Free to Disagree: Chris Bishop’s biggest achievement may not save his political career
Here is a full episode of Free to Disagree, our new weekly show with Oliver Hartwich and Damien Grant. Chris Bishop passed the new Planning Act with one working day to spare, and may not be in the ne...
19 Loka 45min
Free to Disasgree: Is National losing voters to ACT, or driving them away?
Here is a full episode of Free to Disagree, our new weekly show with Oliver Hartwich and Damien Grant. Three polls landed this week, with National under 30 per cent on the party vote while holding 44...
13 Loka 45min
Diesel, choke points and New Zealand's strategic blind spot
In this episode, Oliver talks to Major General John Howard about Russia's escalating pressure on NATO, the diesel squeeze working its way through global supply chains and why New Zealand's just-in-tim...
6 Loka 33min
A referee for the price of land
New Zealand has new planning laws. They passed in September and replace the Resource Management Act. Right at the end, Parliament added something no other country has: a land markets officer. Think o...
1 Loka 58min
Free to Disagree: The surplus that is always three years away
Here is a full episode of Free to Disagree, our new weekly show with Oliver Hartwich and Damien Grant. The Treasury's pre-election update showed spending up, revenue down and debt rising after three ...
1 Loka 40min
How New Zealand built its education system on classical liberal values
In this episode, Michael talks with Dame Elizabeth Rata about her documentary lecture series on the history of education in New Zealand. They discuss the 19th-century origins of free, compulsory and s...
29 Syys 49min
Free to Disagree: Nicky Hager's book and the Taxpayers' Union
Here is a full episode of Free to Disagree, our new weekly show with Oliver Hartwich and Damien Grant. Nicky Hager's new book on the Taxpayers' Union has had several of its claims publicly contradict...
28 Syys 42min
