EPISODE · Aug 14, 2026 · 40 MIN
Free to Disagree: Luxon survives his third coup attempt
from The New Zealand Initiative · host The New Zealand Initiative
Here is the full second episode of Free to Disagree, our new weekly show with Oliver Hartwich and Damien Grant. One day after Christopher Luxon survived a confidence vote, Oliver and Damien ask whether he has finally shown the country who he really is. Next, they discuss Chris Penk's departure from politics and what it costs National. And finally, overseas, a drone carrying 800 grams of Semtex was found beside a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig Airport, and they ask why no Western government will say who put it there. Free to Disagree is a weekly conversation about New Zealand politics and economics with Oliver Hartwich and Damien Grant. Two friends on broadly the same side of politics who find plenty to disagree about anyway. Each week they discuss three big issues, leading up to the election. Free to Disagree lives on its own feed where you will find every episode. So if you are enjoying it, follow the show directly. Search Free to Disagree in your podcast app and follow it there. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/free-to-disagree/id6800576606 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/03465zUGiOtfO38Yg0wVip?si=23A-Wh7GTxWpxDJtgNG-Wg Produced by The New Zealand Initiative.
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