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Scathing Auditor General Report Backs Up What We All Saw Coming From Massive Infrastructure Fund
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 4:21 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the latest Controller of the Auditor General report criticising the decision-making process that led towards $15.9 billion worth of investment projects to be delivered over the pandemic period, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor ... More >>
Judith Collins Crushing Taxpayers With Latest Round Of Corporate Welfare
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 4:07 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming today’s announcement from Judith Collins that the Government is doling out more corporate welfare via Callaghan Innovation instead of cutting waste and delivering tax relief to hard-working New Zealanders.Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Government Applauded For Turning Off The Tap For KiwiRail’s Doomed Ferries
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to the announcement from Finance Minister Nicola Willis that KiwiRail’s request for additional funding to replace the InterIslander ferry fleet, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “We applaud the government for turning ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Backs ACT’s Calls To Scrap Climate Change Commission
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Climate Change Commission’s latest report providing advice on the direction of policy for the Government’s second emissions reduction plan, the Taxpayers’ Union is backing the ACT climate change spokesperson, Simon Court, in ... More >>
Poor Leadership Putting Democracy At Stake In Wellington
Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 11:42 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the increasing number of calls for a Crown Observer to be installed in Wellington City Council, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Budget blowouts and service failures are just par for the course in Wellington ... More >>
Tory Whanau Is Out Of Touch With Struggling Ratepayers
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau’s comments regarding Chief Executive Barbara McKerrow on NewstalkZB this morning, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Incompetent Wellington City Council Chief Executive was last year ... More >>
Tory Whanau Is Out Of Touch With Struggling Ratepayers
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 12:05 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau’s comments regarding Chief Executive Barbara McKerrow on NewstalkZB this morning, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Incompetent Wellington City Council Chief Executive was last year ... More >>
Bay Of Plenty Paves Way For Councils To Sell Off Their Assets As Rates Soar
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 11:23 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that the Bay of Plenty Regional Council plans to sell half of its shares in the Tauranga Port, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “This is a sign that Bay of Plenty regional councillors have their ... More >>
Too Little Too Late From Meddling Treasury Mandarins
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 11:18 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to comments from Treasury officials suggesting that returning the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to the single mandate could undermine faith in its political independence, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “RBNZ has failed ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Calls For Outcomes-focused Mental Health Spending Rather Than A Cash Splash
Monday, 11 December 2023, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that a landmark $2 billion investment in New Zealand’s mental health system by the Ardern government has had little effect on services and delivery, Connor Molloy, Campaigns Manager at the Taxpayers’ Union, says: “We warned at ... More >>
National Trying To Rewrite History By Removing App Tax Website And Press Release
Friday, 8 December 2023, 11:23 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the National Party to front up to consumers who will face 15% higher prices for some services from the likes of Uber, Airbnb and food delivery apps after their app tax U-turn rather than trying to erase all ... More >>
Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau’s Platitudes Ring Hollow
Friday, 8 December 2023, 10:48 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to news that Wellington City Councillors have voted down a proposal to reduce business rates in the capital, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “When Mayor Tory Whanau comes out with a line like ‘I couldn’t in good ... More >>
$700k "Adult Toy Store" Bus Stop Stretching Hamilton City Council’s Budget Hole
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Hamilton City Council’s decision to spend $700,000 moving and re-developing a bus stop due to its location outside an adult toy store, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “Only a couple of weeks ago, Hamilton City Council ... More >>
Emission Impossible: MFAT's Pricy Climate Trip Defies Eco-Logic
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union is dismayed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MFAT) outrageous expenditure on its delegation to the COP 27 climate conference. New information revealed under the Official Information Act shows that the total ... More >>
One Human Rights Commission For The Price Of Two
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 12:21 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the Human Rights Commission’s appointment of a second “shared leader” to work alongside the existing Chief Executive , Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “The cushy jobs-for-lefties culture at the top of the ... More >>
Wellingtonians Lumped With The Bill For Exorbitant Heritage Pet Projects
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 11:51 am | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Wellington city’s earthquake-strengthening crisis, which sees the city on track to upgrade just 20% of vulnerable buildings , Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Hundreds of millions of dollars are being burnt upgrading ... More >>
Cash Splashed, Scores Crash: New Zealand's PISA Predicament
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is expressing deep concern over New Zealand’s declining education standards as revealed by the latest OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results. Taxpayers’ Union Investigations Coordinator, Oliver ... More >>
Government Must Remove Price Controls From Carbon Credits To Ease Cost Of Living
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to remove all price controls from carbon credits following today’s auction failing to clear the minimum reserve price for the fourth quarter in a row. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, ... More >>
Public Service Te Reo Bonuses Should Be Resigned To The Scrap Heap
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 11:28 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the incoming Government exploring plans to scrap Māori language bonuses for public servants , Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “If a role requires proficiency in te Reo Māori, then of course fluent speakers should ... More >>
Human Rights Commission Demonstrate How They’ve Lost Their Way
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 3:34 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming today’s release by the so-called Human Rights Commission of a previously secret work programme to undermine New Zealander’s freedom of speech online . The HRC announced today that it has created a so-called “Independent ... More >>
