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Vaping Crackdown Will Jeopardise Smokefree 2025 Goal
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 5:03 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is warning against additional measures aimed at making vaping less accessible which will result in more people continuing to smoke rather than switching to safer alternatives. Taxpayers’ Union Deputy Campaigns ... More >>
Ratepayers Picking Up The Bill As Bureaucracy Chokes Wellington Nightlife
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports of a concerted effort to further restrict alcohol licences in Wellington , Taxpayers’ Union Researcher, James Ross, said: “Wellington City Council has been crying poverty, leading to an average rates increase of 12.3% just ... More >>
Despite 8 Years Of Denial, The IRD Is Coming For Your Family Home
Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the IRD’s reinterpretation of Labour’s 2021 amendment to the bright-line test, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manger, Callum Purves, said: “When John Key’s Government introduced the bright-line test in 2015, this was the start of a slippery ... More >>
Blink And You'll Miss It: Porirua's Costly Matariki
Monday, 21 August 2023, 12:11 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union can reveal that Porirua City Council’s Matariki holiday public event cost ratepayers $200,000. The event ran for just five evenings in July, and consisted of a Matariki-themed animation projected onto the walls of the Te Rauparaha ... More >>
Māori Health Authority’s Million Dollar Website
Friday, 18 August 2023, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has uncovered that the newly launched Aroā Wellbeing website , bankrolled by Te Aka Whai Ora (Māori Health Authority), carried a staggering price tag of $1 million. Of this, $300,000 was allocated to the website's actual design ... More >>
Fuel Tax Increase Will Hit Poorest And Rural Communities The Hardest
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on Labour’s transport announcement, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “Fuel taxes hit the poorest and rural communities the hardest who rely on their cars to travel and get to work. The announcement that fuel taxes ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes National Party’s Decision To Treat Savers Like Responsible Adults
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 11:21 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the National Party’s plan to cut red tape for KiwiSavers, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “New Zealanders should be free to save and invest their money however they see fit, and we welcome this decision by ... More >>
RMA Reforms Cannot Take Place without Time for Sufficient Scrutiny
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 6:31 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the news that Climate Minister James Shaw has proposed an inquiry into climate-related community relocation before the passage of the Government’s Climate Adaptation Bill, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: ... More >>
OCR Freeze Little Comfort To Working Kiwis Struggling Under The Cost Of Government Crisis
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the Reserve Bank’s decision to keep the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.5%, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “The Reserve Bank’s announcement today that the OCR will remain at 5.5% will be tough news for ... More >>
Paid Parental Leave Announcement Shows Attitude Of Throwing More Money At Every Problem
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to Labour’s election policy announcement of providing taxpayer-funded paid parental leave for the partner of a primary carer, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “Rather than looking for alternative ways to improve ... More >>
Finance Minister’s Lack Of Principle Putting New Zealand’s Economy At Risk
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 12:39 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on Labour’s plans to fund the removal of GST from fruit and vegetables through the elimination of depreciation write-offs for commercial buildings , Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “In Grant Robertson’s own words, ... More >>
Labour GST Hole Demonstrates Policy Hasn’t Been Thought Through
Monday, 14 August 2023, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports of a $240 million hole in Labour’s GST policy, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “This is yet another example of Labour putting politics before good policy with their GST proposal which they clearly have ... More >>
Greens' Clean Power Policy Won't Reduce Net Emissions
Sunday, 13 August 2023, 6:57 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
FRIDAY 11 AUGUST 2023 Commenting on the Greens’ clean power announcement today, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said “The Green Party's proposal reveals a clear misunderstanding of the mechanics of our Emissions Trading Scheme ... More >>
Expert Group Developing Three Waters Repeal And Replacement Bill
Friday, 11 August 2023, 8:39 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has commissioned a Bill to repeal and replace the Government’s Three Waters scheme. Law firm Franks Ogilvie has been working on the Bill for several months, with an experienced parliamentary drafter and a Technical ... More >>
NEW POLL: Labour Crashes And Winston's Back
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
National increases 1.6 points on last month to 34.9% while Labour drops 4.0 points to 27.1%. ACT is down 0.2 points to 13.0% while the Greens are up 3.1 points to 12.0%. The smaller parties are NZ First on 5.8% (+2.5 points), the Māori Party on 2.5% ... More >>
Commerce Commission Must Investigate Media Collusion For Possible Cartel Behaviour
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union understands from a senior media source that Stuff had invited competitors to a proposed meeting tomorrow with Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson with the apparent purpose of agreeing to set of principles or guidelines for how ... More >>
If We Want A Prosperous Country Again, We Need To Cut Government Waste
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Damien O’Connor’s comments to the Red Meat Sector Conference that we “probably don’t have enough tax in this country […] If we want to continue to run our economy the way we have run it in the past, we are going to have to contribute ... More >>
Government Announces Fund That Will Do Nothing To Reduce Net Emissions
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 12:18 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to the announcement that the Government intends to establish a climate infrastructure fund in partnership with Blackrock, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves said: “This appears to be another Government corporate welfare slush ... More >>
Petition Launched Calling On Grant Robertson To Slash Government Waste
Monday, 7 August 2023, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
With the Government books now in crisis, the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Grant Robertson to slash wasteful spending and reduce the number of back-office bureaucrats before it is too late. “Revelations that the Minister of Finance has ... More >>
Mayor Brown’s Value-for-Money Committee Needs Teeth To Rein In Overspending
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s announcement of a new Revenue Expenditure and Value Committee to tackle wasteful spending, Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesman, Jordan Williams, said: “In an ideal world, wasteful spending should ... More >>
