Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | November 28, 2022
In this edition of Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams’s guest is National Party MP and Revenue Spokesperson, Andrew Bayly. Peter and Andrew sit down to discuss the Inland Revenue Department's new powers to request information from individuals. In 2020, while all the attention was focused...
Read more about Peter Williams Hosts Taxpayer Talk: Andrew Bayly MP on the IRD’s new powersPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | November 24, 2022
In this edition of Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams’s guest is author Alan Duff, the creator of the hugely successful and influential book and movie Once Were Warriors and the founder of the Duffy Books in Homes programme. Duff's best known book and the movie...
Read more about Peter Williams Hosts Taxpayer Talk: Novelist Alan Duff on Education and Social OutcomesPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | November 11, 2022
This week, Peter Williams hosts free speech campaigner Jacob Mchangama, a Danish lawyer who recently visited New Zealand. His visit was prescient as the Justice Minister Kiri Allan has recently promised that hate speech legislation will be in our Parliament by the end of...
Read more about Peter Williams hosts Taxpayer Talk: Danish Free Speech advocate Jacob MchangamaPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | November 8, 2022
This week Peter Williams is back on Taxpayer Talk with a highly anticipated interview with Auckland University's Dr Claire Charters. Claire's research has focused on indigenous peoples’ rights in international and constitutional law, including how the Treaty of Waitangi should interact with our legal...
Read more about Peter Williams Hosts Taxpayer Talk: Dr Claire Charters on He Puapua and Co-GovernancePosted in NEWS by New Union | November 1, 2022
As Peter is away this week, the latest Taxpayer Talk podcast is hosted by Taxpayers' Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams (no relation), with something of a UK special. Jordan sits down with the Taxpayers' Union's most recent hire, Callum Purves, who is our new...
Read more about Taxpayer Talk with Jordan Williams: Campaigns Manager Callum Purves + UK TaxPayers' Alliance CE John O'ConnellPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | October 14, 2022
The latest Taxpayer Talk podcast, hosted by Peter Williams, features Wairarapa farmer and ram breeder Derek Daniell with his take on the proposed farming tax - like most men and women of the land he is vehemently opposed. It’s not just the money that...
Read more about Peter Williams Hosts Taxpayer Talk: Derek Daniell on the farming emissions taxPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | October 10, 2022
This week on Taxpayer Talk, host Peter Williams is joined by David Round, a former Canterbury University law lecturer, to discuss the Treaty of Waitangi and co-governance. As an expert in the fields of Legal History, Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence and Environmental Law, David is...
Read more about Peter Williams hosts Taxpayer Talk: David Round on the Treaty of Waitangi and Co-GovernancePosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | September 29, 2022
In the middle of a cost of living crisis, key economic indicators are more important to track than ever. This week on Taxpayer Talk, host Peter Williams sits down with Dr Christoph Schumacher, Professor of Innovation & Economics and Director of the Knowledge Exchange...
Read more about Peter Williams hosts Taxpayer Talk: Dr Christoph Schumacher on modernising how we report on the economyPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | September 23, 2022
This is an excerpt from our long-form podcast released weekly by host Peter Williams. You can listen to the full podcast here. In this episode of Taxpayer Talk, host Peter Williams sits down with retiring Hutt City Councillor Chris Milne to discuss the state of...
Read more about Peter Williams Hosts Taxpayer Talk (excerpt): The state of local government with retiring councillor Chris MilnePosted in NEWS by Connor Molloy | September 22, 2022
On this week's episode of Taxpayer Talk, host Peter Williams is joined by Eric Crampton, Chief Economist at the New Zealand Initiative, to discuss the Government's Three Waters reforms and his alternative proposal for how local councils can finance long-term infrastructure investment more effectively. Peter...
Read more about Peter Williams hosts Taxpayer Talk: Economist Eric Crampton on Three Waters and the ETS + Retiring Councillor Chris Milne