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Taxpayers’ Union Launch Election ‘Bribe-O-Meter’
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 11:25 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has launched an election costing project to calculate the total cost of promises politicians make in the lead up to the 2014 General Election. The “Bribe-o-meter” allows Kiwis to judge for themselves the political bribes ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Launch Election 'Bribe-O-Meter'
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 11:23 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has launched an election costing project to calculate the total cost of promises politicians make in the lead up to the 2014 General Election. The “Bribe-o-meter” allows Kiwis to judge for themselves the political bribes ... More >>
Passport Tax: Well Done Dunne
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the announcement by Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne, that the Government will review New Zealand's passport validity periods with a view of returning to a ten year passport regime, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers ... More >>
Len Brown Should Front up on State House Secrecy
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 11:00 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to today's NZ Herald article that reveals leaked images of the $1.5 million state house sculpture planned for Auckland’s Queens Wharf, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Stench of Pork Barrel Politics in Rotorua
Friday, 8 August 2014, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Associate Minister of Tourism, Todd McClay’s comments on the opening of the Rotorua Mountain Bike Gravity Park, which received $225,000 of taxpayers’ money to develop, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Now a Charitable Purpose
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 10:34 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“If they are we are,” says Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union , responding to the Supreme Court’s bold decision to allow political advocacy to be considered charitable, if the underlying purpose is of benefit to the wider ... More >>
Taxpayers on Hook for Anti-Tobacco Measure That Doesn't Work
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 11:40 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the Health Select Committee’s decision to recommend the Smoke-free Environments (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Amendment Bill be implemented, despite tobacco sales in Australiaincreasing since it implemented similar measures. ... More >>
Collins' Tax Cut Gobbled by Brownlee
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to the announcement from the Minister for ACC that levies on petrol will be cut by 3 cents per litre, Taxpayers' Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Public Broadcasting System is Sick
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 9:27 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to news that New Zealand on Air will pump $800,000 of taxpayer cash into The X Factor New Zealand, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union says: More >>
Ministry CEO Hides in Office for Award Ceremony
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Following this morning’s coverage of the extravagant expenditure by Pauline Winter, the CEO of the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs, Porky the Taxpayers’ Union mascot visited the Ministry’s Wellington Office to present the Union’s first “Troughing ... More >>
Call on Pauline Winter to Front up Or Resign
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 10:43 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Fairfax report that taxpayers are footing the bill for the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs’ Chief Executive and to fly to Auckland most weekends, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Support ‘Fair Tax for Savers' Campaign
Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is teaming up with Age Concern, Consumer NZ and the Financial Services Council to support the Fair Tax for Savers campaign which launched this afternoon. Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union , says: More >>
Taxing Struggling Families to Boost Bureaucrats Shameful
Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Labour leader David Cunliffe’s announcement that a Labour Government would ensure public servants would receive at least the Living Wage, significantly more than their private sector counterparts, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director ... More >>
Returns Not Royal Treatment Will Lead to Investment
Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 10:13 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to the NZ Herald’s reporting of a $240,000 bill for taxpayers to wine and dine eleven oil executives - including four nights' luxury accommodation, a sailing trip, and two Rugby World Cup games, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ ... More >>
SFO Must Examine Disappearance of Tuwharetoa's $20m
Wednesday, 30 July 2014, 10:07 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to the NZ Herald’s report into suspected financial irregularities at Tuwharetoa since its Treaty Settlement in 2008, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union , says: More >>
Senior Citizens, Not Senile Citizens
Monday, 28 July 2014, 10:43 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is questioning the merits and costs of the “ No car? No problem! Getting around your community without a car” brochure, released by the Office for Senior Citizens. The brochure’s purpose is to explain to senior citizens ... More >>
Minister Right to Give Fish & Game a Serve
Monday, 28 July 2014, 9:19 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to Radio New Zealand’s report concerning allegations that Conservation Minister Nick Smith warned the Fish and Game Council that it acts like a 'rabid NGO', Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union says: More >>
Labour Offer Len Brown a Hotel Tax
Friday, 25 July 2014, 4:35 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the Labour Party's plan to allow councils to levy new 'pillow taxes' and regional petrol taxes. Reacting to this afternoon’s NZ Herald report Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union , ... More >>
Auckland Councillors, Not Emperors
Friday, 25 July 2014, 10:51 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
25 JULY 2014 Responding to the NZ Herald report that Auckland Councillors have voted to keep their ratepayer-funded business class travel perks, and considered new rules that would have exempted councillors from Auckland City's parking charges, Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Back LGNZ Calls For Greater Transparency
Friday, 25 July 2014, 10:25 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is backing Local Government New Zealand’s calls for the Official Information Act to be extended to cover the Local Government Commission. Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: More >>
