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$700k "Adult Toy Store" Bus Stop Stretching Hamilton City Council’s Budget Hole
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Hamilton City Council’s decision to spend $700,000 moving and re-developing a bus stop due to its location outside an adult toy store, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “Only a couple of weeks ago, Hamilton City Council ... More >>
Emission Impossible: MFAT's Pricy Climate Trip Defies Eco-Logic
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union is dismayed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MFAT) outrageous expenditure on its delegation to the COP 27 climate conference. New information revealed under the Official Information Act shows that the total ... More >>
One Human Rights Commission For The Price Of Two
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the Human Rights Commission’s appointment of a second “shared leader” to work alongside the existing Chief Executive , Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “The cushy jobs-for-lefties culture at the top of the ... More >>
Wellingtonians Lumped With The Bill For Exorbitant Heritage Pet Projects
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 11:51 am | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Wellington city’s earthquake-strengthening crisis, which sees the city on track to upgrade just 20% of vulnerable buildings , Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Hundreds of millions of dollars are being burnt upgrading ... More >>
Cash Splashed, Scores Crash: New Zealand's PISA Predicament
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is expressing deep concern over New Zealand’s declining education standards as revealed by the latest OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results. Taxpayers’ Union Investigations Coordinator, Oliver ... More >>
Government Must Remove Price Controls From Carbon Credits To Ease Cost Of Living
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to remove all price controls from carbon credits following today’s auction failing to clear the minimum reserve price for the fourth quarter in a row. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, ... More >>
Public Service Te Reo Bonuses Should Be Resigned To The Scrap Heap
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 11:28 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the incoming Government exploring plans to scrap Māori language bonuses for public servants , Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “If a role requires proficiency in te Reo Māori, then of course fluent speakers should ... More >>
Human Rights Commission Demonstrate How They’ve Lost Their Way
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 3:34 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming today’s release by the so-called Human Rights Commission of a previously secret work programme to undermine New Zealander’s freedom of speech online . The HRC announced today that it has created a so-called “Independent ... More >>
Human Rights Commission Demonstrate How They’ve Lost Their Way
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 3:34 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming today’s release by the so-called Human Rights Commission of a previously secret work programme to undermine New Zealander’s freedom of speech online . The HRC announced today that it has created a so-called “Independent ... More >>
Brooke Already Battling The Blob Just 10 Days Into New Government
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the leaking of information suggesting that Workplace Relations Minister, Brooke van Velden, is having to battle her own officials to deliver on the manifesto pledge of scrapping Fair Pay Agreements, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James ... More >>
Barbara McKerrow’s $50,000 Pay Rise Is An Embarrassment To Wellington Ratepayers
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 10:27 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
According to Wellington City Council’s 2022/23 annual report, Barbara McKerrow received a $46,216 pay rise from 2021/22 to 2022/23. Her total renumeration now sits at $513,970. Responding to this revelation, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, ... More >>
App Tax U-Turn Will Punish Uber Drivers, Airbnb Hosts And Consumers
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 10:19 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that the National-led Government has decided to scrap its plans to reverse the previous Government’s app tax, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “We don’t have a tax problem in New Zealand, we ... More >>
Government Must Not Be Held Hostage By Film Sector Lobbyists
Monday, 4 December 2023, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that film sector lobbyists are crying out for even more corporate welfare, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy said: “Time and time again successive Governments have been warned about falling into the trap of becoming ... More >>
Taxpayers Win By Scrapping White Elephant Lake Onslow Hydro Scheme, But The Government Can Always Do More
Monday, 4 December 2023, 11:42 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that the Government has issued a stop-work notice on the $16 billion Lake Onslow Hydro-Electricity Scheme, Taxpayers' Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, says: “This project was always a white elephant that would never ... More >>
On Steve Maharey's Resignation
Friday, 1 December 2023, 2:28 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The following can be attributed to a spokesperson from the Taxpayers’ Union: “Steve Maharey shouldn’t have been allowed to quit. He has refused to front media or explain his Board’s continued apparent confidence in Pharmac’s CEO, despite her obvious ... More >>
Hastings Councillor Damon Harvey A Ratepayer Hero, Mayor Hazlehurst Is The Villain
Friday, 1 December 2023, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling for Hastings District Councillor Damon Harvey to be reinstated in his committee chair role and the councillors to instead hold a vote of no confidence in the Mayor following revelations that he was stripped of ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Offers To Design Government Department Logos For Free
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is offering to redesign logos for any renamed government departments for free in an effort to save taxpayers money following concerns that requiring a name change of government departments will give them an excuse to ... More >>
Revealed: Grant Robertson’s Rugby World Cup Jaunt Sets Taxpayers Back Almost $40,000
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can today reveal that Grant Robertson’s attendance at the Rugby World Cup final in Paris cost taxpayers $39,605. Included in the cost was more than $32,000 in business class flights and more than $5000 in accommodation costs ... More >>
100 Day Plan A Good Start But Cuts To Corporate Welfare Missing
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union welcomes the Government’s 100 day plan as a good start but is calling them to add issuing stop work notices for all corporate welfare programmes to the list. For a start, this should include the EECA and Callaghan Innovation which ... More >>
There Must Be Accountability For A Reserve Bank Failing To Do Its Job
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 1:53 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s decision to freeze the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.5%, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Times are tough for Kiwi families, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. With ... More >>
