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Stop The Secrecy: Whānau Ora Probe Shows Why OIA Must Follow The Money
Friday, 4 July 2025, 10:14 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf said: “If you’re spending public money, you must be accountable to the public. That starts with full transparency through being subject to the Official Information Act.” More >>
The Taxpayers’ Union Is Calling Out Tasman District Council For Treating Family Pets Like Major Infrastructure Projects
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 9:14 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is urging Tasman District Council to roll over on this ridiculous regulation. More >>
Revealed: Invercargill Consultant Bill Tops $7.3 Million
Friday, 27 June 2025, 9:54 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Ratepayers are forking out over $7 million to consultants while basic council services remain under pressure. When you need a consultant to tell you how to build a playground or put up signage, something has gone very wrong. More >>
Archaeologists Brought In For Wellington’s $2.3 Million Light-Up Toilets
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 3:24 pm | Taxpayers' Union
It’s not hard to see why rates are soaring; Council has clearly lost focus. Toilet blocks don’t need a social license, nor a dig find—they need to be delivered well and affordably, Taxpayers’ Union Local Government Campaigns Manager Sam Warren ... More >>
PM's Intervention To Kill Simon Watts' Ute Tax 2.0 Welcomed By Taxpayers
Friday, 20 June 2025, 12:02 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union revealed documents showing that IRD had been working on changes to remove the logbook exemption for work vehicles and impose FBT on the assumed private use of double cab utes. More >>
“Alarm Bells Should Be Ringing”: Trust In Wellington Council Plummets In New Survey
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 12:45 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Delays and secrecy surrounding the survey’s full release also needs to be scrutinised. Councillors should have had access to this months ago, which would have better guided the City's Long-Term Plan More >>
Farmers Back Rates Capping Campaign, Time For Minister Watts To Act
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 10:27 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union spokesman James Ross said: “Rates bills went up 15 percent on average last year. Farmers just like everyone else are being fleeced by a local government sector more focused on vanity projects and bureaucratic bloat than getting the basics ... More >>
Taxpayer Victory: Heritage Handbrake Lifted By Minister Bishop
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 10:24 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf, said: “We’ve long said that heritage rules are being abused by bureaucrats and activists to block development and dump costs on the public.” More >>
New Poll: Labour Becomes Largest Party, Economy Top Concern
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 4:50 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Economy more generally is the most important issue to voters at 20.2 percent (+3.7 points), followed by the Cost of Living at 18.1 percent (-8.3 points), Health at 11.9 percent (-5.0 points) and Employment at 5.8 percent. More >>
Goodbye Budget Vibes, Hello Real-World Value
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 10:46 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Loneliness, housing quality, and happiness all matter, but trying to legislate for ‘the vibe’ was never going to work. Real wellbeing comes from more opportunities in an economy with low inflation, stable debt, and rising incomes that let Kiwis ... More >>
‘We’re Going To Need A Bigger Debt Clock’ – No Plan For Tackling Runaway Debt
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“Grant Robertson’s last Budget had debt peak at 39.3 percent of the economy – Nicola Willis will now see it reach 46.0 percent. This is in the danger zone for a small trade-exposed country like New Zealand”, Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman James ... More >>
Local Councils Get A Bailout In Budget 2025
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 2:58 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“Shifting costs from retiree ratepayers onto taxpayers does not make councils more efficient or tackle the costs of living. It’s why we need rates capping right now - as done in some states in Australia and councils across the UK”, Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Nicola Willis' Fudge-it 'growth' Budget
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 2:55 pm | Taxpayers' Union
New Zealand has some of the lowest productivity in the developed world. We need the whole spoonful of pro-growth medicine, not half-baked half-answers, Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman James Ross said. More >>
Parents, Not The Nanny State, Should Be Responsible For School Leavers
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 2:53 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman James Ross asks "those 18 and 19 year olds who need support can still get it – that’s not changing. So why are taxpayers stuck paying millions for people who don’t need it?" More >>
The Fudge Formerly Known As The Growth Budget
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 2:49 pm | Taxpayers' Union
"Nicola Willis has failed,” says Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman Jordan Williams. “This Budget could easily have been delivered by Grant Robertson." More >>
Q&A On Full Capital Expensing: Taxpayers’ Union Urges Government To Adopt Policy In Budget 2025
Monday, 19 May 2025, 12:40 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“Nicola Willis and Christopher Luxon want a ‘growth budget’. Full capital expensing is how they make that happen.” More >>
A Pathway To Surplus: Taxpayers’ Union Releases Blueprint For Government To Cut Spending Deficit
Monday, 19 May 2025, 7:13 am | Taxpayers' Union
The report proposes a range of measures, including more targeted welfare spending, phasing out ineffective corporate subsidies, assessing state-owned enterprises for possible privatisation, and streamlining the public sector by eliminating overlapping ... More >>
Oranga Tamariki’s $500 Million Failure: Where Is The Accountability?
Sunday, 18 May 2025, 11:00 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Despite years of warnings, the agency has refused to fix fundamental weaknesses in how it contracts with service providers. When you’re handing out taxpayer money to hundreds of providers, that’s not just careless but a failure of duty. More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Judith Collins’ Plan To Scrap Diversity Mandates In Public Service
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 1:11 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Every New Zealander deserves to know that public servants are hired based on who is best for the job, not on ticking diversity boxes, Taxpayers' Union spokesman James Ross said. More >>
Government Borrowing $100 Million For High-Risk Gambling
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 12:16 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Corporate welfare might make for a good photo op, but $100 million of taxpayers’ cash is a steep price for a splash in the papers, Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman James Ross said. More >>
