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How Hipkins Can Easily Scrap Three Waters
Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 11:53 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
With the vast majority of Kiwis seeing Three Waters for what it is – Higher water costs, more bureaucracy, no local control, and less democracy – Mr Hipkins should scrap it, says the Taxpayers’ Union. “Thee Waters is not implemented, and there ... More >>
NEW POLL: PM's Favourability Goes Negative While Labour Hits A Record Low
Friday, 20 January 2023, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
For the first time in the Taxpayers' Union – Curia poll, the Prime Minister's net favourability rating is negative. Outgoing PM Jacinda Ardern’s rating has dropped 4 points compared to last month from +3% to -1%. Back in September 2021, she was ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Thanks Prime Minister For Her Service
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 3:24 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has thanked the Prime Minister for her service to New Zealand on the announcement of her resignation next month. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, said: “Jacinda Ardern has navigated New Zealand through some particularly ... More >>
There Is Such Thing As A Free Lunch And Taxpayers Are Funding It
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 10:26 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Official Information Act requests have revealed that in the 2021/22 financial year the Department of Internal Affairs and the Department of Conservation spent $406,064 and $391,000 on catering respectively. Callum Purves, Campaigns Manager at the Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Ministry Of Education Needs To Take Responsibility For Empty Building Debacle
Monday, 16 January 2023, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Ministry of Education to take responsibility for the predicament it finds itself in with its now empty office continuing to rack up millions in taxpayer dollars. Back in May last year, the Ministry of Education ... More >>
Bureaucrats Attempt To Silence Councillors On CEO Pay Rise Amid Talks Of 8.9% Rates Increases
Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Christchurch City Councillors have been ordered to be silent about the $16,000 pay rise given to their Chief Executive who is already on over half a million dollars per year. The Taxpayers’ Union believes this is unacceptable for three reasons: ... More >>
Ratepayer Victory: Grey District Council Saves $1.1m In Restructure
Friday, 16 December 2022, 1:16 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Grey District Council will be saving $1.1m through a restructure of council staff positions, establishing eight new roles and disestablishing 14 others. Although the Council’s chief executive, Paul Morris, has stated that the restructure was not ... More >>
Hipkins Must Rein In Te Pūkenga And Stop The Waste
Friday, 16 December 2022, 9:57 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Te Pūkenga needs to find savings of nearly $500 million and the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union argues cutting out duplication of highly paid management roles is a great place to start. They are currently recruiting for regional co-leaders who will earn between ... More >>
Even If Rail Nutters Got Their Way – Not A Single Ton Of Reduced Emissions
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 12:40 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Restore Passenger Rail group appear to be as pointless as their vandalism. They are either crooks or have not realised that, even if the Government caved in to their ridiculous demands to cover the nation in passenger rail, not a single tonne of emissions ... More >>
NEW POLL: Centre-Right Reaches Highest Level Yet In Seats Forecast
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The latest Taxpayers' Union – Curia poll puts the Centre-Right bloc on its highest combined seat total since our poll began on 64 seats (up 2 from last month). The Centre-Left bloc drops four seats to a combined total of 52 seats. On decided voting ... More >>
Government Should Prioritise Fixing Roads Over Flashy Comms Campaigns
Monday, 12 December 2022, 11:11 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The abysmal state of roads in the Dome Valley area has drawn the ire of road users and caused Fulton Hogan to issue an apology. The Government owes taxpayers an apology too, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Campaign ... More >>
POLL: Kiwis Back Lobbying Cooling-off Period For Former Ministers
Friday, 9 December 2022, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A Taxpayers' Union – Curia poll found that 62% of New Zealanders support a two-year cooling-off period for former ministers before they can become political lobbyists. 14% of respondents were opposed while 24% were unsure. In Australia, the cooling-off ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Launches New Campaign: Scrap Three Waters
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 12:08 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is today launching a new campaign to protect New Zealanders from higher water costs, unnecessary bureaucracy, and the loss of local control and democratic accountability, with the passing of the framework bill implementing Three ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Will Cooperate With Ombudsman And Calls For Applicant Blind Rule
Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 12:54 pm | Taxpayers' Union
New Zealand’s largest user of the Official Information Act and Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act is backing the Ombudsman’s newly launched investigation into a dozen public agencies and is calling on his Office ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Board Adopts New Mission For New Zealand’s Most Popular Union
Friday, 2 December 2022, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union ’s Board has formally adopted a new mission to guide the work of New Zealand’s most popularly supported political centre-right pressure group. Lower Taxes, Less Waste, More Transparency, which the Union adopted in 2018, ... More >>
Mortgage Holders Pay The Price For Reckless Government Spending
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 2:07 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Reserve Bank today announced that their Official Cash Rate would rise by 0.75 basis points to 4.25%. This increase will push up mortgage rates for Kiwi households, many of which are coming up for renewal in the next few months. New Zealand families ... More >>
Government Should Release Three Waters Legal Advice On Co-governance In Full
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Grant Robertson today told the New Zealand Herald that Three Waters reforms would "end up in the courts immediately" if they did not include co-governance. The Government previously published cabinet papers including a summary of the legal ... More >>
NEW POLL – Increase In Opposition To Three Waters With 7 In 10 Kiwis Against
Monday, 14 November 2022, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
NEW POLL – Increase in Opposition to Three Waters with 7 in 10 Kiwis Against A new Taxpayers' Union Curia poll has found that 7 in 10 Kiwis who expressed a preference oppose the Government's Three Waters reforms. 60% of respondents were opposed compared ... More >>
Government Gaslighting Kiwis With Claim They Are “listening” On Three Waters
Friday, 11 November 2022, 5:56 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Nanaia Mahuta is gaslighting the more than 80,000 New Zealanders who took the time and effort to submit on her flawed Three Waters Bill, which will take community-owned water assets from councils and put them into the control of unaccountable and expensive ... More >>
National Goes Wobbly On Indexation: Luxon Must Commit To Axing The Stealth Tax
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 4:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
If National wants to make New Zealand a prosperous and productive society, they need to show a commitment to fully costed tax reform. In comments reported in the New Zealand Herald , both Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis refused to make a firm ... More >>
