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MPs Must Not Be Excluded From Official Information Act Reform
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to reform the Official Information Act (OIA) to include the Parliamentary Service as an organisation covered by the Act. While the focus in recent days has rightly been on the disclosure of ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Welcomes Lobbying Review
Monday, 3 April 2023, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s lobbying announcements, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “We welcome the commitment to explore policy options for the regulation of the lobbying sector. While the ability for different ... More >>
Access To Information Fundamental For Accountability
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 12:07 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Te Whatu Ora to immediately prioritise republishing key health reporting data after it was revealed that it was taken down nearly three weeks ago. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves Says: ... More >>
Ministerial Power Grab Must Be Stopped
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 6:55 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union condemns the Government’s decision to allow only one day for written submissions on the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill. The proposed legislation would allow a minister to exempt, modify, or extend ... More >>
ETS Must Be Allowed To Do Its Job Of Reducing Net Carbon Emissions
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 6:32 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Ministry for the Environment’s announcement of a review into New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, says: “While a review of New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme is long ... More >>
New Report: City Rail Link Project Throws Good Money After Bad
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 2:14 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A new report published by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union exposes the bad decision-making that led to a 61% cost blowout in Auckland’s City Rail Link and shows that the costs of the project now significantly outweigh any benefits. ‘The City Rail Link: ... More >>
Public Sector Managers Growing At Twice The Rate Of Frontline Workers
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 4:55 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Figures unearthed by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union reveal that the growth in public sector managers is almost twice that of frontline social, health and education workers. Since 2017, the frontline workforce for social services, health and education ... More >>
Government Should Not Be Spending Taxpayer Money To Lobby Itself
Monday, 20 March 2023, 3:00 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has slammed the revelation that government agencies and State Owned Enterprises are spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayers’ dollars on lobbying firms as revealed by Radio NZ this morning. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, ... More >>
Local Government Minister Should Meet Taxpayers’ Union On Three Waters
Monday, 20 March 2023, 1:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is pleased to hear that the Minister of Local Government, Kieran McAnulty, has invited concerned mayors to the Beehive to discuss the Three Waters reforms but believe he should meet with the country’s largest ... More >>
GDP Figures Highlight The Need For Tax Relief
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 10:52 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to the Q4 2022 GDP figures released by Stats NZ Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, says: “Today’s figures demonstrate why the Government needs to double its efforts to deliver better value for money and stop piling cash ... More >>
Avatar Producers Should Pay Back Taxpayer Subsidies
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union congratulates Wētā FX on their success at the Oscars with Avatar: The Way of Water but is disappointed that it is tainted by the millions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies that franchise has received. Taxpayers ... More >>
Hard-working Kiwi Taxpayers Deserve Indexation Too
Monday, 13 March 2023, 7:51 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Today’s announcement that the Government is adjusting superannuation and main benefits for inflation highlights the need for a principled approach to income taxes. “While those receiving taxpayer support get an adjustment, hard-working New Zealanders ... More >>
$1 Billion Savings Welcome – But Policy Campfire Doesn't Go Far Enough
Monday, 13 March 2023, 7:49 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement of $1 billion of savings from dropping unpopular policies, including that ‘cash for clunkers’ scheme, but has said that this does not go far enough. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Wellington City Council Must Slash Waste To Prepare For Climate Change
Monday, 13 March 2023, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
On Monday, The Dominion Post reported that Wellington City Council’s Environment and Infrastructure Committee has been advised to spend an additional $15.4 million on retaining walls to prevent floods and land slippage caused by extreme weather. ... More >>
Labour Takes Lead As Hipkins's Popularity Continues To Soar
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Labour takes the lead for the first time in our poll since March 2022 as it rises 1.1 points on last month to 35.5% while National is up 0.4 points to 34.8%. ACT drops back 2.4 points to 9.3% and the Greens are down 2.1 points to 5.7%. The smaller parties ... More >>
Michael Wood Needs To Get A Grip On Ministry Of Transport
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 11:29 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Michael Wood to get a grip on his department, the Ministry of Transport. After Monday’s transport policy U-turn, the New Zealand Herald today revealed that a new ‘The Future of Transport in Aotearoa New Zealand: ... More >>
Government U-turn Highlights Confused Transport Policy
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 10:37 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Yesterday’s quick U-turn from the Government on the reported shift to an emissions reduction focus for the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF) highlights a more fundamental problem with transport policy making. Forcing road users to subsidise walking, cycling ... More >>
NEW POLL: Kiwis Still Trust Luxon/Willis Marginally Over Hipkins/Robertson On Economy
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A new Taxpayers' Union – Curia poll found that New Zealanders narrowly preferred Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis (43% of respondents) to Chris Hipkins and Grant Robertson (39%) as the most trusted team to manage the economy. 18% of respondents ... More >>
Position Of Health NZ Chair Untenable
Monday, 27 February 2023, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Highly political comments by Rob Campbell — who is Chair of both Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand and the Environmental Protection Agency — make his continued employment as one of the Government’s most senior public servants untenable, says ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes National’s Three Waters Alternative
Sunday, 26 February 2023, 4:28 am | Taxpayers' Union
National’s ‘Local Water Done Well’ alternative to Three Waters is bang on what the Taxpayers’ Union and local councils have been calling for. It meets the Taxpayers’ Union’s red lines of respecting property rights, retaining community ... More >>
