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Funding Process Could Make For Chilling Precedent
Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 10:05 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment handed over taxpayer money without confirming that private funding was unavailable to AJ Hackett Bungy, the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is calling for Tourism Minister ... More >>
Labour’s Palmerston North Candidate Must Take Unpaid Leave For Election Campaign
Monday, 27 July 2020, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Labour’s new candidate in Palmerston North – the deputy mayor – to take unpaid leave while he campaigns for Parliament. Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “With the loss of Labour’s incumbent MP, ... More >>
Davidson's "tax Is Love" Statement Is Delusional, Offensive
Sunday, 26 July 2020, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Green Party co-Leader Marama Davidson’s statement this morning that "tax is love" , New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: "Marama Davidson is asking New Zealanders struggling to pay higher ... More >>
Lawrence Yule Billboard Found To Be An Election Ad
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayer-funded billboards promoting National MP Lawrence Yule have now been deemed candidate advertisements by the Electoral Commission. The Commission's decision was made in response to a complaint by the Taxpayers' Union , which understood the large ... More >>
Awkward Questions For Andy Foster
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has some serious questions for Wellington’s Mayor after Andy Foster performed a spectacular U-turn overnight , all at the ratepayers’ expense. Union spokesperson Jordan Williams says: “Twenty-four hours ago His Worship ... More >>
Taniwha Taxes Adding 8% To Cost Of Infrastructure Builds
Thursday, 23 July 2020, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union can reveal that councils are allocating up to eight percent of total build costs for iwi engagement for COVID-19 response projects. Taxpayers' Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, "While trawling through council ... More >>
Jordan Williams Responds To Winston Peters Claims
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 4:53 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
This is classic Winston, lashing out incoherently in an effort to distract the media and public from his own screw-ups. He doesn’t want New Zealanders to read today’s news about how he gave his mates free trips to Antarctica on the taxpayer. He doesn’t ... More >>
Wellington’s Rate Hike Is Disgraceful
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 12:19 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Wellington City Council’s decision to increase rates by 5.1%, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “A 5.1% rate hike far exceeds the rate of inflation and would be painful in any year. The fact the Council ... More >>
Cabinet Office Should Investigate Peters’s Antarctic Indiscretion
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 11:44 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that Foreign Minister Winston Peters directed Antarctica New Zealand to give his friends two spots on an expedition, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “This looks like a clear-cut case of Winston ... More >>
Dodgy As Hell: Tender Quota For Māori Business
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 8:59 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
According to RNZ, Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta wants a quota of 16% of spending on roading and construction tenders to be made exclusively available for Māori businesses. The Taxpayers’ Union warned media last year that the Government ... More >>
Foster’s Silencing Scheme Is Undemocratic
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 11:46 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that Andy Foster has engaged a lawyer to threaten Wellington City councilors, the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says the move is undemocratic. Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “Unlike appointed public servants ... More >>
He’s Green, He’s Hairy, And He’s Coming For Your Kids
Monday, 20 July 2020, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is warning politicians on the 2020 campaign trail to watch themselves – because the Debt Monster is looming over them. The Debt Monster has arrived on New Zealand’s shores in the wake of the Government’s COVID-19 ... More >>
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 >>
