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Taxpayers' Union Responds To Scrapping Of Cycle Bridge
Saturday, 2 October 2021, 6:03 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that the Minister of Transport has abandoned plans for a $685 million cycling bridge in Auckland , New Zealand Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: "This is massive victory for taxpayers who made their opposition ... More >>
MIQ Slots For Sports Teams And Businesspeople Should Be Auctioned To Highest Bidder
Saturday, 2 October 2021, 7:21 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling for the Government to abandon its lobbying-based process for ‘economic’ MIQ allocations in favour of public auctions for these slots. Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “Currently, sports teams ... More >>
20,000 New Zealanders Lobby Their Councillors To Opt Out Of Three Waters
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
20,000 emails have been sent via the Taxpayers’ Union ’s email tool at www.ThreeWatersSubmission.nz from ratepayers urging their local councillors to opt out of the Government’s proposed Three Waters reform. Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “We’ve received great ... More >>
Government Must Rule Out Water Royalties As Official Three Waters Campaign Launched
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 11:17 am | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Nanaia Mahuta to rule out the introduction of water royalties by the four super water entities proposed by her Three Waters reforms. This comes as the Union launches a new briefing paper , submission tool ... More >>
$62 Million Dubai Pavilion Is Insulting Extravagance
Friday, 24 September 2021, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
NZTE’s $62 million pavilion unveiled today in Dubai is an unseemly extravagance during a pandemic, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “NZTE has completely misread the room by proceeding with the Dubai ... More >>
Soft Penalty For Council Fraudsters Shows Law Change Needed
Friday, 24 September 2021, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling for increased penalties for defrauding public bodies after two men stole $178,365 from Hurunui District Council using false invoices . “Stealing $178,000 from ratepayers ought to land you in jail, not home ... More >>
Hawke's Bay Meth Bust Stunning Proof Of Why Mob Shouldn't Get Public Money
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the breaking news of a major methamphetamine bust in the Hawke’s Bay , Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Jordan Williams says: “Eight people connected to the Mongrel Mob have just been arrested for selling meth in the same community ... More >>
Taxpayers Will Support Bill To Stop Public Funding Of Criminal Gang Enterprises
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is pleased to see Simeon Brown’s members' bill, Public Finance (Prohibition on Providing Public Funds to Gangs) Amendment Bill drawn from the Parliamentary ballot and is calling on the Government to expedite its passage ... More >>
Document Dump Reveals DOC Put Politics Ahead Of Toa The Orca’s Welfare
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 1:13 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Department of Conservation spent $129,000 and 12 days prolonging the pain of a baby orca for the sake of politics, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . That’s the takeaway from today’s massive document dump, which includes an incident management ... More >>
Shaw's Scottish Odyssey Insults Stranded Expats And Taxpayers
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the revelation that Climate Change Minister James Shaw will bring 14 staff to Glasgow for climate talks, and receive a special MIQ allowance , New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Jordan Williams says: “We held a naïve optimism ... More >>
End funding to the Kahukura program
Monday, 20 September 2021, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling for the Government to end funding to the Kahukura meth rehab program after a devastating analysis of the program from Judge Russell Collins. Executive Director the Union Jordan Williams says, “The ... More >>
New paper highlights how vaping Smokefree 2025 closer
Friday, 10 September 2021, 11:26 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A new white paper on international best practice towards vaping regulation features a case study on New Zealand, with data showing how increased vaping uptake has correlated with significant progress towards our Smokefree goal. The white paper is published ... More >>
New Paper Highlights How Vaping Brings New Zealand Closer To Smokefree 2025
Friday, 10 September 2021, 6:08 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A new white paper on international best practice towards vaping regulation features a case study on New Zealand, with data showing how increased vaping uptake has correlated with significant progress towards our Smokefree goal. The white paper is published ... More >>
DHB workers urged to continue acting as whistle blowers
Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 11:58 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Auckland DHB workers should disregard a patronising memo from bosses warning them against speaking to media, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “The suggestion that DHB staff speak to media to find ’15 ... More >>
Government should refund excise on lockdown beer going down the drain
Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 10:43 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is backing calls for the Government to refund excise tax on keg beer that has spoiled due to COVID-19 lockdowns. Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “Many kegs opened prior to lockdown will have deteriorated to such an extent ... More >>
Wellington Council show nastiness in ticketing CBD parked vehicles in level 3
Monday, 6 September 2021, 2:52 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Wellington City Council is showing its nasty side in ticketing parked vehicles in the CBD during lockdown, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union , with the practice out of line with other metropolitan centres that have rightly told parking wardens ... More >>
Proposal to hike taxes on working superannuants is daft
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is condemning a proposal to tax superannuants' additional income at a flat rate of 39 percent. "Rising superannuation costs are a real problem, but piling on more taxes that punish productivity is not the ... More >>
Robertson's Stunning $3b Admission Shows Potential For Taxpayer Savings
Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 4:03 pm | Taxpayers' Union
"Grant Robertson now estimates that he can claw back $3 billion in funding allocated from the COVID response fund. That's a stunning admission of how he misdirected taxpayer money," says New Zealand Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke. ... More >>
Congestion Charging Inquiry Proposes Raiding Commuters' Wallets
Saturday, 28 August 2021, 4:08 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the release of the Transport Select Committee inquiry into congestion charging , New Zealand Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: "Every cent of revenue raised by congestion pricing must be returned to motorists, such ... More >>
FENZ has no excuse for its ladder truck debacle
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 3:40 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The failure of Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) to procure enough operational ladder trucks for Auckland and Wellington is "a galling failure to prioritise spending", says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke ... More >>
