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 Okt 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 Okt 45min
Replacing the RMA (Part 1): a new system, but the rules are still to come
In this episode, Dr Eric Crampton talks to Nick Clark and new senior fellow Paul Melville about the two new acts replacing the Resource Management Act and what the new system gets right, including sta...
8 Okt 55min
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 Okt 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 Okt 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 Okt 40min
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 Sep 42min
