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Proposed January Fuel Tax Hike Is Cruel
Friday, 7 October 2022, 10:59 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayer’s Union has called the proposed hike in petrol tax in January cruel and said it should be postponed until at least the end of the cost of living crisis when inflation is back under 3 per cent. The 25-cent fuel tax reduction was announced ... More >>
Profiting From Ministerial Relationships Is The Definition Of Political Sleaze
Thursday, 6 October 2022, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling out Chris Faafoi for shifting chairs from Cabinet to a lobbyist role to literally profit from relationships with Ministers, officials, and political staff. Taxpayers' Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, said: ... More >>
Apology To Simon Wilson
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 5:50 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Simon Wilson’s criticism of the Taxpayers’ Union in Auckland mayoralty: unanswered questions for business about Wayne Brown for the Union’s outrageous failure to criticise Auckland Mayoral candidate Wayne Brown for what the Auditor General in ... More >>
OIA Review More Tabby Cat Than Tiger
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 3:18 pm | Taxpayers' Union
While the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union commends the Office of the Ombudsman for conducting a review of the Official Information Act in practice, the Union is disappointed to find that it is largely conciliatory and uncritical. “Despite acknowledging ... More >>
Consultants Make A Fortune Out Of Timaru Ratepayers
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Chief Executive of Timaru District Council to explain what his staff actually do, given that so much of their work is outsourced. According to a report published in The Timaru Herald yesterday, Timaru ... More >>
Public Service Workforce Spend Must Be Transparent And Justified
Friday, 23 September 2022, 9:43 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says more transparency is needed in our public service including when it comes to the amount being spent on the workforce. "News that nearly a third of public servants are earning more than $100,000.00 per annum ... More >>
Make The Mahuta Contract Probe A Thorough One
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 10:24 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union welcomes the news that the Public Service Commissioner, Peter Hughes, will undertake an investigation into the many Government contracts obtained by Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s husband, William Gannin Ormsby. “It has ... More >>
Christchurch City Council Should Come Clean On Chief Executive Pay
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 5:40 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has called on Christchurch City Council to disclose whether the outgoing chief executive of Christchurch City Holdings Ltd is still being paid despite an interim chief executive already having been appointed. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Ministry Of Youth Development Spend $300K On Bizarre Anime Videos
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 9:40 am | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling for the Ministry of Youth Development and Minister Priyanca Radhakrishnan to explain exactly what the purpose was of three 60-second anime videos they paid $299,500.00 for. “The two videos that ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Pays Tribute To Her Majesty The Queen Of New Zealand, Suspends Campaign
Friday, 9 September 2022, 9:24 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union joins those around the world in mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of New Zealand. “Queen Elizabeth was the greatest public servant in the Commonwealth," said Jordan Williams, a spokesperson ... More >>
Government Must Apologise To Northland And Vilified Women
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government owes Northland, and the three women about whom it repeatedly spread misinformation, public apologies, says the Taxpayers' Union. "The 11-day Northland lockdown was a result of a complete failure of Government bureaucracy. It was propped ... More >>
$95,450 Up In Smoke For Brand Tweak
Monday, 5 September 2022, 10:02 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that Tatou NZ Ltd - a communication, marketing & engagement agency - was paid $95,450 to “rebrand” the Government's ‘Smokefree 2025 Action Plan' – which appears to have resulted in a few pages ... More >>
Tauranga City Most Indebted Council In The Bay
Thursday, 1 September 2022, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Tauranga City Council is the most indebted council the Bay of Plenty, according to Ratepayers’ Report, a nation-wide local government league table published by the Tauranga Ratepayers’ Alliance and the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union with the ... More >>
Jacinda “no New Taxes” Ardern Introduces New Tax
Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 7:42 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says it’s despicable that a Government that promised not to introduce new taxes has introduced a $103 billion tax - on savings and retirement. Responding to the new Super Tax on Super, Taxpayers’ Union Executive ... More >>
Transparency Already On Life Support At Health NZ
Monday, 29 August 2022, 11:55 am | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union says it is crucial that steps are taken to ensure that the mammoth entity funded by New Zealanders' taxes is transparent and accountable from the get-go. "New Zealand has been sold the idea that Health NZ is an improvement ... More >>
National And Greens Undermine Public Service Standards
Friday, 26 August 2022, 11:10 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union supports Minister Andrew Little in his rebuke of public servant Dr Gary Jackson for using his position as Director of Public Health at Counties Manukau to lobby MPs. “National and the Green Party have criticised ... More >>
Petition Launched For Ardern To Share Content Of OIA Workshop And Clear Names Of Those Involved
Monday, 22 August 2022, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to make public the presentation slides, documentation, and accounts of the content of the OIA workshop in which Dr Gaurav Sharma claims coaching on how to avoid the Official ... More >>
Ombudsman Should Launch Investigation Into Dr Sharma’s Allegations Of OIA-dodging
Saturday, 20 August 2022, 6:24 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Ombudsman should launch investigation into Dr Sharma’s allegations of OIA-dodging - even if just to clear those allegedly involved. The Taxpayers’ Union has today written to the Ombudsman Peter Boshier requesting he investigate the claims made ... More >>
Victory For Taxpayers As Waka Kotahi Back Down
Friday, 19 August 2022, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers Union commends Waka Kotahi for listening to taxpayers who called them out for their extreme speed camera plans and backing down from their intentions to saturate roads with cameras. "The cost to set up the immense number ... More >>
Stephen Town Finds The Time To Resign - But Where Is The Explanation?
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Having found time in his busy schedule, missing civil servant Stephen Town has hung up his boots and resigned from his $13,000-a-week garden leave ‘job’ - which is cushy even for Wellington. “We are delighted that our efforts to find Stephen ... More >>
