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The Beehive is Not an Incubator
Wednesday, 9 July 2014, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is attacking Government grants to companies resident in technology-focused incubators. Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
101 Suggestions for Len Brown
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union this afternoon delivered Len Brown a copy of the Union’s ‘Rate Saver Report: 101 Ways to Save Money in Local Government’ . The suggestions come after yesterday’s revelation that Auckland Council must find more than $300 ... More >>
Auckland Council Must Save $860 Per Ratepayer
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 10:49 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to media reports that Len Brown’s Council will need to find $430 million of budget savings in order to prevent rates rises over the promised 2.5 percent, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams says: More >>
NZ First Staffer Ushered to Exit
Monday, 7 July 2014, 11:34 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Speaker's comments on the investigation of New Zealand First’s use of Parliamentary funding for party purposes, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union, says: “The public deserve answers about what taxpayers’ ... More >>
Len Brown's Debt Chickens Coming Home to Roost
Monday, 7 July 2014, 9:44 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the New Zealand Herald report that Auckland Council is looking to reduce its planned spending by more than $2.8 billion over the next decade, Taxpayers' Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Does David Cunliffe Really Want Another Kiwirail Black Hole?
Monday, 7 July 2014, 9:41 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Labour Party leader David Cunliffe's pledge to investigate buying back former state assets Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers' Union, says: More >>
Fund Front Line, Not More Bureaucrats
Friday, 4 July 2014, 10:29 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to media reports that the Families Commission is to be restructured to increase its number of staff members, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: “Increasing the number of staff members at a Commission that has ... More >>
Lobbyists Shouldn't Be Campaigning for More Taxes
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the announcement that Auckland councillor Penny Webster is Local Government NZ's review to find more ways of taxing ratepayers,Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Fuel Taxes Increasing While Government Dithers on Tax Relief
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 9:16 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Motorists now pay another 3 cents per litre at the pump thanks to a rise in excise tax that comes into effect today. The rise foreshadows another 3 cent tax increase scheduled for next year. More >>
Shackles of Stupidity in Dunedin
Monday, 30 June 2014, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Otago Daily Times report that Dunedin Mayor David Cull spent nearly $4,000 of ratepayers’ money on a pair of camel shackles, incorrectly thinking they were a New Zealand historical artefact, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan ... More >>
New Problems at BNZ Harbour Quays Building
Monday, 30 June 2014, 9:40 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has released confidential minutes received via its 'tip-line' relating to CentrePort’s problematic BNZ building which suggests the building will not be fully reoccupied until the end of October. More >>
Doc Sending Staff to Australia to Burn Taxpayer Cash
Sunday, 29 June 2014, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has today revealed that the Department of Conservation has spent over $100,000 to send staff overseas to learn a skill not applicable in New Zealand. 47 staff have traveled to Australia to learn how to conduct controlled burn-offs, ... More >>
Electric Train Spending Off the Rails
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is condemning Auckland Transport and NZTA’s spend-up on the electric trains advertising campaign, after documents obtained by the Union show it cost taxpayers and ratepayers $356,000. More >>
Why the China Aid with the China Trade?
Friday, 27 June 2014, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is today welcoming the announcement by the Government that New Zealand’s two-way trade with the Peoples’ Republic of China has exceeded $20 billion on an annual basis for the first time. However, the Union says this raises ... More >>
Health Money Should Be Spent on Patients, Not Lawyers
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 10:38 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is asking the Ministry of Health to justify why tens of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money has been wasted prosecuting a tobacconist for displaying a sign that indicated his store sold tobacco and a cartoon which ironically mocks ... More >>
Labour Wants to Chase Away Golden Goose
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“The 2 per cent of New Zealanders who earn over $150,000 already pay 22 per cent of the total. We can’t expect high earners to stay in New Zealand if we continue to slap more tax on those most able to relocate." More >>
Do as I Say, Not as I Do, From Auckland Transport
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 10:16 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to news that Auckland Transport is spending more than $100,000 of ratepayers’ money on a shuttle bus to transport workers between its offices, rather than utilising the public transport network, Taxpayers' Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams ... More >>
KiwiRail Subsidies Not 'Sustainable'
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to media reports that the Labour Party will prop up the unprofitable Capital Connection railway, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union says: “Labour wants to spend the equivalent of paying $3,040 per year to each commuter ... More >>
Rodney Local Board ‘Ratepayer Raid' Costs Aucklanders $170k
Monday, 23 June 2014, 11:41 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is condemning the $170,000 spending spree undertaken by the Rodney Local Board upon members discovering unspent ratepayer money. Responding to a local media report that the Board went on a spending spree when they discovered ... More >>
101 Ways Councils Can Cut Rates
Sunday, 22 June 2014, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has published an innovative guide for local authorities, showing them how they can cut waste, save money, reduce bureaucracy and ultimately lower rates. Rate Saver Report: 101 Ways to Save Money in Local Government adopts many ... More >>
