Taxpayer Talk
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Podcasting since 2020 • 176 episodes
Taxpayer Talk
Latest Episodes
Taxpayer Talk: The Colourful Life of Cartoonist Garrick Tremain
In November 2025, Garrick Tremain joined Peter Williams to discuss his colourful life as one of New Zealand’s finest and most influential political cartoonists of the contemporary era
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Taxpayer Talk: Jordan Williams and David Cohen, author of Jacinda: The Untold Story
Author David Cohen joins Jordan Williams for a no-holds-barred chat about his new book, Jacinda: The Untold Story. Billed as a refreshingly un-mushy take on Jacinda Ardern’s premiership, David drew on hundreds of interviews to cut thro...
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Taxpayer Talk: Jamie Beaton on how to fix New Zealand's failing education system
Entrepreneur and Crimson Education founder Jamie Beaton joins Taxpayer Talk to discuss his extensive academic career, including his 11 degrees, and to offer a strong policy critique advocating for replacing the NCEA high school qualifi...
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Taxpayer Talk: Rowan Pike on NZ's and Aussie's illicit tobacco boom
This week on Taxpayer Talk, Jordan is joined by international consultant Rowan Pike, a former Australian Federal Police officer and Customs and Border Force expert, to unpack the explosive rise of illicit tobacco in Australia
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Peter Williams Hosts Taxpayer Talk: Cameron Luxton on the Gene Technology Bill
This week on Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams is joined by ACT MP Cameron Luxton for a wide-ranging discussion on the Government’s new Gene Technology Bill and what it means for innovation and regulation in New Zealand.Cameron shar...
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