
Read more about Taxpayer Talk: Oliver Hartwich on Restoring Democratic Control of the Public ServicePosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | April 11, 2026
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Posted in NEWS by Tory Relf | March 19, 2026
Our latest Taxpayers’ Union–Curia poll sent Wellington into a frenzy at the beginning of March. But in this week’s Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams sits down with Curia founder - and Taxpayers’ Union co-founder - David Farrar to separate the signal from the spin. Are...
Read more about Taxpayer Talk: David Farrar on the methodology and influence of political pollingPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | March 5, 2026
The New Zealand Initiative Chair Roger Partridge joins Taxpayer Talk with Peter Williams to discuss a new report arguing New Zealand could unlock more than $24 billion for essential infrastructure by recycling mature Crown-owned commercial assets. Roger explains how redirecting capital tied up in government-owned companies...
Read more about Taxpayer Talk: Roger Partridge on selling public assets to build better infrastructurePosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | September 26, 2025
This week on Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams is joined by Roger Partridge from the New Zealand Initiative to unpack his new report: Unscrambling Government: Less Confusion, More Efficiency. Right now, New Zealand has 81 ministerial portfolios, 28 ministers, and 43 departments. That’s...
Read more about Taxpayer Talk: Roger Partridge on Unscrambling the Ministerial MazePosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | September 16, 2025
This week on Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams sits down with financial advisor and Stewart Group founder Nick Stewart to tackle a question too many councils would rather avoid: are skyrocketing rates making inflation worse? Nick explains how council spending flows through to...
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