17 Apr 2025

Dr Grant Morris: The history of tariffs in New Zealand

From Afternoons, 3:20 pm on 17 April 2025

The world economy has been rocked by the Trump administration's tariff regime.  While tariffs were expected, the extent of the tariffs has come as a shock.  

Yet once upon a time, tariffs were very common and one of the main ways for governments to raise money.  Today we explore that history in a NZ context.