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IRD Wonky Tax Calculator A Shambles
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 10:05 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the stuff up at IRD which required the removal of a faulty online tax calculator from its website after an accountant in Napier discovered it had a flaw that could lead to people paying too much tax. Union spokesman ... More >>
Hey Paul, The ‘protocol’ Is That You Pay It Yourself
Monday, 5 July 2021, 5:07 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is labelling the controversial Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt’s excuse of ‘protocol’ for a koha to the Mongrel Mob as laughable, and is calling on him to actually follow correct protocol and pay the money out of ... More >>
Science Funding Should Focus On Performance, Not Ancestry
Monday, 5 July 2021, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is responding to reports that the Government has quietly changed the rules so that the Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) will now pay Māori researchers 2.5 times the rate of non-Māori, while Pasifika academics will ... More >>
Giving Taxpayer Money To Organised Crime Group Outrageous
Monday, 5 July 2021, 10:56 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt and his appalling decision to give a taxpayer-funded koha to the Mongrel Mob. “The only koha Paul Hunt should be paying in relation to the Mongrel Mob is to Victim ... More >>
We Warned You: Māori Procurement Rules Are Abhorrent
Friday, 2 July 2021, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The case of a small business owner being asked to prove her business is 'Māori owned' demonstrates the absurd cost of the Government's Māori procurement rules, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union . Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, "We ... More >>
Claims That Three Waters Reform Will Save Money Are Laughable
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 11:26 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the removal of local democratic control over water assets and says that regional cross subsidisation is a recipe for gold plating and higher costs. Reacting to the details of the reforms announced this morning, ... More >>
Masterton’s Poster-tearing CEO Should Be Ashamed
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 10:57 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The chief executive of Masterton District Council has undermined the integrity of her office by ripping down advertisements for a protest about her planned $30 million civic building, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Calls Out “coding Error” Excuse
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 10:52 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling BS on claims that inappropriate spending of parliamentary funds by MP Harete Hipango was the result of a “coding error”. Union spokesperson Jordan Williams says, “A number of our staff used to work at Parliament and would ... More >>
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 >>
