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CCC debt more than three times the national average
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 9:02 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Christchurch City Council has liabilities of $21,431 per ratepayer, more than three times the national average of $6,989, according to Ratepayers’ Report , the Taxpayers’ Union’s local government league tables, launched today at www.ratepayersreport.nz. ... More >>
Napier City Council leads the pack of Hawke’s Bay councils
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 9:01 am | Taxpayers' Union
22 AUGUST 2017 - Napier City Council is well ahead of its neighbouring territorial authorities according to Ratepayers’ Report , the Taxpayers’ Union’s local government league tables, released today at www.ratepayersreport.nz. Metrics including ... More >>
Waitomo District Council NZ's most indebted local authority
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 9:01 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
With liabilities four times the national average for rural councils, Waitomo District Council is New Zealand’s most indebted local authority, according to Ratepayers’ Report , the Taxpayers’ Union’s local government league tables, launched today ... More >>
High rates, low assets at Whanganui District Council
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 8:59 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Whanganui District Council performs poorly when assessed against Palmerston North City Council and New Plymouth District Council according to Ratepayers’ Report , the Taxpayers’ Union’s local government league tables, launched today at www.ratepayersreport.nz. More >>
Mixed bag for Southland ratepayers in national league tables
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 8:59 am | Taxpayers' Union
22 AUGUST 2017 - Invercargill City Council comes out poorly compared to both other Southland councils and equivalent city councils around New Zealand in Ratepayers’ Report , the Taxpayers’ Union’s local government league tables, released today ... More >>
West Coast councils offer value for money
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 8:58 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The West Coast councils come out well in Ratepayers’ Report , the Taxpayers’ Union’s 2017 local government league tables, launched today at www.ratepayersreport.nz. Ratepayers in Westland District pay the region’s most expensive average residential ... More >>
Rates bill in Hamilton City Northern Waikato's cheapest
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 8:57 am | Taxpayers' Union
22 AUGUST 2017 - Hamilton City Council’s average residential rates bill of $2,035 is the lowest in Northern Waikato, according to Ratepayers’ Report, the Taxpayers’ Union’s local government league tables, launched today at www.ratepayersreport.nz. ... More >>
South Taranaki has twice the staff of New Plymouth Council
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 8:56 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
South Taranaki District Council charges the lowest average residential rates in Taranaki, according to Ratepayers’ Report , the Taxpayers’ Union’s local government league tables, released today at www.ratepayersreport.nz. However, the favourable ... More >>
Wellington City Council compares poorly against neighbours
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 8:29 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Wellington City Council is left embarrassed by its neighbouring territorial authorities, according to Ratepayers’ Report , the Taxpayers’ Union’s local government league tables, released today at www.ratepayersreport.nz. Metrics including total operating ... More >>
Ratepayers' Report - local government league tables
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 8:17 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union , in partnership with the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance , have published the 2017 Ratepayers' Report , online interactive league tables. The tool, at www.ratepayersreport.nz , allows ratepayers to see how their ... More >>
Media Failing In Not Exposing Winston's Hypocrisy
Monday, 21 August 2017, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Winston Peters’ claims that National and Labour are making expensive promises they cannot afford are better left for the McGillicuddy Serious Party, says the Taxpayers’ Union. New Zealand First is promising by far the most expensive set of policies according ... More >>
Complaint laid for Andy Foster’s use of WCC resources
Friday, 18 August 2017, 10:38 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Complaint laid for Andy Foster’s use of Wellington Council resources for NZ First campaigning More >>
Local Government Leaders failing New Zealand
Friday, 18 August 2017, 8:31 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
It is a sad coincidence that newly elected head of Local Government New Zealand is facing his own water crisis in North Dunedin – with it being exactly one-year since his predecessor's Council killed three people and caused 6,000 to become ill in Havelock ... More >>
Local Government stepping stone to Parliament sting
Thursday, 17 August 2017, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Ratepayers should not be paying councillors for one job while they are out campaigning for another, says the Taxpayers’ Union. At least four candidates in the three main centres are still enjoying salaries over $90,000 while they campaign for seats in ... More >>
Labour Party spot on – not government’s role to own hotels
Thursday, 17 August 2017, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union agree with Labour: the use of millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money for the Government’s desperate attempts to pepper over the housing crisis by buying its own hotels, is ridiculous. Responding to Carmel Sepuloni's comments ... More >>
Dunne's Spending Promises Suggest Desperation
Wednesday, 16 August 2017, 10:26 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
16 AUGUST 2017 - Government support partner Peter Dunne appears to be abandoning the Government‘s commitment to fiscal prudence – offering some $4.76 billion of election bribes, according to the Taxpayers’ Union election policy costing ‘ ... More >>
Super Fund stuff up selldown for carbon policy announcement
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 10:02 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
15 AUGUST 2017 - The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that as part of the selldown of carbon related investments, readying the NZ Superannuation Fund for the carbon targets just announced this morning, the Fund sold nearly five million shares in ... More >>
Opposition Parties Promise $60.6b – Government Parties $3.4b
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 9:39 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
15 AUGUST 2017 - Opposition parties - consisting of Labour, New Zealand First, the Greens and The Opportunities Party - have promised $60.6 billion in new spending according to the Taxpayers’ Union election policy costing Bribe-O-Meter . In comparason ... More >>
Winston Peters - the charred pot who calls the kettle black
Monday, 14 August 2017, 10:58 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Winston Peters’ bemoaning of policy costings and a lack of detail in Labour’s 'water tax' would be credible if Mr Peters’ own party had any idea how it will pay for the $23 billion lolly scramble exposed by the Taxpayers’ Union Bribe-O-Meter ... More >>
Labour's Water Tax as nutty as 2014 "NZ Power"
Friday, 11 August 2017, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Labour's Water Tax as nutty as 2014 "NZ Power" 11 AUGUST 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Labour's Water Tax policy is quickly becoming the laughing stock of public policy circles with parallels being made to its infamous 2014 NZ Power policy – ... More >>
