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Te Pūkenga Payout Highlights Why Public Sector Golden Goodbye Culture Must End
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 11:22 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on news that the former Te Pūkenga chief executive, Stephen Town, was paid out close to $200,000 , Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “The Government’s polytechnic merger was always a bad idea and one driven ... More >>
Tim Shadbolt's Request For A Ratepayer-funded Statue Of Himself Beggars Belief
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 11:18 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on former Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt’s request for a ratepayer-funded statue of himself, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “It beggars belief that Tim Shadbolt thinks this is an appropriate use of Invercargill ... More >>
Centre Right Would Form Government While Greens See Bump In Support
Saturday, 10 June 2023, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
SATURDAY 10 JUNE 2023 NEW POLL: Centre Right would form Government while Greens see bump in support National increases 0.1 points on last month to 35.7% while Labour drops 0.9 points to 32.9%. ACT is unchanged on 12.7% while the Greens are up 2.7 ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes ACT Policy Announcement To Reduce Red Tape
Sunday, 4 June 2023, 4:12 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on ACT’s ‘Policing Red Tape and Regulation’ policy announcement, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “Red tape and regulation are some of the biggest hand brakes on New Zealand’s prosperity. They make it more ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Kicks Off Roadshow, First Government Backdown On RMA Reform
Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 12:52 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
On the same day the Taxpayers’ Union kicked off the Hands Off Our Homes: Stop Central Planning Committees roadshow, David Parker has shown his first backdown in relation to one of the most controversial aspects of his RMA reforms. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director To Lead World Taxpayers Associations
Friday, 26 May 2023, 10:07 am | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union extends its congratulations to its Co-founder and Executive Director, Jordan Williams, who was elected Chair and President of World Taxpayers Associations (WTA) at this week's WTA General Meeting in Prague, Czech ... More >>
OCR Hike Demonstrates Need To Rein In Government Spending
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the Reserve Bank’s decision to increase the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by a further 25 basis points, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “Continuing high levels of inflation have clearly forced the Reserve Bank ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Launches Nationwide Hands Off Our Homes! Roadshow
Monday, 22 May 2023, 3:05 pm | Taxpayers' Union
After the success of the Stop Three Waters roadshow last year, the Taxpayers’ Union is hitting the road once again for a four-week, nationwide roadshow to hear and highlight the concerns of ratepayers and councils threatened by the Government’s ... More >>
Grant’s Gaming Gamble Is Corporate Welfare For Well Connected Friends
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:33 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has condemned the Government’s decision to allocate $160 million in rebates to the gaming sector over the next four years – calling it ‘corporate welfare’. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “It was ... More >>
Government Is Greenwashing: $182.5 Million More In Climate Subsidies That Won’t Reduce Net Emissions By A Single Gram
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:31 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling out Government Greenwashing in its justification of spending at least $182.5 million of taxpayer dollars over the next four years on environmental subsidies that will fail to reduce net emissions. Taxpayers’ Union ... More >>
So Much For No New Taxes. Government Hikes Trustee Tax Rates
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:31 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has condemned the Government’s announcement that it will increase the trustee tax rate to 39 cents in the dollar to align it with the highest personal income tax rate. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: ... More >>
Cost Of Living Be Damned! Fuel Tax Hike From July Will Hit Lower Income And Rural New Zealanders Hardest
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has slammed the Government’s decision to hike fuel taxes from July. The 25 cent reduction in petrol excise (29 cents with GST) and the equivalent reduction in diesel road user charges will be scrapped at the end of June. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Two Tax Hikes, And An LED Light Bulb. Nothing For Middle New Zealand In This Budget
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on today’s budget announcement, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “With the exception of rolling out free ECE to two years and dropping prescription co-payments, there is almost nothing that the average taxpayer ... More >>
Labour Should Be Stealing Taxpayer-friendly Policies From Opposition Parties
Monday, 15 May 2023, 8:05 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to today’s policy announcements from National and the alternative budget from ACT, the Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Labour Party to copy the best parts of these proposals and show some fiscal restraint. Taxpayers’ Union Executive ... More >>
Phillip Mills Gets The Hypocrite Of The Week Award
Saturday, 13 May 2023, 4:47 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Phillip Mills – of Les Mills – to pay back the $4.5 million his company took in wage subsidies before spouting off about how much he wants to, he says, pay more to the Government. The Taxpayers’ Union has ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Launches Major New Campaign To Stop David Parker’s Central Planning Committees
Friday, 12 May 2023, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is today launching a major new campaign to protect New Zealanders from higher building costs, more red tape, no local control and more co-governance that would result from the Government’s proposed replacement to the Resource Management ... More >>
ACT Boost Means Centre Right Can Form Government
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
National drops 0.9 points on last month to be on 35.6% but retakes the lead over Labour who falls back 3.1 points to 33.8%. ACT sees a boost in support of 3.2 points to 12.7% while the Greens are relatively unchanged on 7.0% (up 0.3 points on last ... More >>
Taxpayers Liable For Second-Rate Development Risks
Monday, 8 May 2023, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union questions Kāinga Ora’s decision to double down on exposing taxpayers to risky development schemes following the announcement that they plan to invest a further $159 million in projects at risk of failure. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Government Ideology Driving Up House Prices, Increasing Cost Of Living
Friday, 5 May 2023, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the Government’s plans to implement a cap on emissions from new buildings - a policy which will drive up house prices and put more pressure on Kiwi families during a cost of living crisis. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Calls For Transparency Over Whaitiri's Change Of Status
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The T axpayers' Union is calling on the Speaker of the House of Representatives to release all correspondence he has had with Meka Whaitiri over her change in party status. Taxpayers’ Union National Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, says: “The ... More >>
