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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 >>
PM Must Issue $1 Million ‘Please Explain’ To Former Minister Of Education, Chris Hipkins
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 11:20 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a package to address the truancy crisis, the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Mr. Hipkins to explain why last year as Education Minister he spent $1 million on a truancy crisis awareness ... More >>
Government Should Cut Wasteful Spending – Not Hike Taxes – To Fund Cyclone Clean Up
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to rule out raising taxes to fund the cost of the Cyclone Gabrielle clean up after earlier today Chris Hipkins refused to rule out a ‘cyclone levy’ similar to that used after the Queensland ... More >>
NEW POLL: Labour Bounce But Centre-Right Remains Ahead – Just
Monday, 13 February 2023, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
In the first monthly Taxpayers' Union – Curia poll since Chris Hipkins took office, the two largest parties are tied on 34.4% with Labour up 2.7 points on last month while National is down 2.8 points. ACT is up 0.9 points to 11.7% while the Greens ... More >>
Eleanor Catton Should Put Our Money Where Her Mouth Is And Pay It Back
Monday, 13 February 2023, 12:06 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is hitting back against Eleanor Catton’s cheap shots aired on Radio NZ over the weekend, where she labeled the Union 'sinister' for publishing the generous subsidies Ms Catton had received following her earlier attacks on the ... More >>
Taxpayer Victory! Government Scraps Jobs Tax (for Now)
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has welcomed the Government’s decision to take the proposed social insurance scheme off the table for the rest of this parliament but has warned against bringing back similar proposals in future. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, ... More >>
Policy Victory For The Taxpayers’ Union: Hipkins Scraps The Media Merger No One Wanted
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 3:20 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is delighted at the news that the TVNZ/RNZ media merger is to be scrapped. Taxpayers' Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, said: “Our former Chairman, a former TVNZ board member, Barrie Saunders was among the first ... More >>
Right Call To End Blanket Auckland School Closure
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has welcomed the decision to lift the Ministry of Education’s directive on Auckland schools and other learning facilities, which means schools can open from tomorrow at their discretion. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Decision To Extend Fuel Tax Cut
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 12:26 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union – which has been campaigning for an extension to the diesel road-user charges and petrol excise reductions – has welcomed the Government’s announcement today that the fuel tax cuts will continue until 30 June. They have, ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes New Minister For Local Government
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 4:20 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayer’s Union has welcomed the appointment of a new Minister for Local Government and encouraged Kieran McAnulty to press pause on the Three Waters reforms. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “A new Minister for ... More >>
Fuel Tax Rises Should Be Scrapped As Inflation Remains Stubbornly High
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 2:55 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The diesel road-user charge reduction scheme, which reduced rates by 36 per cent, is due to end with charges going up significantly tomorrow (1 February 2023). The charge hike will mean a large increase in the cost of transport for diesel-powered ... More >>
Let Our Schools Decide: Taxpayers’ Union Launches Petition
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 1:37 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has launched a petition calling for schools to have the authority to make their own decisions about emergency closures based on local circumstances rather than be beholden to bureaucrats in Wellington. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Fuel Tax Rises Should Be Scrapped As Inflation Remains Stubbornly High
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 11:04 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to cancel its proposed increases to diesel road-user charges and petrol excise taxes over the next few months following today’s announcement that inflation remains stubbornly high at 7.2%. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Kiwis' Chance To Brief The PM
Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is giving Kiwis the means to send their own ‘brief’ to the incoming Prime Minister outlining the policies that they would like to see ditched. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager Callum Purves says: “New leaders ... More >>
