Roger Douglas
Economist and former Minister of Finance of New ZealandWikipedia
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Oct 2, 2026
Jo MoirHOST
Mm.
Tim WatkinHOST
"We don't try and actually go too radical," 'cause radical equals Roger Douglas, and that equals, um, destruction of your party vote.
Jo MoirHOST
Mm.
Tim WatkinHOST
It seems like maybe that era has finally ended, and we're moving into a new era of where can these more big idea, radical ideas come from.
Tim WatkinHOST
We stick to the centre.
Tim WatkinHOST
We don't try and actually go to radical because radical equals Roger Douglas and that equals destruction of your party vote.
Tim WatkinHOST
It seems like maybe that era has finally ended and we're moving into a new era of where can these more big idea, radical ideas come from.
Craig McCullochHOST
The other distinguishing factor, though, between that era and this era is that that was an era of stronger leaders in terms of the prime ministers.
Duncan GarnerHOST
I wonder, and we'll wrap things up shortly, but I wonder if MMP has softened all that stuff that means you can't make, you know, in the 90s, you know, in the 90s, and we grew up in that 80s, 90s, you know, you watched the budget because something was going to happen.
Duncan GarnerHOST
You know, when Roger Douglas did his stuff, he didn't piss around and wait to talk to people about it.
Duncan GarnerHOST
He just did it.
Duncan GarnerHOST
And there was pain, right?
Tim WatkinHOST
We stick to the centre.
Tim WatkinHOST
We don't try and actually go to radical because radical equals Roger Douglas and that equals destruction of your party vote.
Tim WatkinHOST
It seems like maybe that era has finally ended and we're moving into a new era of where can these more big idea, radical ideas come from?
Craig McCullochHOST
The other distinguishing factor, though, between that era and this era is that that was an era of stronger leaders in terms of the prime ministers.
Jane KelseyGUEST
era when, not that we're out of it, but when the blitzkrieg was going and you just went for broke and you did everything and damn the consequences because if you undid stuff it was going to be harder to put it all back in place and some of it wouldn't get put back in place.
Jane KelseyGUEST
And so I think there's been very much that kind of Roger Douglas, Ruth Richardson calculus going on here.
Jane KelseyGUEST
But can I just add one more weeny thing about the trade issues? This process with this complaint is going to be a long process.
Jane KelseyGUEST
And there are many steps along the way.
Marcus LushHOST
Guess I've got the date wrong.
Marcus LushHOST
40 years today ago, Roger Douglas Was the finance minister, and he implemented GST: grab, snatch and take.
Marcus LushHOST
I wasn't in the country currently, but you might remember.
Marcus LushHOST
I don't know what impact it had on you.
25 MINS LATER
Marcus LushHOST
13 to 10, nine, eight.
Marcus LushHOST
13 to nine.
Marcus LushHOST
This day 40 years ago, GST was introduced by, uh, Roger Douglas, who was the Minister of Finance in that stage in the government, the, um, Lange government from '84 to 1990.
Marcus LushHOST
That was the big deal.
Winston PetersGUEST
Just pause for a moment.
Winston PetersGUEST
If you're talking about the size of the economies, it's Roger Douglas and David Lange come to power just after a man called Hawke comes to power in Australia with a man called Keating.
Winston PetersGUEST
They go down the incremental road of change.
Lisa OwenHOST
Mr Peters, I am sorry to interrupt, but I want to talk about policy now and what your thoughts are here and now.
Wayne HopePANELIST
To understand where Nicky's coming from, you've got to read the whole trilogy, starting with Hollow Men, because that explains to you how the dirty politics came about and how the racism in that regard came about.
Wayne HopePANELIST
So if you take the period from 93 to 2003, that extreme neoliberal agenda of Roger Douglas and Ruth Richardson had stalled.
Wayne HopePANELIST
MMP was passed.
Wayne HopePANELIST
In the 93 election, MMP was chosen as the new electoral system.
Roger DouglasSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The need for a change in direction has been acknowledged.
Shamubeel EaqubHOST
That's Roger Douglas.
Shamubeel EaqubHOST
He was the new Minister of Finance.
Shamubeel EaqubHOST
And after years of Robert Muldoon's micromanagement and protected industries, Douglas was determined to prove New Zealand would be better off in a free market.
Shamubeel EaqubHOST
Let me take you back to 1986.
Shamubeel EaqubHOST
New Zealand was a different country.
Shamubeel EaqubHOST
Roger Douglas introduced GST.
Shamubeel EaqubHOST
The public sector was 25% of the national workforce.
Roger DouglasSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The need for a change in direction has been acknowledged.
Shamubeel EaqubNARRATOR
That's Roger Douglas.
Shamubeel EaqubNARRATOR
He was the new Minister of Finance.
Shamubeel EaqubNARRATOR
And after years of Robert Muldoon's micromanagement and protected industries, Douglas was determined to prove New Zealand would be better off in a free market.
Shamubeel EaqubNARRATOR
Let me take you back to 1986.
Shamubeel EaqubNARRATOR
New Zealand was a different country.
Shamubeel EaqubNARRATOR
Roger Douglas introduced GST.
Shamubeel EaqubNARRATOR
The public sector was 25% of the national workforce.
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