▁of ▁box ing ▁and ▁sometimes ▁commented ▁on ▁TV ▁on ▁big ▁matches . ▁ ▁Jones ▁earned ▁his ▁wealth ▁through ▁invest ments ▁in ▁commercial ▁property ▁via ▁his ▁company ▁Rob t . ▁Jones ▁Hold ings ▁Ltd , ▁and ▁was ▁worth ▁$ 5 5 0 ▁million ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁N BR ▁rich ▁list , ▁and ▁$ 6 0 0 ▁million ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁ ▁He ▁formed ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁libert arian ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁just ▁before ▁Robert ▁Mul do on ' s ▁snap ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁election . ▁Jones ▁explicitly ▁stated ▁his ▁dis g ust ▁that ▁the ▁supposed ly ▁pro - free - enter prise ▁New ▁Zealand ▁National ▁Party ▁had ▁implemented ▁social ist ▁policies ▁like ▁price ▁and ▁w age ▁free zes , ▁and ▁a ▁top ▁tax ▁rate ▁of ▁ 6 6 %. ▁His ▁party ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁spo iler , ▁helping ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁Then ▁the ▁party ▁implemented ▁free ▁market ▁re forms ▁under ▁Fin ance ▁Minister ▁Roger ▁Douglas ▁( h ence ▁Rog ern om ics ). ▁When ▁the ▁election ▁was ▁over , ▁Jones ▁dis band ed ▁the ▁party , ▁seeing ▁that ▁Labour ▁had ▁implemented ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁policies . ▁He ▁and ▁Mul do on ▁had ▁a ▁legal ▁fe ud , ▁where ▁Mul do on ▁un success fully ▁su ed ▁Jones ▁for ▁def am ation . ▁But ▁Jones ▁had ▁great ▁respect ▁for ▁Mul do on ▁in ▁other ▁areas . ▁Jones ▁even ▁cha ired