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Dodgy diet supplement received taxpayer money
Monday, 26 February 2018, 10:49 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that Callaghan Innovation gave taxpayer money to Promisia for the development of Arthrem, a supplement now linked to liver harm in 14 people. Users of the supplement have reported hepatitis, jaundice, and abnormal ... More >>
Regional fund is a taxpayer-funded lolly scramble
Friday, 23 February 2018, 1:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
23 FEBRUARY 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Regional projects receiving taxpayer money need to be strongly scrutinised, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union Economist Joe Ascroft “While the politics of spraying taxpayer money in every ... More >>
More protection for whistle blowers welcomed
Friday, 16 February 2018, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
16 FEBRUARY 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union welcomes the new Government’s moves to strengthen laws protecting whistle blowers , and looks forward to working collaboratively with MPs to deliver effective legislative ... More >>
Maori TV pile-drives taxpayers
Friday, 16 February 2018, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
16 FEBRUARY 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says it’s absurd that taxpayers are now funding the broadcast of WWE episodes. According to legislation, the aim of Maori Television is to ‘promote Māori language and culture’ ... More >>
Four months late: Callaghan releases latest spending figures
Friday, 16 February 2018, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Five months after it was requested under the Official Information Act, Callaghan Innovation has now released its 2016/17 entertainment expenses. More >>
We welcome refusal to bail-out Fletcher Building
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 10:33 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government’s decision to rule-out funding for embattled company Fletcher Building is a refreshing change from years of corporate welfare and a bad habit of taxpayers’ money being used to bailout private businesses, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Bill English thanked for service to taxpayers
Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union expresses gratitude on behalf of its 32,000 members and supporters to Rt Hon Bill English for his service to taxpayers. More >>
Telescope array a massive sink of taxpayer money
Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 11:24 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers Union joins top New Zealand physicists in warning against wasting up to $25 million on a telescope array in Australia and South Africa. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “This is a massive cost – the ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union responds to state sector salary legislation
Monday, 12 February 2018, 6:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Government’s announcement of new legislation to boost the power of the State Services Commissioner in setting chief executives’ pay in the broader state sector, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: “We welcome ... More >>
Did the Waikato DHB just admit to breaching the OIA?
Friday, 9 February 2018, 11:25 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Waikato DHB appears to be in breach of the Official Information Act, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
NZ Govt prefers taxing cigarettes over saving lives
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says the UK’s approach to e-cigarettes shows how New Zealand is dragging the chain. British government body Public Health England has conceded that e-cigarettes are at least 95% less harmful than smoking, and is ... More >>
Callaghan sponsored sell-off is more socialism for the rich
Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The news that Snowberry, a Callaghan Innovation-backed company, has been sold to multinational conglomerate Proctor & Gamble highlights the appalling waste of taxpayers’ money on grants to private businesses, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Callaghan staff can’t fit their suits, need pedometers
Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 11:04 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Callaghan Innovation spent taxpayer money on suit hire and pedometers as part of their $304,000 entertainment expense blowout in 2015/16. New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “Among their laundry list of ‘entertainment’ ... More >>
Callaghan Innovation manipulating OIA
Monday, 5 February 2018, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has referred Callaghan Innovation to the Ombudsman over their abuse of the Annual Report process to avoid responsibilities under the Official Information Act. On August 10, the Taxpayers’ Union requested a breakdown of Callaghan Innovation’s ... More >>
Bureaucrats schmooze fat cats on your dollar
Sunday, 4 February 2018, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has today released the full breakdown (available here) of Callaghan Innovation’s entertainment expenses for 2015/16. Earlier this month, we revealed Callaghan spent $304,000 on ‘entertainment’ in 2015/16. We ... More >>
BizDojo takes ratepayer assets to London
Friday, 2 February 2018, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says the liquidation and failure of BizDojo reflects badly on the agencies who gave the business ratepayer money. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “BizDojo has received ratepayer money from both ... More >>
Government's sugar tax report bad news for nanny staters
Friday, 2 February 2018, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says a Government-commissioned NZIER report on sugar taxes debunks popular justification for sugar taxes. More >>
Finance Committee should embrace honest fiscal policy
Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 11:31 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union today briefed MPs on Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee on issues of fiscal drag and tobacco excise tax. More >>
Child poverty target is Barbie-doll politics
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 6:16 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says Labour’s proposed child poverty targets are about delivering socialism, not better lives for children. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “Tying poverty measures to the median ... More >>
Multi-million-dollar state homes should have long been sold
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 11:33 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says million-dollar state homes should have long been sold and replaced with more modest stock - using the value of those in the likes of Remuera to build or buy housing able to accommodate more than a single pensioner ... More >>
