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Taxpayers’ Union Calls On Public Service Cuts To Go Further, Faster
Monday, 29 January 2024, 11:43 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the government to go further and faster with its demands for reductions in spending by government departments. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “Demanding a 7.5% spending reduction from ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Withdrawal Of Voting Age Bill
Friday, 26 January 2024, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to the Government’s announcement that they are withdrawing a bill from the previous Government that would have lowered the voting age for local body elections to 16, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “Changes to the ... More >>
Return To Democracy In Tauranga Cannot Be Put In Danger
Friday, 26 January 2024, 11:29 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is throwing its weight behind calls for the powers of Tauranga’s unelected Commissioners to be curtailed in the run-up to the return of democracy to the city, and urges Local Government Minister Simeon Brown to step in. Commenting ... More >>
Mayor Mauger’s Christchurch Commonwealth Games Plan A Swing And A Miss
Thursday, 25 January 2024, 10:56 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on Christchurch City Council’s plans to bid to host the Commonwealth Games, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Mayor Phil Mauger wants to show the world that Christchurch is back on its feet. But he’d be better ... More >>
NZTA’s $2 Million ‘clip-on’ Footbridge Wasteful And Disruptive
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the government to direct the New Zealand Transport Agency to reassess expensive projects that are overly disruptive following the commencement of construction of a clip-on footbridge in Waikanae that is set to cost almost $2 ... More >>
Inflation Well Outside Target Range Still Punishing Struggling Kiwis
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to today’s release of the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Despite the fall in the Consumer Price Index, inflation still remains well outside the target range for the 31st month ... More >>
Small-Fry Grocery Pricing Investigation Won’t Stop Spiralling Food Prices
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 10:12 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to a Commerce Commission investigation into promotions and pricing in the grocery sector, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Unclear pricing at grocery chains is of course an issue, but it is small fry compared to ... More >>
$2 Million Cost Blowout For Senseless Development Demonstrates Everything Wrong With Kāinga Ora
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is dumbfounded by the endless examples of failure at Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities that continue to come to light. Ruapehu District Council and Kāinga Ora’s $5.2 million housing development has blown out by over $2 million ... More >>
Kāinga Ora Failings On Display Once Again With Thousands Of Vacant Properties
Thursday, 18 January 2024, 11:07 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is astounded at the failure of Kāinga Ora to deliver for Kiwis with reports of more than 1000 empty new homes sitting empty for four months last year. Commenting on Kainga Ora’s vacant properties, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Calls On Government To Ban Bureaucrats From Using The Word ‘Free’
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 2:50 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Hot on the heels of Argentinian President Javier Milei insisting on honesty from Argentinian officials, the Taxpayers’ Union has today launched a petition calling on the Government to ban public servants from using the word free when referring ... More >>
Road User Charges For EVs Welcome – Fuel Tax Cuts Must Follow
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 12:10 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Government’s decision to introduce Road User Charges (RUC) for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “The user-pays system for our roads has been eroded with more and more of ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Slams Calls For Further Taxpayer Funding Of Political Parties
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to today’s release of the Final Report of the Independent Electoral Review, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “The recommendation from the Review to increase funding for political parties is morally wrong, and erodes ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Celebrates Scrapping Of $15k-per-Household White Elephant
Monday, 15 January 2024, 10:34 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the announcement that the Government is finally pulling the plug on Auckland Light Rail, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Nearly a quarter of a billion dollars has been burnt without a single metre of track being ... More >>
Accountability Needed Over Disastrous Failure To Care For Te Urewera
Thursday, 11 January 2024, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is demanding accountability from the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the Te Urewera board following a ruling by the High Court that the burning and removal of the huts in Te Urewera was unlawful. According to information obtained ... More >>
Wellington Water Must Sack Employee Caught Bragging About Wagging Work Amidst Water Crisis
Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on a Wellington Water employee posting footage of themselves on social media bragging about ‘slacking off’, doing no work whilst still getting paid, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “In November alone, of over ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Calls On NZ COP10 Delegates To Reject Misguided WHO Vaping Call To Action
Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on New Zealand’s delegates to the Tenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to reject the latest WHO call to action on e-cigarettes which ignores scientific ... More >>
Otago Uni’s Lack Of Transparency Reveals Much Deeper Problem
Monday, 8 January 2024, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Chief Ombudsman's comments that the University of Otago initially refusing to release information regarding the cost of commissioning a sculpture was unjustified, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Slams Extension Of Corporate Welfare For Gaming Industry Fat Cats
Monday, 8 January 2024, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the National-led government for giving in to well-connected gaming lobbyists and continuing to subsidise the gaming sector to the tune of tens of millions of taxpayer dollars each year. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns ... More >>
Ministry Of Health Vaporises $250,000 After Incorrectly Threatening Retailers
Saturday, 6 January 2024, 6:27 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that the Ministry of Health spent $249,267.50 on legal fees for a court battle against a vaping retailer who they wrongly threatened for selling non-compliant products. The issue arose from the Ministry of Health incorrectly ... More >>
New Zealand Sending Millions In Foreign Aid To Countries With Space And Nuclear Programmes
Friday, 5 January 2024, 5:37 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is questioning why New Zealand taxpayers are forking out millions of dollars in foreign aid to countries that have state-sponsored space and nuclear weapons programmes. A recent Taxpayers’ Union OIA reveals that in the past ... More >>
