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Wellington Council’s Refusal To Scrap Pet Projects Puts Frontline Services At Risk
Monday, 12 February 2024, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on Wellington City Council preparing to vote on a number of cost-cutting measures, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said: “Councils have a favourite little trick. When it comes time to justify enormous ... More >>
Police And Te Whatu Ora Need To Be Put Back In Their Lane
Friday, 9 February 2024, 9:30 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming today’s news that the Police and Te Whatu Ora Health NZ allocated a $60,000 legal war chest to fight a Wellington pub owner – all for the sake of a bar having to close an hour earlier. “CBD crime is growing, ... More >>
Hamilton City Council’s Never-Ending Rate Hikes Are Unjustifiable
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 11:12 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Hamilton City Council's proposed increase of 25.5% for the 2024/25 financial year, and subsequent 14.1% rate hikes for the following four years, Taxpayers’ Union Head of Campaigns, Callum Purves, said: “While Hamilton City Council might ... More >>
Red Tape Won’t Keep Rooves Over Wellingtonians’ Heads
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 10:57 am | Taxpayers' Union
Wellington City councillors have been given advice recommending they alter the district plan to prevent housing intensification across huge swathes of the city. Commenting on this, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said: ... More >>
Government Could Reduce Prices With The Stroke Of A Pen
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 11:26 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to calls for the Government to scrap New Zealand’s remaining import tariffs, Taxpayers’ Union Policy & Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said: “Tariffs are a tax on consumers, and if there’s one thing Kiwis don’t ... More >>
New Zealand Must Advocate For Tobacco Harm Reduction At COP10
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 10:13 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on New Zealand’s delegates to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to oppose dangerous calls for further regulation and taxation of reduced-harm alternatives to smoking. ... More >>
Double-Digit Rate Hikes Across Councils Cannot Become The Norm
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 10:37 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming Selwyn District Council for proposing a 16% rate hike in the first stage of a cumulative 45.89% rates hike over three years. “Yet again we are seeing a council completely fail to be prudent with its spending proposals, ... More >>
National Party U-Turn Robbing Kiwis Of A Summer Holiday
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 10:09 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the news that Nicola Willis’ office failed to respond to a joint letter from accomodation providers requesting an urgent meeting over plans to introduce an App Tax from April this year, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes New Zealand Joining EU & International Partners In Pausing UNRWA Funding
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 12:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the Prime Minister’s announcement that New Zealand’s latest round of UNRWA funding is being suspended pending the results of a UN inquiry. Commenting on this, Taxpayers’ Union spokesman, Jordan Williams, ... More >>
New Zealanders Elected A Government To Cut Waste, Not Have Ministers Take Lazy Route And Delegate To CEOs
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 11:39 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the approach of Government Ministers asking public sector CEOs to find just 6.5% of savings and is telling Ministers to do what they promised: go through their departments’ spending with a fine tooth comb and ensure ... More >>
Wellington Ratepayers Reliant On Leaks For Info On Leaky Pipes
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 10:04 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to news that Wellington Water has requested $2.5 billion in funding from Wellington City Council, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “When even elected Councillors are treated like children and only allowed to see snippets ... More >>
Income Tax System Should Be Flat, Not ‘Flatter’
Monday, 29 January 2024, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is backing ACT leader David Seymour’s calls for a simpler tax system but says it should be flat, not just ‘flatter’ than the status quo. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “There are billions ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Calls On NZ Government To Follow International Counterparts And Pull UNRWA Funding
Monday, 29 January 2024, 12:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has launched a petition calling for the Government to scrap continued funding of UNRWA, following revelation in recent weeks about connections to terrorism in the Isreal-Palestine conflict. Jordan Williams, a spokesman for the ... More >>
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 >>
