PremiumOpinionOpinion byOliver HartwichNZ Herald·26 Aug, 2026 09:00 PM5 mins to readDr Oliver Hartwich is the Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative (www.nzinitiative.org.nz).Capital gains tax debate divides Wellington panel ahead of election. Photo / Getty ImagesOn Monday evening, I sat on a panel at Foxglove on Queens Wharf in Wellington, where I was expected to play the neoliberal villain.
The Institute for Democratic and Economic Analysis is a think tank devoted to fighting poverty and political exclusion. It launched a new report on capital gains
