# Politics and Principle in New Zealand **URL:** **By** Jamie Whyte, Tom Clougherty, Matthew Feeney, Trevor Burrus **Published:** December 25, 2015 --- Jamie Whyte joins us this week to share his experience working in politics in New Zealand as the former leader of ACT New Zealand. What's it like running for elected office in New Zealand on a free market, limited government platform? How did the economic liberalization of New Zealand in the 1980s happen? What are the contemporary political issues of the day in New Zealand? **Show Notes and Further Reading** New Zealand consistently outranks the United States in the Fraser Institute's annual [Economic Freedom of the World report](https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/economic-freedom-of-the-world-2015-annual-report).