I know from grilling Jacinda that tax is a potent topic. Corporate tax cuts should be next

PremiumOpinionOpinion bySimon BridgesNZ Herald·30 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM7 mins to readSimon Bridges is the chief executive of the Auckland Business Chamber and was the leader of the National Party from 2018 to 2020. He has also served as the Minister for Transport, Economic Development and Communications. He has also worked as a senior Crown prosecutor in the Tauranga District and High Courts.‌Simon Bridges speaking in Parliament in 2020. Photo / NZMETax can be exceptionally potent politically. In the right hands, it’s a lethal sword. When Jacinda Ardern was mooting a capital gains tax, I came up with new angles to grill her on it in Parliament every day for weeks.

She hated it. I instructed everyone in National that