Maxim Institute Podcast

The Maxim Institute Podcast is a chance for you to be a part of the conversations our team have as we do research and analysis of politics and policy in New Zealand. From behind the scenes chats about our research, to in depth discussion with our event speakers and experts from New Zealand and around the world, these podcasts will dig in to the deeper ideas that shape the way we live together.

Maxim Institute Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 189 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  TOP’s “Car Crash,” TPM’s Overhang Plan, and National’s Coup Fallout | The Select Committee

  Aug 19, 202621 min

  In this episode of The Select Committee, we examine TOP’s tax and universal income proposals after a bruising Q&A interview. Can TOP’s appeal survive the shift from political “vibe” to detailed policy scrutiny? We then turn to Te Pāti Māori’s election strategy, with its focus on winning Māori electorate seats while encouraging supporters to party vote elsewhere. If successful, the move could create an overhang in Parliament—a quirk of our MMP system. Finally, we reflect on the fallout from the attempted National Party coup. We discuss Christopher Luxon’s demotion of Minister Chris Penk: How this will affect National going forward? We wrap the show with our favourite segment, Fantasy Beehive, where we rank MP performance using our highly advanced, completely proprietary technology. Receive our latest columns and podcasts straight to your inbox: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maximinstitute.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to Maxim’s monthly newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maxim.org.nz/subscribe

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  National's Civil War, Labour's Polling Woes, and What's Next for the Election? | The Select Committee

  Aug 12, 202624 min

  In this episode of The Select Committee, we take a look at the National Party’s latest leadership drama. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a coup attempt less than 90 days out from the election. We ask what this reveals about dissatisfaction within the caucus—and the media’s role in amplifying instability. Can National now present a genuinely united front? We then turn to Labour's two bad polls. It may be a good week for them to land, but what can Chris Hipkins do, and what role is The Opportunity Party playing in all this? Finally, what comes next for National: another coup attempt, or is bad publicity actually good publicity? We wrap the show with your favourite segment, Fantasy Beehive: MP performance ranked using our highly advanced, completely proprietary technology. Receive our latest columns and podcasts straight to your inbox: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maximinstitute.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to Maxim’s monthly newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maxim.org.nz/subscribe

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  NZ First Baby Bonus, Classroom Discipline, and Parliament’s Double Standards | The Select Committee

  Aug 5, 202621 min

  In this episode of The Select Committee , we take a look at New Zealand First’s proposed Kiwi Kids Grant: $5,000 a year for each of a family’s first three children during their first three years. We ask what this policy says about our culture and whether it would actually lift the birth rate. We then turn to ACT’s classroom behaviour policy, which would allow disruptive students to be removed using reasonable and proportionate force. Is this a necessary intervention that protects students’ ability to learn, or does it risk escalating conflicts with students? Finally, we discuss Winston Peters describing a statement by Chris Hipkins as a “lie”, and Chlöe Swarbrick’s ejection from the House after accusing Speaker Gerry Brownlee of “double standards”. We ask whether Parliament’s declining standards are weakening the quality of political debate. We wrap the show with our favourite segment, Fantasy Beehive, where we rank MP performance using our highly advanced, completely proprietary technology. Receive our latest columns and podcasts straight to your inbox: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maximinstitute.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to Maxim’s monthly newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maxim.org.nz/subscribe

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  Russian Spy Claims, National Rules Out TOP, and Minor Party Politics | The Select Committee

  Jul 29, 202623 min

  In this episode of The Select Committee , we examine Russia’s allegation that a man arrested there approached the NZSIS to spy for New Zealand. We ask what the claim—true or otherwise—reveals about New Zealand’s role in the Five Eyes intelligence network. We then turn to National’s decision to rule out The Opportunity Party as a coalition partner. With TOP polling close to 5%, we consider whether the move legitimises the party and whether its “centrist” reputation matches its policies. Finally, we discuss the Greens’ campaign launch and proposed one-year pause on new AI data centre consents. We ask what the rise of minor parties says about political fragmentation, coalition incentives, and voting as self-expression. We wrap the show with our favourite segment, Fantasy Beehive, where we rank MP performance using our highly advanced, completely proprietary technology. Receive our latest columns and podcasts straight to your inbox: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maximinstitute.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to Maxim’s monthly newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maxim.org.nz/subscribe

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  Kiwi Power, Council–Iwi Agreements, and Cook Strait Ferry Names | The Select Committee

  Jul 22, 202620 min

  In this episode of The Select Committee , we examine the Greens’ Kiwi Power proposal, support for rooftop solar, and New Zealand’s dry-winter problem. We ask whether a state-owned energy entity would lower electricity bills. We then turn to the Government’s proposed changes to council–iwi agreements as part of Resource Management Act reform. Will national rules provide greater certainty? Finally, we discuss the names chosen for the new Cook Strait ferries, Kupe and Cook, and explain how the political reaction reflects a culture war in search of an opponent. We wrap the show with our favourite segment, Fantasy Beehive, where we rank MP performance using our highly advanced, completely proprietary technology. Receive our latest columns and podcasts straight to your inbox: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maximinstitute.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to Maxim’s monthly newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maxim.org.nz/subscribe

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