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Napier's Seaside Pier Scared of the Water
Friday, 18 December 2015, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is lending its support to ratepayers of Napier, annoyed with the Napier City Council, wasting $2.6 million on a pier that doesn’t quite reach the water on Napier’s foreshore. More >>
National Government Needs 'Plan B' to Kick-Start Economy
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Allowing the economy to drift isn’t working, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union in response to today’s 2016 Budget Policy Statement. The Statement forecasts a slowing economy, no surplus until next year, and unemployment above 5% up until ... More >>
Crone Sets Example by Resigning From Xero
Monday, 14 December 2015, 5:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayer’s Union is commending Auckland Mayoral candidate Victoria Crone’s decision to resign from her job as Managing Director at Xero New Zealand to campaign for the mayoralty. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: More >>
Keytruda for All Melanoma Patients: 60% of Pharmac Budget
Monday, 14 December 2015, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that funding Keytruda for all 2,000 melanoma patients would consume about 60% of the Pharmac annual budget. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: More >>
Rate Cut Suggests Government Lacks a 'Plan B'
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 9:45 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the RBNZ’s cut in the official cash rate, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says: More >>
Cancelled Serco Contract Shows Advantages of PPPS
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 1:34 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to this afternoon’s news of private prison operator Serco losing the contract to run Mt Eden prison, the Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the decision and says that it shows that PPPs work to incentivise better performance. More >>
Ombudsman's OIA Report Delivers More Waffle
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 8:40 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the release of the report of the Chief Ombudsman into government agencies’ compliance with the Official Information Act, Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman, Ben Craven, says: “Over recent years the performance of the Ombudsman’s Office has been a ... More >>
Another $2.6m for More Saudi Sheep “Barbaric”
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is labelling today’s disclosure by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment that a further $2.6 million may be a spent on the Saudi Arabian ‘agri hub’ as barbaric. To date, the ‘agri hub’ has seen taxpayers ... More >>
'Absolutely Positively' Money Down the Drain
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 11:20 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Wellington City Council should learn its lesson from the failure of CallActive and ditch its corporate welfare mentality, says the Taxpayers’ Union . This morning’s Dominion Post reports that the Council loaned the failed Australian-owned company ... More >>
RMA Reform Underwhelming And a Broken Promise
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 3:17 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“Underwhelming” sums up the initial impression of the Taxpayers’ Union to the Government’s reform legislation of the Resource Management Act, introduced this afternoon. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: More >>
Goff Missing Chance to Set Higher Ethical Standard
Monday, 23 November 2015, 10:22 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is shocked that Labour Party Mayoral Candidate, Phil Goff, will not be standing down as an MP to campaign for the Super City role and is labelling it a ‘missed opportunity’ for Mr Goff to set a higher standard than Len Brown. ... More >>
Auckland Council Look to Reduce Scope of 'Taniwha Tax'
Monday, 9 November 2015, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union Is welcoming the expected reduction in the number of properties affected by Auckland Council's Mana Whenua provisions in the Council’s Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan . The provisions, which are already in effect, are believed ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Welcome Chamber Court Action
Friday, 6 November 2015, 5:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the announcement from the Wellington Chamber of Commerce that they will initiative legal proceedings against Wellington City Council to challenge the recent contractor decision made by Councillors. More >>
Law Lecturer Gets $600K Marsden Grant
Friday, 6 November 2015, 10:27 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the decision by the Royal Society to use $600,000 of taxpayer money to award a Marsden Fund grant to anti-TPPA campaigner Jane Kelsey to research “Neoliberalism”. More >>
Taxpayers Shouldn't Pay for Phil Goff's Mayoral Campaign
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Labour MP Phil Goff to confirm that he will be resigning from Parliament when he announces his tilt to stand for Auckland Mayor . New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: More >>
Nash has it right on rail
Sunday, 1 November 2015, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is supporting Napier MP Stuart Nash’s backing of a Public, Private Partnership taking operational control of the Napier Gisborne rail link. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: More >>
Legal Action Against WCC Likely
Friday, 30 October 2015, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is joining other organisations in considering legal action against Wellington City Council in relation to its potentially illegal use of ratepayer money. More >>
WCC's decision reckless and probably illegal
Thursday, 29 October 2015, 11:37 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is labelling the $2.4 million decision by Wellington City Councillors to only hire contractors paying a living wage as ‘reckless’. More >>
MBIE Innovating Again - This Time It's Expensive Sheep
Tuesday, 27 October 2015, 9:34 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Steven Joyce to do something, anything, to hold those at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to account for wasting taxpayers money. More >>
Government Avoids Sugar Tax Mistake
Monday, 19 October 2015, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming today’s announcement that the Government does not intend to introduce new taxes on soda or sugar, labelling it a breath of common sense following months of taxpayer funded lobbying and misleading information in ... More >>
