Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The reaction to our interview with The Opportunities Party leader Qiulae Wong has been huge. We put it to her that pushing a massive tax overhaul as a minor party sitting around 6% in the polls was completely unworkable. Surprisingly, she agreed that forcing such a change without broad buy-in isn't fair to the New Zealand public.
In this episode, Duncan Garner runs through the flood of emails and comments from everyday Kiwis. Listeners raise sharp questions about how a Land Value Tax (LVT) combined with a Universal Basic Income (UBI) affects work incentives, property values, renters, and local farmers who could face massive extra costs on their land. We look at alternative ideas put forward by the public, such as introducing a tax-free threshold instead of complex new tax systems. Plus, we address TOP’s argument that they need a decade to roll these economic reforms out, and why New Zealanders operate on three-year election cycles for a reason.
00:00:00 - Intro & The Marama Davidson Feedback
00:00:15 - TOP Leader Qiulae Wong’s Tax Policy Backdown
00:02:05 - Listener Feedback: Is TOP’s Policy realistic?
00:04:00 - Land Value Tax vs Tax-Free Thresholds
00:04:45 - Will House Price Targets Crash the NZ Economy?
00:05:30 - How LVT Hits Farmers & Renters
00:06:50 - The 10-Year Timeline Argument & Wrap-up
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The reaction to our interview with The Opportunities Party leader Qiulae Wong has been huge. We put it to her that pushing a massive tax overhaul as a minor party sitting around 6% in the polls was completely unworkable. Surprisingly, she agreed that forcing such a change without broad buy-in isn't fair to the New Zealand public.
In this episode, Duncan Garner runs through the flood of emails and comments from everyday Kiwis. Listeners raise sharp questions about how a Land Value Tax (LVT) combined with a Universal Basic Income (UBI) affects work incentives, property values, renters, and local farmers who could face massive extra costs on their land. We look at alternative ideas put forward by the public, such as introducing a tax-free threshold instead of complex new tax systems. Plus, we address TOP’s argument that they need a decade to roll these economic reforms out, and why New Zealanders operate on three-year election cycles for a reason.
00:00:00 - Intro & The Marama Davidson Feedback
00:00:15 - TOP Leader Qiulae Wong’s Tax Policy Backdown
00:02:05 - Listener Feedback: Is TOP’s Policy realistic?
00:04:00 - Land Value Tax vs Tax-Free Thresholds
00:04:45 - Will House Price Targets Crash the NZ Economy?
00:05:30 - How LVT Hits Farmers & Renters
00:06:50 - The 10-Year Timeline Argument & Wrap-up
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCSypyI8wbnZgJDYY0VCdwJQ/join
Get in touch with Duncan - duncan@rova.nz and join us on the socials.
Website: rova.nz/podcasts/duncan-garner-editor-in-chief-live
Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast
TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast
