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Up To The Public: Referendum Required If Council Merger Proceeds
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 12:22 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Mayor Rob Scott claims the amalgamation could see savings of $10m each year by improving cost efficiencies and reducing duplication across neighbouring councils. More >>
Government Must Slash Waste After OCR Cut
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 8:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s decision to reduce the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 5.25%, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said: “Adrian Orr is betting that the next inflation announcement will see ... More >>
Unused $84k Wellington Bike Rack Shows Need To Hit The Breaks On Waste
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 11:18 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming Wellington City Council for blowing $84,208 on a bike rack that sees an average of just 2.7 bikes per week. More >>
Luxon Needs To Rule Out New Road Tax
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 11:06 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“Congestion charges are an effective way of controlling demand, but only if they’re not used as a way to wring revenue out of motorists. Luxon needs to definitively rule out congestion charges becoming the latest money grab. More >>
Government Wasted $2.2 Million On Ministry Of Education’s EV Chargers, Needs Lessons In Climate Policy
Friday, 9 August 2024, 11:57 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal through an Official Information Act request that the Ministry of Education and EECA have spent $2,159,815.62 (including GST) installing 297 electric vehicle charging points on Ministry of Education sites since 2022. More >>
Government Wasted $2.2 Million On Ministry Of Education’s EV Chargers, Needs Lessons In Climate Policy
Friday, 9 August 2024, 11:57 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal through an Official Information Act request that the Ministry of Education and EECA have spent $2,159,815.62 (including GST) installing 297 electric vehicle charging points on Ministry of Education sites since 2022. More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Progress On Three Waters Replacement
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 9:56 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Government’s announcement that they intend to improve access to finance for water council-controlled organisations (CCOs), Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “The Government is listening to New Zealanders ... More >>
Nicola Willis Promises To Tackle Bureaucrats’ Rocketing Wage Growth
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 9:52 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to recent announcements by Nicola Willis of plans to rein in runaway public sector pay increases, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said: “It shouldn’t seem like a tall ask for an organisation to take ... More >>
Second Aratere Ferry Incident Highlights Need To Sell Interislander
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 6:23 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that the Aratere ferry has crashed into a wharf while berthing in Wellington, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “Kiwirail couldn’t run a bath let alone a safe and reliable ferry service. It is time to ... More >>
Time To Pull The Plug On EV Charging Rort
Monday, 5 August 2024, 11:43 am | Taxpayers' Union
Following the opening of a new taxpayer-funded EV charging hub in Tauranga, the Taxpayers’ Union is renewing calls for the government to pull the plug on taxpayer funding for EV chargers that do not reduce NZ’s net emissions and only serve to line the pockets ... More >>
TVNZ’s $1.5M Rebrand A Smokescreen For Poor Performance And Declining Trust
Friday, 2 August 2024, 2:56 pm | Taxpayers' Union
This extravagant expenditure comes at a time when TVNZ is plagued by poor management, declining revenue, and a growing mistrust among viewers. It is time to reconsider the future of TVNZ. More >>
TVNZ Must Be Sold Before It’s Too Late
Friday, 2 August 2024, 10:41 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the government to sell off TVNZ before it’s too late following reports that the state-owned broadcaster faces a $30 million shortfall. More >>
Fun Police Need To Stay In Their Lane
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 2:46 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Prohibitionists lost the argument a long time ago but are now trying to bring it in by stealth. The policy interventions they recommend simply won’t work and could end up making alcohol-related harm worse. More >>
Funding For Tattoos, Drag Festivals And Music, But Not Meaningful Tax Relief?
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 2:03 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“Forcing the taxpayer to subsidise tattoo, drag and music festivals - along with a myriad of other obscure sporting and food events - will always make the taxpayer worse off than if they had been left with that money to spend as they wish. More >>
Wellington Water – An Abject Failure Of Leadership And Governance
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 12:42 pm | Taxpayers' Union
What is so totally damning is that this appears to be a repeat of the fiasco surrounding the lack of fluoridation in parts of the network in 2021. More >>
Pinot Nah: Taxpayer Handouts For Wine Industry Must Stop
Friday, 26 July 2024, 1:44 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Government is loading the risk of this experiment onto taxpayers while allowing private businesses to reap any benefits. If winemakers and viticulturists aren’t willing to stump up their own money to fund this experiment, why should taxpayers? More >>
Bureaucratic Incompetence As Hastings Council Sells $1m Building For $150k
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 12:24 pm | Taxpayers' Union
This appears to be yet another case of a council not doing its due diligence before forking out ratepayer money to pay for the latest boondoggle: Connor Molloy, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager More >>
Ferry-Tale Reporting Of Poll Misrepresents True Cost Of iReX
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 12:01 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the reporting of a Talbot Mills poll claiming that there is more opposition than support for the government’s decision to cancel the iReX ferry project. More >>
Taxpayers And Ratepayers Must Stop Funding ‘Rebel Business School’ Rort
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 11:12 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on councils and government agencies to cease funding of Rebel Business School after it was revealed using offical information laws that almost $2 million of taxpayer and ratepayer money has been spent on the scheme. More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Return Of Democracy To Tauranga
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 1:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The new Council must work hard to build the trust of the city, treating every ratepayer dollar as if they had earned it themselves. More >>
