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March 31, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Sir Ian Taylor | New Zealand Businessman and Former Television Presenter
Updates from Sir Ian Taylor Including his thoughts on the Government and Politics,
March 6, 2026
May 27, 2024 | News
Gumboot Friday above politics says Taylor
Former I Am Hope Foundation chair Sir Ian Taylor says the $24 million the Government is putting into its Gumboot Friday suicide prevention initiative over the next four years will be money well spent.
May 27, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Sir Ian Taylor | New Zealand Businessman and Former Television Presenter
The suicide prevention funding of $24 m has gone to I Am Hope.
December 5, 2023 | News
Taylor puts kōrero over board roles
Sir Ian Taylor says he's coming off the boards of some high profile organisations so he can continue to offer opinions which may upset the Government of the day.
December 4, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Sir Ian Taylor | Founder and Managing Director of Animation Research
Sir Ian Taylor has resigned from two boards because less than one week into the new coalition government he has seen the back-track on some legislations
May 15, 2023 | News
Tax way to pay forward for mokopuna
Leading Māori businessperson Sir Ian Taylor says tax is a social contract .
May 15, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Sir Ian Taylor | New Zealand businessman and former television presenter
According to Sir Ian Taylor, there is a lot of discussion about taxes being a burden, but not enough consideration is given to the advantages they could provide for improved access to infrastructure, healthcare, and education.
December 13, 2022 | News
MIQ critic welcomes Covid probe
Technology entrepreneur Sir Ian Taylor, of Ngāti Kahungunu, says he hopes the Royal Commission into the Covid-19 response doesn't end up being a whitewash.
August 2, 2022 | News
Commissioners open way for Gate Pā project
A Tauranga Moana trust lobbying for the return of part of the historic Pukehinahina-Gate Pā battle site is welcoming progress at long last.
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