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Ardern Letting Māori Down On Bowel Cancer
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 9:46 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“DHBs got up a lot of people’s noses by prioritising Māori and Pasifika for resources in fixing the hospital waiting lists backlog from COVID-19 but the Prime Minister was missing in action this week when there was a real evidence-based rationale ... More >>
Kiwirail’s Hosting Of NZ First Campaign Bus Totally Inappropriate
Monday, 7 September 2020, 7:35 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the decision of Kiwirail to host Winston Peters and his NZ First lackeys at its Dunedin workshops as part of the Party’s election campaign tour. Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “In the same way as it was ... More >>
Apology And Retraction From The Taxpayers’ Union Re New Plymouth District Council
Monday, 7 September 2020, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union retracts and apologises for earlier criticism of the New Plymouth District Council for being a funding ‘partner’ for the Green School project. The Council’s Chief Executive Craig Stevenson has clarified ... More >>
New Public Holiday Is A Tax On Employers
Monday, 7 September 2020, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Labour Party’s announcement that it will create a new public holiday for Matariki, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Jordan Williams says: “ An additional public holiday is a blatant tax on employers, who will be forced ... More >>
Police Need To Be Honest About Speed Threshold
Monday, 7 September 2020, 11:11 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Police leadership are making fools of themselves by claiming that there has “never been a buffer” for speed ticketing despite previous media statements issued by the Police that confirm its existence. Over the weekend, national road policing manager ... More >>
Four-year Term Must Come With Recall Option
Sunday, 6 September 2020, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Local Government New Zealand’s push for a four-year electoral cycle in local government , New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “A four-year cycle would help to focus local councils on longer-term projects such ... More >>
Hutt South Electorate Office Deal A Rort On Taxpayers
Friday, 4 September 2020, 10:12 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the cozy deal between list MP Ginny Anderson, the Labour Party, and the NZ Professional Firefighters Union as a ‘rort on taxpayers’ and is calling for the money to be paid back. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, ... More >>
State Services Commissioner’s Judgement On Ardern/Bloomfield Ad Welcomed
Friday, 4 September 2020, 9:16 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the State Services Commissioner’s view that an advertisement/video hosted on the Labour Party’s Facebook page “could create confusion about the motivations and political neutrality of the public servants ... More >>
James Shaw’s Ultimatum Demonstrates Problem With Politicians Making Individual Funding Decisions
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 5:47 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling for the abandonment of grant decision making by politicians and Cabinet committees, and a return to the tradition of these being made by officials using objective and transparent criteria. The following can be ... More >>
Labour’s Misinformation Campaign Does Taxpayers A Poor Service
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on both major political parties to be honest and not mislead the public about both their own and their opponents' plans when it comes to public spending and debt. “Earlier today Grant Robertson repeated his accusation ... More >>
Revealed: The Jobs Destroyed By The Green School Handout
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 7:38 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union can reveal that the $11.7 million payment to the Green School will result in 25 fewer jobs in the private sector. This calculation Is made based on a new briefing paper, The jobs cost of taxpayer-funded projects ... More >>
Ratepayers Deserve The Right To Fire Their Representatives
Monday, 31 August 2020, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
This op-ed is written by Taxpayers' Union Co-Founder Jordan Williams. Future op-eds may be sent to a limited media list. Please reply to this email if you would like to receive our future op-eds. Sir Winston Churchill said that democracy is the worst ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Launch Campaign Against Police’s Revenue-grab Speed Policy
Friday, 28 August 2020, 4:20 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is launching a campaign against the Police’s change in policy that removes any tolerance for speed enforcement fines announced this afternoon. Jordan Williams, the Union’s motoring spokesman, said: “Even road safety advocates ... More >>
Revealed: Taxpayer-Funded ‘Wellbeing’ Goodie Bags During Level 4 Lockdown
Friday, 28 August 2020, 8:53 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that the NZ Super Fund spent over $15,000 on “COVID-19 well-being parcels” from designer supermarket Farro Fresh for the Fund’s highly-paid staff over lockdown. Source documents are available ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Proposed Changes To Capital Expensing, Loss Continuity
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 2:59 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming proposed changes to company tax in the National Party’s new small business policy . In particular, changes to capital expensing and loss continuity are moves the Union has advocated for some time. National say ... More >>
Petition Launched For New Election At Tauranga City Council
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has launched a new petition calling on the entire Tauranga City Council to step down and trigger a new election. Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “Tauranga City Council is in a shambolic state, ... More >>
Yet Another Corporate Welfare Fund? No Thanks
Wednesday, 26 August 2020, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to a report that Government officials are planning to make “sector or asset specific” investments via NZ Growth Capital Partners, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “The taxpayer money administered by NZ Growth ... More >>
Income Stats Show Why Temporary Cut To GST Needed
Wednesday, 26 August 2020, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the release of Stats NZ data for the June quarter denoting that median incomes fell by 7.6 percent, New Zealand Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “The last time we saw a fall like this was the Global Financial Crisis. Back ... More >>
TVNZ Bailout Could Create A TV Monopoly
Wednesday, 26 August 2020, 11:54 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to National Party Leader Judith Collins's comments this morning , the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is criticising the National Party for softening its stance on reducing debt. Spokesperson Islay Aitchison says, "Reducing public ... More >>
PM’s Refusal To Act On Dysfunctional Councils Makes Recall Elections Essential
Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 10:49 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Prime Minister’s point blank refusal on radio to appoint commissioners or even intervene at the highly dysfunctional Tauranga and Invercargill City Councils means that recall elections are now essential to protect local democracy. Neil Miller, ... More >>
