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"$437 Million Sinkhole” Eye-watering Sums Budgeted For Wellington Council’s Social Housing Upgrades
Monday, 17 March 2025, 10:51 am | Taxpayers' Union
Attempts were made last year to push out these upgrades so more work could be done in lowering the cost—but was ultimately voted down. More >>
High Court Stops Roads, Starts Lawsuits
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 4:30 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to today's front page article in The Post , the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is demanding the Government take immediate action to overturn a High Court ruling which will grind infrastructure development to a halt by making it next to ... More >>
Watts’ FIF Rule Changes Set New Zealand Up To Miss Out
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 8:01 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
This is a headline-grab, not a serious attempt to 'Go for Growth'. More >>
Government’s Protectionist Procurement Blows Hole In “Go For Growth”
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 7:30 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman James Ross has condemned the move as “irresponsible protectionism at the exact same time the Government claims to be focusing on growth and cutting costs.” More >>
School Lunches Are For Kids, Not For Pigs
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 7:27 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union Communications Officer, Alex Emes, called this “a misuse of taxpayer-funded food. More >>
Revealed: Nelson’s $660,000 Saltwater Creek Footbridge
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 2:05 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“It doesn’t have to be barebones, but when one-sixth of the cost of a footbridge is simply on flourish, it’s probably time to pull back. The people of Nelson deserve better from their council in terms of spending decisions.” More >>
Hipkins Overtakes Luxon As Preferred Prime Minister, Centre-Left Extend Lead
Monday, 10 March 2025, 12:11 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Based on these results, the Centre-Right bloc drops 1 seat to 58, while the Centre-Left bloc gains 1 seat to 62. On these numbers, National and ACT could not form a government even with the support of New Zealand First. More >>
Going For Growth: Taxpayers' Union Urges Government To Adopt Full Capital Expensing In New Briefing Paper
Monday, 10 March 2025, 8:29 am | Taxpayers' Union
With Finance Minister Nicola Willis set to deliver Budget 2025 in less than three months, the Taxpayers’ Union is urging the Government to seize the opportunity and implement the policy to come into effect on Budget night. More >>
$150m Ticket To Nowhere On The National Ticketing System
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 11:49 am | Taxpayers' Union
NZTA first agreed to the project in 2009, and funding was approved for a business case in 2018. Of the costs, $527.8 million is for design and build of the system, and further $800 million for operational costs. More >>
Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr Resigns
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 2:49 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Orr’s work caused the single worst economic downturn in New Zealand in over three decades. He was far too slow to react as inflation increased, and far too slow to lower interest rates as inflation fell. More >>
Wellington Ratepayers Set To Be Hammered Again With More Rate Hike Pain
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 1:23 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Council should be embarrassed as Wellingtonians are seeing wasteful spending, bloated bureaucracy, and pet projects take priority while essential services continue to crumble. More >>
Taranaki’s $85,000 ‘Golden Gecko’ Wild Goose Chase
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 1:21 pm | Taxpayers' Union
No-one’s saying conservation isn’t important, but $85,000 to find a single gecko? That’s not just bad value for money - it’s laughable. More >>
‘A Council Without Priorities’ - Hastings Council's Embarrassing Dams Failure
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 11:53 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“We're seeing here a council without priorities – focusing on nice-to-haves when really ratepayers just want them to get on with the basics. Roads, pipes, infrastructure, waste”, Local Government Campaigns Manager, Sam Warren, commented. More >>
Dunedin Water Bills Doubling ‘a Result Of Years Of Underinvestment’
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 11:09 am | Taxpayers' Union
Councils long-ago have taken their eye of their core responsibilities; pipes, roads and rubbish. Doing too many other things and neglecting critical infrastructure is exactly why councils up and down the country are in this position. More >>
PSA’s Scaremongering On Healthcare A Disgrace
Monday, 3 March 2025, 11:59 am | Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers want a health system that delivers results, not one that props up pointless bureaucratic sinecures. The PSA is clutching at straws, pushing fear-mongering to protect the bloated administrative machine. The public won’t be fooled. More >>
‘Nothing Short Of A Scandal’- Wellington Paying Three Times As Much For Pipes
Monday, 3 March 2025, 11:14 am | Taxpayers' Union
Highlighting the period between 2017 and 2022 – concerns have been raised on this for years by officials. Warning signs have been ignored, and heads need to roll. More >>
New Poll: Comparing Mayors From Our Largest Cities
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 6:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“Of the three mayors from our largest councils, only Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has actually improved his approval score. Perhaps not so coincidentally, it is also Mayor Wayne Brown who has kept local rates increases the lowest of the three metro ... More >>
New Poll: New Zealand’s Best, And Worst, Mayors – How Does Your Local Mayor Rank?
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 5:50 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Data has been collected from the Taxpayers' Union – Curia monthly political polling from January to November 2023, and February 2024 to February 2025. More >>
REVEALED: Wellington, Where Wasting $94k Painting Whirlpools Is An Artform
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 11:56 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“Wellingtonians are facing their rates bill nearly tripling over ten years. 87 percent of residents want the Council to get back to focussing on the basics. So why has Council wasted $94k on making the side of a sports centre a bit jazzier?” More >>
Representative Gets $8000 For Not Showing Up To A Meeting In Two Years
Tuesday, 25 February 2025, 2:31 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Reuben’s absence is perfectly in breach of standing orders, but both councils have not bothered to act as they say the future of the committee itself is under review” said Sam Warren, Local Government Campaigns Manager for the Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
