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Cost Cutting by Justin Lester Welcomed by Taxpayers’ Union
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 11:25 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Wellington Mayor Justin Lester’s challenge to Council officers to reduce costs by $8 million in next year’s budget is being welcomed as a ‘good start’ by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Ministry of Justice Using ‘Privacy’ to Hide Embarrassment
Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Ministry of Justice's decision to spend $23,000 on a video for staff to lip-sync a Justin Timberlake song is reason enough to override any privacy concerns the Ministry’s bosses are now hiding behind in refusing to release the video under freedom of information ... More >>
Lack of Risk Management by GWRC "Scary"
Friday, 27 January 2017, 10:38 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A Greater Wellington Regional Council guarantee to cover $150 million of debt in the event of default by CentrePort has raised serious concerns as the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union reveals correspondence that shows the Council has received no ... More >>
Time to demonstrate ‘philosophical commitment" to tax cuts
Thursday, 26 January 2017, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
It’s time for the National Party Government to put the money where their mouth is and commit to meaningful tax cuts following the release of Treasury’s Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the five months ended 30 November ... More >>
Corruption Rankings Difficult to Take Seriously
Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 9:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union says the recent 227-page reasons for verdict , in the Auckland Transport corruption case, makes it difficult to accept the Amy Adam's claim that New Zealand is in the top tier in terms of corruption perception and enforcement ... More >>
Minimum Wage Increase
Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to this afternoon’s announced increase of the minimum wage by more than 8-times the level of inflation, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Opposition politicians having it both ways on student loans
Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
It’s no wonder student loan balances and repayment times have risen over the last six years, when students pay nothing back in interest, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Whakatane Council Has Least Amount of Public Art on Display
Thursday, 19 January 2017, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Whakatane District Council ratepayers are limited to view only 0.2% of the Council’s art collection, valued at $8,750,174.00, with the Rotorua Lakes District Council not far behind with only 0.7% of its artwork worth $10,713,675.00 on display for ... More >>
Only 7% of Council-Owned Art on Display for the Public
Thursday, 19 January 2017, 3:36 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that local councils across New Zealand have accrued more than half a billion dollars of artwork with 93% of the artwork not on public display. More >>
Only 3.3% of Council’s $8.8m Art Collection on Display
Thursday, 19 January 2017, 3:27 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Only 3.3% of Napier City Council’s $8.8 million art collection is on public display according to research by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Former Mayor’s Request for Ratepayer Funded Tattoo Puzzling
Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 9:11 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is applauding Wellington City Council’s refusal to grant an unusual request by former Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown for a ratepayer funded tattoo as her departure gift as Mayor of the City. More >>
Irony of Norwegian Pension Fund Model Lost on Green Party
Monday, 16 January 2017, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union is backing Finance Minister Steven Joyce’s criticism of the politicisation by the Green Party of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund after the party called for environmental conditions to be placed on the fund's investment management. More >>
Clinton Global Initiative Closing Its Doors
Monday, 16 January 2017, 12:11 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Clinton Global Initiative Closing Its Doors And Australian Government Shuts Down Taxpayer Gifts to Clinton Group More >>
2,000 join Call for Halt to Clinton Funding
Friday, 13 January 2017, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
In the last 12 hours more than one New Zealander per minute have added their name to a petition organised by the Taxpayers’ Union calling on Murray McCully to veto the Ministry of Foreign Affair’s plans to give an additional $5.5million of taxpayers’ ... More >>
MFAT Excuses Re Clinton Foundation ‘Nonsense On Stilts ’
Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The excuse justifying the millions of taxpayer dollars the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) will pay the Clinton Health Access Initiative that it is a “separate legal entity” to the Clinton Foundation is pathetic says the Taxpayers’ Union ... More >>
Government Set to Give Clinton Foundation Another $5.5M
Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 8:38 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that the Government has budgeted to give another $5.5 million dollars of taxpayers’ money to the controversial Clinton Foundation, despite Mrs Clinton’s failed US Presidential bid and controversy over improper ... More >>
Alternative to Cigarettes Still Outlawed
Saturday, 31 December 2016, 1:27 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Another 10% Tobacco Tax Hike – But Alternative to Cigarettes Still Outlawed 31 DECEMBER 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As smokers stock up on cigarettes today to beat the Government’s 10% hike in tobacco excise tax which comes into effect on New ... More >>
MBIE funded report shows $2b down the toilet
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
An independent assessment of the Government's Ultrafast Broadband fibre rollout, funded by MBIE, shows that none of Steven Joyce's promised economic productivity gains have resulted and is major blot on the Government’s corporate welfare empire, ... More >>
NZTU Cautiously Welcomes New Minister of Finance
Monday, 12 December 2016, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union congratulates Bill English on his appointment to Prime Minister and welcomes comments by Steven Joyce over the weekend in relation to the prudent spending of taxpayers’ money. More >>
Best environment for tax cuts in a generation
Friday, 9 December 2016, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
"If the National Party-led Government fails to deliver meaningful tax cuts in Budget 2017, it is unlikely it ever will,” says Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union reacting to yesterday’s Half Yearly Budget Policy Statement. More >>
