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Parliamentary Services Should Call 105 Over Missing Television
Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 10:27 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The alleged use of taxpayer funds to purchase a television which ended up in a National MP’s home is a criminal matter, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesperson Jordan Williams says, “Using a work account to buy a television for ... More >>
Revealed: Porirua City Council’s ‘Living Wage’ Hike Trickles Up To Higher Paid Staff
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that Porirua City Council’s introduction of a ‘Living Wage’ policy resulted in 52 percent of Council staff receiving wage hikes. In July 2020, while 39 staff were moved up to the living wage rate, a further ... More >>
New Poll Shows 63% Of Kiwis Oppose Auckland’s Cycle Bridge
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 9:04 am | Taxpayers' Union
Exclusive polling commissioned by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union shows that nearly two-thirds of Kiwis ‘oppose’ or ‘strongly oppose’ the Government’s planned $685 million cycle and pedestrian bridge for Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour. ... More >>
2021 Ratepayers’ Report Released
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 9:22 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union has today published the 2021 edition of Ratepayers' Report – online local government league tables – at www.ratepayersreport.nz With these league tables, New Zealanders can easily compare their local council’s performance ... More >>
MSD’s Scrutiny Of Wage Subsidy Recipients A Taxpayer Victory
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has welcomed the Ministry of Social Development’s confirmation that wage subsidy recipients will face renewed scrutiny and potential prosecution over their eligibility. Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “This ... More >>
Good News: Taxpayers Just Saved $99 Million
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 11:43 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to news that Team New Zealand has rejected the Government’s $99 million offer to host the America’s Cup in New Zealand, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “This is sad news for America’s Cup fans, but ... More >>
Sir Eion Edgar Remembered As A Remarkable New Zealander
Monday, 14 June 2021, 4:57 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union wishes to express its condolences to the friends and family of Sir Eion Edgar, Lady Jan Edgar, and their sons. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams said, “Sir Eion was a common thread in countless good causes throughout ... More >>
Stop Labour’s Car Tax: New Campaign Launching 14 June
Monday, 14 June 2021, 5:18 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is set to launch a new campaign to stop Labour’s unfair, uneconomic, and unenvironmental tax scheme on family cars and utes to fund electric vehicles and the wealthy elite for zero environmental benefit. The campaign’s petition, ... More >>
50,000 Kiwis Add Name To Petition Opposing Skypath Boondoggle - Billboard Campaign Launched
Sunday, 13 June 2021, 4:57 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union ’s petition to withdraw taxpayer funding for the proposed $685 million cycle and pedestrian bridge has reached 50,000 signatures many of whom have chipped-in to a crowd-funded billboard effort to spread the word. ... More >>
Fact Check: Taxing The Poor For Tesla Handouts Doesn’t Even "Drive Down Emissions"
Sunday, 13 June 2021, 4:46 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The proposed penalty on ‘gas guzzling’ vehicles is a painful, regressive tax, and does zip for saving overall emissions due to transport already being in the Emissions Trading Scheme points out the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. “This is the sort ... More >>
Taxpayers Should Not Pay For Hollywood Propaganda
Friday, 11 June 2021, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is condemning the prospect of taxpayer funding for a new film about Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s response to the Christchurch mosque shootings. It is reported that the production team intends to apply for a Screen ... More >>
The Most Open And Transparent Government Should Not Take A Year To Supply Official Information
Friday, 11 June 2021, 11:42 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The fact that it took Radio New Zealand a year to get a response to an Official Information Act request about a heated bureaucratic turf war between the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and the Ministry for Primary Industries ... More >>
Congestion Charge: Minister Must Rebuff Revenue-hungry Councils
Thursday, 10 June 2021, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Transport Minister's suggestion of congestion charging in Wellington , New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “Minister Wood says that congestion charging is not meant to ‘primarily’ be a revenue raising ... More >>
Costly, Ideological, Egregious: Climate Change Commission Report Doubles Down
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 1:59 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“The Climate Change Commission has thrown a bone to a few sectors while doubling down on the most egregious and costly aspects of the plan,” says New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Jordan Williams in response to the release of the Commission’s ... More >>
20,000 New Zealanders Back Petition To Withdraw Funding For SkyPath
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 11:33 am | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union ’s petition to withdraw taxpayer funding for the proposed $685 million cycle and pedestrian bridge has reached 20,000 signatures. The petition can be signed at www.taxpayers.org.nz/skypath . Union spokesman Louis ... More >>
SkyPath 2.0 Is A Slap In The Face For The Working Class
Friday, 4 June 2021, 9:59 am | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the announcement of a $685 million dedicated cycle bridge to replace SkyPath, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “Today’s latest budget blowout brings the cost of SkyPath to $370 for every household in the ... More >>
Government Should Say Bon Voyage To America’s Cup Bidding War
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 9:47 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to abandon its futile bidding effort to host the America’s Cup defence. Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “The Government is engaged in a taxpayer-funded bidding war with some of ... More >>
$300,000 To Study Tinder? Marsden Grants Deserve Greater Scrutiny
Tuesday, 1 June 2021, 9:36 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers Union is questioning the cost of Marsden Grants awarded to academic research of dubious value. 259 grants were awarded in the last two years, accounting for $158 million of public money. The full list of Marsden Grants awarded in 2019 ... More >>
OP-ED: Enforce Electoral Laws – Let’s Do This!
Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Faced with a steadily growing number of electoral finance investigations by the Serious Fraud Office, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stared kindly into the camera and intoned, “we should be looking at the way our regime works. Clearly, it's not currently, ... More >>
Secrecy Continues At Christchurch City Council As Crucial Report Withheld From Ratepayers
Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 11:48 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Christchurch City Council’s refusal to release an independent report exposing wasteful council spending is an appalling refusal to be transparent, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “Christchurch ... More >>
