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Winston Peters’ Attitude To Taxpayers Unbelievable
Monday, 20 July 2020, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is stunned Winston Peters’s lawyer argued Peters should not have to pay legal costs because the Crown’s costs were covered by taxpayers, according to coverage in the NZ Herald . Mr Peters had been ordered to pay around ... More >>
Unconstitutional Border Tax Should Be Denied Entry
Monday, 20 July 2020, 1:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is urging the Government to reverse its plan to charge citizens at the border for use of managed isolation facilities and is calling on the Human Rights Commission to comment . The right of return, found in both Magna ... More >>
Infrastructure Commitments Welcome – But Let’s Not Ignore Value For Money
Friday, 17 July 2020, 11:49 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has welcomed a series of infrastructure commitments from National Party Leader Judith Collins, but is raising concerns about a lack of commitment to cost-benefit analysis. Ms Collins said: “ My Government will be informed ... More >>
Auckland National Party Join Hands With Phil Goff To Hike Council Taxes
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 5:47 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the National Party’s local offshoot ‘C & R’ leader Desley Simpson for joining hands with Phil Goff to hike Council taxes by 3.5% in the middle of a pandemic. Jordan Williams, a Spokesman in Auckland said: ... More >>
Watt A Waste Of Wellington Ratepayers’ Money
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is disappointed but sadly not surprised at the revelation that Wellington’s electric vehicle (EV) chargers are only being used 1-3 per cent of the time . Union spokesperson Jordan Williams says: “This was utterly ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Thanks Amy Adams For Her Service In Parliament
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 11:06 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union thanks Hon Amy Adams for her twelve years of service in politics and wishes her well for her future career. The following can be attributed to Union spokesperson Jordan Williams: “Ms Adams has whole-heartedly ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Wishes Nikki Kaye Well In Her Life After Politics
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 11:04 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union thanks Hon Nikki Kaye for her twelve years of service in politics and wishes her well for her future career. The following can be attributed to Union spokesperson Jordan Williams: “Ms Kaye was the first and ... More >>
500% Increase In Waste Levy Will See More Cash For Councils And More Waste In Rivers
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
With the Prime Minister’s “no new taxes” pledge long gone, the Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the National Party to commit to scrapping the 500% increase to the Government’s waste levy if elected to Government Reacting to the Government’s ... More >>
Government Waste Celebrated At 2020 Jonesie Awards
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The third annual Jonesie Awards were hosted at Parliament today, celebrating the best of the worst of Government waste. Watch the video at www.taxpayers.org.nz/2020_jonesies . New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “Every year, ... More >>
Green Power Policy Is An Ineffectual Nice-to-have
Monday, 13 July 2020, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is throwing shade on the Green Party’s new policies to install solar panels on state houses and subsidise them for private residences, which would cost taxpayers $806,000,000 over three years. Taxpayers Union spokesperson ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Files Complaint With Electoral Commission And Speaker On Taxpayer Funded Billboards
Friday, 10 July 2020, 11:22 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has filed a complaint with the Electoral Commission and the Parliamentary Speaker’s Office over Lawrence Yule’s new taxpayer funded billboards promoting Mr Yule as the ‘Voice in Tukituki’. Union spokesman, Louis Houlbrooke ... More >>
National's Plan To Minimise Debt Is Promising
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 3:41 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is welcoming National Party Leader Todd Muller's commitment to limiting Crown debt incurred in the COVID-19 recovery and targeting infrastructure investment, should he be elected in September. Taxpayers' Union spokesperson ... More >>
Pay Back The Money, Rio Tinto
Thursday, 9 July 2020, 9:58 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on multinational mining corporation Rio Tinto to return the $30 million bailout it received from taxpayers in 2013, which was apparently to “future proof” the New Zealand operation. Union spokesman Jordan ... More >>
Bad Boys Of Brexit Must Apologise – If Winston Is Correct…
Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore, the self-styled “bad boys of Brexit” to apologise after claiming in The Telegraph that they had been hired to help New Zealand First reach 12% in the coming election. ... More >>
Reform Step In Right Direction, But Real Risk Of Gold Plating
Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the proposed removal of water services from local councils , but says that the new ‘Rolls Royce’ drinking quality standards risk lumping communities with the enormous costs of engineers' gold plating. Union ... More >>
'Aroha' Posters Deemed To Be Labour Party Ads
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Electoral Commission has confirmed that the 'Aroha' posters of Jacinda Ardern, promoted by artists Weston Frizzell and advertiser Phantom Billstickers, does indeed constitute a party advertisement for the Labour Party. This judgment comes after ... More >>
Importing Foreign Bagmen Is Not Putting New Zealand First
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union cannot believe that New Zealand First is importing foreign political consultants, presumably because no New Zealanders are suitable, or perhaps willing, for NZ First campaign roles. Union spokesperson Jordan Williams says: “Winston ... More >>
Nats’ Apologetic Stance On State Housing Is Pathetic
Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 11:14 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to National MP Nicola Willis’s statement that National was wrong to sell so much state housing, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “What a weak capitulation to left-wing ideology.” “Selling a state house ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Freeze In ACC Levies
Monday, 6 July 2020, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Government’s decision to freeze ACC levies for two years, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “Good move. An economic crisis is the worst time to increase tax.” “We’d like to see this principle ... More >>
More Transparency Needed On InterCity Bailout
Monday, 6 July 2020, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford needs to front up about how much public money is being used to bail out struggling bus company InterCity. Union spokesperson Louis Houlbrooke says: “InterCity has ... More >>
