The Pulse of Local Government: Insights from New Zealand's Councils

In this episode, Oliver talks with Eric Crampton, chief economist at the New Zealand Initiative, about his new paper "Breaking up the supermarkets is hard to do... and a bad idea", which finds the pro...

23 Syys 37min

In this podcast episode, retired Major General John Howard joins Oliver live in a webinar to discuss his new research note "Worth Defending" and why New Zealand needs a stronger, combat-capable Defenc...

17 Syys 59min

Here is a full episode of Free to Disagree, our new weekly show with Oliver Hartwich and Damien Grant. National has announced it would split Foodstuffs into separate Pak'nSave and New World chains, i...

16 Syys 41min

In this episode, Michael talks to Kevin Donnelly, an Australian educator and author who co-chaired the review of Australia's national curriculum. They discuss why schools across the Anglosphere turned...

10 Syys 39min

In this episode, Oliver talks to John Howard, senior fellow at the New Zealand Initiative, about the CIA director's public visit to Moscow and what it says about the security of Western Europe. They a...

8 Syys 27min

Here is a full episode of Free to Disagree, our new weekly show with Oliver Hartwich and Damien Grant. Paul Henry is standing for ACT and Taine Randell for New Zealand First. Oliver and Damien ask wh...

7 Syys 46min

Here is a full episode of Free to Disagree, our new weekly show with Oliver Hartwich and Damien Grant. National has introduced a bill banning under 16s from social media, and both coalition partners ...

1 Syys 31min

In this episode, Michael talks to Tenby Powell ONZM, former mayor of Tauranga and leader of KiwiKARE, about his team's humanitarian work in Ukraine and how nearly five years of war have transformed th...

25 Elo 30min