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Abandoning PPPs will hit taxpayers for the sake of ideology
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Labour’s plan to abandon public-private partnerships is an expensive display of ideology, says the Taxpayers’ Union . “It’s nuts to put hospitals and schools in charge of building projects when you have private developers are queueing up to ... More >>
Costs flying further than the fox
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
It would be incredible if Christchurch City Council spent $1000 removing a flying fox, but spending $26,600 at Muka Park to remove a flying fox because of noise complaints displays an impressive approach to wasteful spending, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Government name calling doesn’t help vulnerable kids
Monday, 11 December 2017, 5:34 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
MEDIA RELEASE Government name calling doesn’t help vulnerable kids 11 DECEMBER 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More >>
Tax indexation just as important as welfare increases
Monday, 11 December 2017, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Judge Andrew Becroft's comments on TVNZ's Q&A that child welfare payments should be indexed to inflation apply just as much to tax thresholds says the Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Rotorua Councillors Left With Mud On Face
Friday, 8 December 2017, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Rotorua's Mud Festival had combined ticket sales of $117,000, barely covering 8% of the $1.48 million that the event cost to put on, according to preliminary financial figures provided to the Rotorua Lake District Council yesterday. More >>
Commission’s challenges not met by free tertiary policy
Friday, 8 December 2017, 11:03 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the release of the Tertiary Education Commission’s briefing to the incoming minister, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, said, “The Government is putting ideology over sound advice." More >>
Statement on Otorohanga Council's financial performance
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
In a media release issued on 5 December 2017 the Taxpayers’ Union pointed out that Otorohanga District Council’s personnel costs per ratepayer are much higher than both the national average and the average for similar rural councils. More >>
Auckland DHB’s Updated ‘Values’ Not Worth $170,000
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 8:33 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Auckland DHB’s decision to spend over $170,000 on a new set of ‘values’ is a classic case of bureaucratic self-indulgence, says Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union . The Taxpayers’ Union revealed the expense ... More >>
Government just as much to blame for motorists’ pain
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the MBIE report released today that investigated surging fuel prices, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Economist, Joe Ascroft, said: More >>
New Campaign Launched for Otorohanga District Council
Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 10:42 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Otorohanga District Council is now one of only two New Zealand councils not to have an Audit and Risk Committee overseeing how the District's money is being spent, according to research by the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union. More >>
Wintec CEO using public money to hide from media
Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 10:37 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
In response to reports that Wintec CEO, Mark Flowers, spent $175,000 hiring lawyers to protect him from media questioning, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers' Union said: More >>
MP Golden Handshakes a bigger issue than (de)Barclay
Monday, 4 December 2017, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“What other fixed term job do you walk away with a $40,000 golden handshake?” asks the Taxpayers’ Union, responding to the media reports of Todd Barclay going on holiday with an entitlement of $3,000 per week until 23 December. More >>
Waitomo District Council introduce Audit and Risk Committee
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming news that Waitomo District Council has established an Audit and Risk Committee, after Ratepayers' Report revealed that Waitomo District Council was one of only three councils nationwide without a dedicated, formal body ... More >>
Statement on Bob Simcock's resignation
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 7:30 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Statement on Bob Simcock's resignation 28 NOVEMBER 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Responding to the news of Waikato DHB Chair Bob Simcock's resignation, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers' Unio n said: More >>
Government Tripping up on Its Own Transparency Commitments
Monday, 27 November 2017, 11:52 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government must meet its pledge to be transparent, rather than operate in secrecy and continue the path of decay to our freedom of information laws, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Taxpayers’ Union welcomes appointment of Sir Michael Cullen
Thursday, 23 November 2017, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
MEDIA RELEASE Taxpayers’ Union welcomes appointment of Sir Michael Cullen to chair Tax Working Group 23 NOVEMBER 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More >>
Socialist rhetoric has real cost
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is saddened that Jacinda Ardern's comments about capitalisms “blatant failure” have caused international media to suggest that New Zealand has “lost its way” with Forbes now predicting a recession under the new Labour-led ... More >>
Coal for Christmas – more borrowing on the horizon
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Grant Robertson’s fiscal plans look to be exposed, with ANZ now forecasting $13 billion more in Government borrowing than was projected in the past Government's PREFU , says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union. More >>
Labour lets off deadbeat dads, taxpayers pick up tab
Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is labelling Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni's move to repeal part of the Social Security Act, which imposes sanctions on sole parents who do not identify the other parent, as a disgrace. The Union’s Executive Director, ... More >>
Facilities necessary, but Emirates Team NZ can fund itself
Friday, 10 November 2017, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Finance Minister Grant Robertson should be ruling out even more taxpayers’ money being used to support Team New Zealand’s private sponsors, says the Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
