Ryan Bridge: A warning for Chris Hipkins

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Oct 14, 2025 · 1m · transcript

There’s a warning for Hipkins as he plots higher taxes for Kiwi businesses, investors, and savers - it comes from across the ditch.

Albanese’s been having problems getting his super tax plan across the line, despite having a majority in Parliament.

The Opposition to it has come not just from the usual suspects, but also former PM and Labor stalwart Paul Keating - even the Unions cried boohoo.

So he’s had to U-turn on unrealised gains, which have always been a stupid thing to try and tax.

How can you pay tax on money you haven’t earned?

The Greens want to do this. David Parker wanted to it. Te…