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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 >>
Brooke Already Battling The Blob Just 10 Days Into New Government
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the leaking of information suggesting that Workplace Relations Minister, Brooke van Velden, is having to battle her own officials to deliver on the manifesto pledge of scrapping Fair Pay Agreements, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James ... More >>
Barbara McKerrow’s $50,000 Pay Rise Is An Embarrassment To Wellington Ratepayers
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 10:27 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
According to Wellington City Council’s 2022/23 annual report, Barbara McKerrow received a $46,216 pay rise from 2021/22 to 2022/23. Her total renumeration now sits at $513,970. Responding to this revelation, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, ... More >>
App Tax U-Turn Will Punish Uber Drivers, Airbnb Hosts And Consumers
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 10:19 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that the National-led Government has decided to scrap its plans to reverse the previous Government’s app tax, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “We don’t have a tax problem in New Zealand, we ... More >>
Government Must Not Be Held Hostage By Film Sector Lobbyists
Monday, 4 December 2023, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that film sector lobbyists are crying out for even more corporate welfare, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy said: “Time and time again successive Governments have been warned about falling into the trap of becoming ... More >>
Taxpayers Win By Scrapping White Elephant Lake Onslow Hydro Scheme, But The Government Can Always Do More
Monday, 4 December 2023, 11:42 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that the Government has issued a stop-work notice on the $16 billion Lake Onslow Hydro-Electricity Scheme, Taxpayers' Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, says: “This project was always a white elephant that would never ... More >>
On Steve Maharey's Resignation
Friday, 1 December 2023, 2:28 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The following can be attributed to a spokesperson from the Taxpayers’ Union: “Steve Maharey shouldn’t have been allowed to quit. He has refused to front media or explain his Board’s continued apparent confidence in Pharmac’s CEO, despite her obvious ... More >>
Hastings Councillor Damon Harvey A Ratepayer Hero, Mayor Hazlehurst Is The Villain
Friday, 1 December 2023, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling for Hastings District Councillor Damon Harvey to be reinstated in his committee chair role and the councillors to instead hold a vote of no confidence in the Mayor following revelations that he was stripped of ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Offers To Design Government Department Logos For Free
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is offering to redesign logos for any renamed government departments for free in an effort to save taxpayers money following concerns that requiring a name change of government departments will give them an excuse to ... More >>
Revealed: Grant Robertson’s Rugby World Cup Jaunt Sets Taxpayers Back Almost $40,000
Thursday, 30 November 2023, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can today reveal that Grant Robertson’s attendance at the Rugby World Cup final in Paris cost taxpayers $39,605. Included in the cost was more than $32,000 in business class flights and more than $5000 in accommodation costs ... More >>
100 Day Plan A Good Start But Cuts To Corporate Welfare Missing
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union welcomes the Government’s 100 day plan as a good start but is calling them to add issuing stop work notices for all corporate welfare programmes to the list. For a start, this should include the EECA and Callaghan Innovation which ... More >>
There Must Be Accountability For A Reserve Bank Failing To Do Its Job
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 1:53 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s decision to freeze the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.5%, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Times are tough for Kiwi families, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. With ... More >>
Serious Allegations From Nicola Willis Require Government Inquiry
Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers will be alarmed that the Minister of Finance has said the new Government has discovered “nasty financial surprises” despite Ruth Richardson’s Fiscal Responsibility Act that was specifically designed to avoid the exact situation the ... More >>
Hamilton City Council Should Target The Pencil Pushers Before Cutting Maintenance
Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports on Hamilton City Council’s cost-cutting measures ahead of threats of massive rates rises, with notable reductions to spending on road maintenance, landscaping and storm water drain cleaning, Connor Molloy, Campaigns Manager at the ... More >>
National Party U-Turn Will See Kiwi Families Punished By Stealth Tax Hikes
Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 10:42 am | Taxpayers' Union
The National Party’s admittedly soft touch promise to index income tax brackets to inflation every three years has failed to make it into either of their coalition agreements. Indexation would ensure that working New Zealanders keep paying the same ... More >>
Christchurch Ratepayers Ought To Be Appalled By Council Overspend At Three Waters Department
Monday, 27 November 2023, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to news that Christchurch City Council’s Three Waters department has overspent by $6.5 million on staffing positions since July of 2019, while the council is warning of double-digit rates hikes in the next Long-Term Plan, Taxpayers' Union ... More >>
Coalition Agreements Reflect Election Promises - Now To Delivery
Friday, 24 November 2023, 11:24 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming today’s Coalition Agreements as reflective of what kiwis voted for last month, and an endorsement for reform. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams said: “If we have learned anything from the ... More >>
Environment Canterbury Decides To Retain Democratically Unaccountable Councillors
Friday, 24 November 2023, 9:21 am | Taxpayers' Union
Regional council Environment Canterbury has voted against introducing Māori wards for the 2025 elections. Instead, they have opted to retain the current system featuring two unelected appointed councillors with full voting rights. Responding to this, ... More >>
Christchurch Council Won’t Reveal Whether It’s Covering Up Failures At Ratepayers’ Expense
Thursday, 23 November 2023, 12:40 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Christchurch Chief Executive Dawn Baxendale is leaving her role without working a contractual 6-month notice period. This follows a period of poor performance marked by rock-bottom resident satisfaction and high staff turnover. A UK Government-ordered ... More >>
New Zealand’s Dire Productivity Shows Need For Fresh Thinking
Thursday, 23 November 2023, 10:45 am | Taxpayers' Union
Yesterday, the UK announced that it would be making changes which allow businesses to deduct capital investment in plant and machinery investment against their corporate tax bill permanent. Research by the Centre for Policy Studies suggests this will ... More >>
