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RNZ Chief Executive Should Be Taking A Pay Cut, Not A Massive Bonus
Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
According to RNZ’s latest annual report , Chief Executive, Paul Thompson, received a $65,538 bonus and a $13,628 pay rise for the 2022/23 financial year despite RNZ failing to meet its key performance targets and running an operating deficit of $739,000. ... More >>
Wellington Council Officials Must Face Consequences For Concealing Information
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to revelations that Wellington City Council officials withheld an in-depth KPMG report into Wellington’s financial positions for months, giving councillors just 2 days to review the document before the Long-Term Plan meeting, Taxpayers’ ... More >>
All Flake And No Filling – Taxpayers’ Union Finds Mt. Messenger ‘Pieday Friday’ Scheme Half-Baked
Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 10:16 am | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that Waka Kotahi is estimated to be spending up to $500,000 on a ‘Pieday Friday’ scheme for workers on the Mount Messenger Bypass, Connor Molloy, Campaigns Manager at the Taxpayers’ Union, says: “Waka Kotahi is yet ... More >>
Rau Paenga Needs To Be Upfront With Documents, Not Play Cloak-and-Dagger With Christchurch Residents
Monday, 20 November 2023, 10:44 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to news that crown infrastructure delivery agency, Rau Paenga, is yet again opposing the release of documents concerning their legal battles over the money pit Metro sports centre project in Christchurch, Connor Molloy, Campaigns Manager ... More >>
Brand Over Budget: Hastings Council's $70,000 Logo Splurge
Friday, 17 November 2023, 12:03 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union can reveal that the Hastings District Council has spent over $70,000 on its recent rebranding initiative . A staggering $46,512 was allocated to "Strategy & Creative" for the logo's design and development, ... More >>
Kāpiti Coast Councillors Need Reminding What Democracy Looks Like
Thursday, 16 November 2023, 10:33 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Kāpiti Coast District Council’s plans to ignore the results of a local consultation and push through the creation of a Māori ward regardless, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Democracy is a fragile thing, and it is ... More >>
All Revved Up With No Trucks To Show: Hydrogen Project Gaslights Taxpayers
Thursday, 16 November 2023, 10:01 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union can reveal that a $6 million taxpayer-funded hydrogen truck initiative has failed to deliver a single truck , despite promises that they would be on the road by 2022. Oliver Bryan, Investigations Coordinator at the Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Transparency Test Failed: Key Ministries Yet To Embrace Ombudsman's Tool
Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union OIA's reveal that despite the Chief Ombudsman's introduction of a self-assessment tool in July, aimed at enhancing public sector transparency and adherence to official information protocols, prominent ministries and agencies ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Calls For Prosecution Of Person Who Played Campaign Song At Polling Booth
Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Electoral Commission to prosecute and fine the individual or organisation responsible for playing Te Pāti Māori’s campaign song at a polling booth on Election Day under s 197 of the Electoral Act 1993. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Western Bay Of Plenty Land Grab Proposal An Affront To The Right To Property
Tuesday, 14 November 2023, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
"The Taxpayers' Union is slamming the Western Bay of Plenty District Council's suggestion that the Government forcefully take ownership of private property from its residents without compensation and lease it back to them as part of a climate ... More >>
Further Headaches For Floundering Public Health System Demonstrate The Failures Of Centralisation
Monday, 13 November 2023, 10:58 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to two different reports published in the last week lambasting the struggles that the new Public Health Authority and National Public Health Service (Te Whatu Ora) are experiencing daily, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, ... More >>
Wellington City Council Wants Its Pound Of Flesh From Ratepayers
Monday, 13 November 2023, 10:07 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to leaked sources claiming Wellington residents could face an annual rates rise of up to 20%, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Wellington City Council rates have already risen by almost 40% in just three short years, and ... More >>
NEW POLL: National/ACT/NZ First Hold Governing Position, Luxon Shoots Ahead To Become Easily The Preferred PM
Thursday, 9 November 2023, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
National is down 1 point to 37% and Labour is up 1 point to 28% when compared with the election result. ACT is down 1 point to 8%, the Greens are up 2 points to 14% and NZ First remains unchanged on 6%. The smaller parties are the Māori Party on ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Willing To Work With Greens On Member’s Bill To End Beehive To Lobbyist Revolving Door
Thursday, 9 November 2023, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Following revelations that Ministry of Justice officials are concerned that “[m]ovement between roles in government and lobbying agencies can result in misuse of privileged information and unfair access”, the Taxpayers’ Union is reaffirming its commitment ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Calls On Opposition To Focus On Good Policy, Not Politics
Wednesday, 8 November 2023, 3:58 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to news that a range of new taxes, including wealth and capital gains tax, are back on the table as potential Labour Party policies, the Taxpayers’ Union is calling on them to focus on good policy, not politics. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Celebrates Taxpayer Appreciation Day
Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is today celebrating Taxpayer Appreciation Day to recognise the hard work of taxpayers who pay the bills of politicians and bureaucrats each and every day. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “This ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Calls For Probe Into Commission's Favouritism For 'SenateSHJ'
Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union’s Investigations Coordinator, Oliver Bryan, strongly condemns the recent revelations regarding the Commerce Commission’s engagement with SenateSHJ, a public relations and lobbying firm. “The Taxpayers’ Union finds it utterly ... More >>
Pipes Not The Only Thing Failing At Wellington City Council
Monday, 6 November 2023, 11:15 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the news that upgrading Wellington’s ageing and leaking pipe network could cost a billion dollars a year, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “After years of financial mismanagement, Wellington City Council claims that ... More >>
Competition To Win All Blacks Tickets Launched: Guess The Cost Of Sending Grant Robertson To Rugby World Cup Final
Thursday, 2 November 2023, 2:49 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is launching a competition to win tickets to a 2024 All Blacks game with the winner being the person who makes the closest correct guess to the total cost to taxpayers of sending outgoing Sports Minister, Grant Robertson, ... More >>
Bureaucracy Bloat Continues – Managers Growing Three Times As Fast As Frontline Staff
Thursday, 2 November 2023, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union is reiterating it's earlier calls for the need to slash the size of the Public Service following newly released workforce data from the Public Service Commission showing the number of public servants at its highest ever number ... More >>
