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Second Aratere Ferry Incident Highlights Need To Sell Interislander

Thursday, 8 August 2024, 6:23 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Responding to reports that the Aratere ferry has crashed into a wharf while berthing in Wellington, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “Kiwirail couldn’t run a bath let alone a safe and reliable ferry service. It is time to ... More >>

Time To Pull The Plug On EV Charging Rort

Monday, 5 August 2024, 11:43 am | Taxpayers' Union

Following the opening of a new taxpayer-funded EV charging hub in Tauranga, the Taxpayers’ Union is renewing calls for the government to pull the plug on taxpayer funding for EV chargers that do not reduce NZ’s net emissions and only serve to line the pockets ... More >>

TVNZ’s $1.5M Rebrand A Smokescreen For Poor Performance And Declining Trust

Friday, 2 August 2024, 2:56 pm | Taxpayers' Union

This extravagant expenditure comes at a time when TVNZ is plagued by poor management, declining revenue, and a growing mistrust among viewers. It is time to reconsider the future of TVNZ. More >>

TVNZ Must Be Sold Before It’s Too Late

Friday, 2 August 2024, 10:41 am | Taxpayers' Union

The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the government to sell off TVNZ before it’s too late following reports that the state-owned broadcaster faces a $30 million shortfall. More >>

Fun Police Need To Stay In Their Lane

Thursday, 1 August 2024, 2:46 pm | Taxpayers' Union

Prohibitionists lost the argument a long time ago but are now trying to bring it in by stealth. The policy interventions they recommend simply won’t work and could end up making alcohol-related harm worse. More >>

Funding For Tattoos, Drag Festivals And Music, But Not Meaningful Tax Relief?

Thursday, 1 August 2024, 2:03 pm | Taxpayers' Union

“Forcing the taxpayer to subsidise tattoo, drag and music festivals - along with a myriad of other obscure sporting and food events - will always make the taxpayer worse off than if they had been left with that money to spend as they wish. More >>

Wellington Water – An Abject Failure Of Leadership And Governance

Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 12:42 pm | Taxpayers' Union

What is so totally damning is that this appears to be a repeat of the fiasco surrounding the lack of fluoridation in parts of the network in 2021. More >>

Pinot Nah: Taxpayer Handouts For Wine Industry Must Stop

Friday, 26 July 2024, 1:44 pm | Taxpayers' Union

The Government is loading the risk of this experiment onto taxpayers while allowing private businesses to reap any benefits. If winemakers and viticulturists aren’t willing to stump up their own money to fund this experiment, why should taxpayers? More >>

Bureaucratic Incompetence As Hastings Council Sells $1m Building For $150k

Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 12:24 pm | Taxpayers' Union

This appears to be yet another case of a council not doing its due diligence before forking out ratepayer money to pay for the latest boondoggle: Connor Molloy, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager More >>

Ferry-Tale Reporting Of Poll Misrepresents True Cost Of iReX

Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 12:01 pm | Taxpayers' Union

The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the reporting of a Talbot Mills poll claiming that there is more opposition than support for the government’s decision to cancel the iReX ferry project. More >>

Taxpayers And Ratepayers Must Stop Funding ‘Rebel Business School’ Rort

Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 11:12 am | Taxpayers' Union

The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on councils and government agencies to cease funding of Rebel Business School after it was revealed using offical information laws that almost $2 million of taxpayer and ratepayer money has been spent on the scheme. More >>

Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Return Of Democracy To Tauranga

Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 1:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

The new Council must work hard to build the trust of the city, treating every ratepayer dollar as if they had earned it themselves. More >>

Health NZ Board Sacking Highlights Failure Of Centralisation-at-any-cost Agenda

Monday, 22 July 2024, 6:50 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

It is clear the board has failed to perform, but ultimately the responsibility must sit with the Government who decided it was a good idea to restructure in the middle of a pandemic. More >>

Taxpayers’ Union Opposes Plain Packaging Laws For Infant Formula

Monday, 22 July 2024, 12:30 pm | Taxpayers' Union

Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said that there were already laws prohibiting making false claims on packaging and that more red tape would simply make it harder to do business in New Zealand for very little public benefit. More >>

Additional Savings Must Not Wait Until Budget 2025

Thursday, 18 July 2024, 12:48 pm | Taxpayers' Union

Waiting until next year’s budget simply forces the taxpayer to stump up for billions of dollars in wasteful spending on projects that are already destined to be wound up. More >>

Government Must Cut Waste To Tame Inflation Beast

Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 11:07 am | Taxpayers' Union

“For the 37th month in a row Adrian Orr and the Reserve Bank have failed to keep inflation within the target band, punishing New Zealanders and driving up the cost of living." More >>

Wellington Land Rates Review Should Focus On Bringing Rates Down

Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 10:12 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

“Rather than trying to chuck $32 million at its multinational owners of the Reading Cinema to get them to do something with a massive CBD plot, land value-based rates would encourage development. But Wellington’s rates problems run much deeper than ... More >>