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Councils Failing To Livestream During Lockdown Must Get With The Times
Friday, 27 March 2020, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is slamming councils that refuse to livestream meetings . Taxpayers' Union spokesperson Islay Aitchison says, "COVID-19 is not an excuse to make public decisions behind closed doors. In fact, as councils ... More >>
Rates Freeze: Dunedin City Council Sets An Example, Cuts Salaries
Thursday, 26 March 2020, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to news that Dunedin City Council's executive leadership team are taking pay cuts for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis, New Zealand Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: "This is a sensible decision that acknowledges the pressures ... More >>
One Council Demonstrates Leadership With Rates Freeze
Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 2:53 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Waikato Regional Council's preliminary decision to cancel scheduled rate hikes in light of COVID-19, New Zealand Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: "Waikato Regional Council should be applauded for its urgent action on ... More >>
Campaign For Nationwide Rates Freeze Launched
Friday, 20 March 2020, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has launched a campaign aiming to force New Zealand’s mayors and regional council chairs to commit to a 12-month rates freeze in light of current economic challenges. While the Government prioritises economic relief for struggling ... More >>
Exclusive: Ministry Of Health Hasn't Asked Where Staff Have Traveled
Thursday, 19 March 2020, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Ministry of Health has not been asking staff returning from overseas where they traveled, the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union has learned. An information response from the Director-General's office confirms that " The Ministry has not actively ... More >>
Tax Relief For Air Travel Welcomed
Thursday, 19 March 2020, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union welcomes the Government's move to cover the cost of passenger-based taxes for air travel in the next six months. Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: "We're very pleased to see the Government acknowledge and remove ... More >>
Wellington Rates Hike: Deferred Meeting Should Consider A Freeze
Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 11:59 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union has welcomed Wellington City Council's decision to defer a meeting that would have Councillors choose between rates hikes of 9.2% and 7.9%. Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, "At a time when central government ... More >>
Aviation Package Unknowns A Cause For Concern
Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 10:32 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union is urging the Government to rule out giving taxpayer-funded handouts to privately owned airports such as Auckland International Airport Ltd, in ways which would serve to protect shareholders rather than focusing on keeping ... More >>
Failure To Support Businesses With Minimum Wage Hike Will Cost Jobs
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is criticising the Government's failure to cover the cost to businesses of the minimum wage increase scheduled for April. Taxpayers' Union spokesperson Islay Aitchison says, "Support for businesses facing the ... More >>
Relief Package A Solid First Step
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is welcoming temporary measures to ease pressure on employers contained in today's economic relief package. Taxpayers' Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, "Today's economic relief package is a solid first step ... More >>
COVID-19: Taxpayers’ Union Release Recommendations For New Zealand’s Immediate Economic Response
Monday, 16 March 2020, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the developing threat of COVID-19 to the New Zealand economy, the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has released a paper outlining its recommendations in advance of the Government’s package being announced tomorrow. Taxpayers' Union ... More >>
Picture Of Wasteful Spending: Taxpayers Coughing Up For Arty Italian Holiday
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union can reveal that Creative New Zealand and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa are providing nearly $900,000 in taxpayer money for artists and curators to attend the Venice Art Biennale in 2021. "Showing ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Delighted To Offer PM A Briefing On Quit Group
Monday, 9 March 2020, 5:17 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to her confusion and desire for information during this afternoon's Post-Cabinet press conference, the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is offering to brief the Prime Minister on Quit Group's massive taxpayer rip-off. Spokesman Jordan Williams says, ... More >>
Quit Group Charity Hoarding 2.8 Million Of Taxpayer Money
Monday, 9 March 2020, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union can reveal that Quit Group is holding 2.8 million taxpayer dollars, despite losing its government contract in 2015. Taxpayers Union spokesperson Islay Aitchison says, "In 2016, the Ministry of Health asked Quit ... More >>
Green Party Backbenchers Spend Most On Flights
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 1:35 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Parliamentary expense disclosure released today shows that, on average, Green Party list MPs are outspending list MPs in all other parties on air travel. On average, the list MPs from the Greens are spending more than a third more than Labour's equivalent. ... More >>
Government Failing Duty To All Kiwis In Not Testing 19 Patients In Wellington
Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says the Government is failing in one of its most fundamental roles by not protecting the public from CONVID-19, with news today that it is refusing to test 19 patients in Wellington with suspected symptoms. “If ... More >>
National STILL Won’t Commit To Cutting Fuel Tax
Friday, 28 February 2020, 11:31 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
An RNZ headline this morning proclaims that National is ‘ promising to scrap fuel tax if elected ’. But the official press statement from National’s Finance spokesman Paul Goldsmith says otherwise. New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman ... More >>
Wealthy Politicians And Bureaucrats Should Give Up Their Super
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 1:04 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
In response to reports that 30,000 New Zealanders earning over $100,000 are taking superannuation, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Casey Russell says: “It’s clear that many wealthy New Zealanders are collecting superannuation they don’t ... More >>
Exposed: The Shocking $6.2m Bill To Rebrand Fire Services
Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The $6,254,064 cost of rebranding New Zealand’s fire services is a shocking indictment on the merger of rural and urban services, which was meant to save taxpayer money, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . The spending figures were tabled to select ... More >>
Vaping Crackdown Bill Needs Improvement
Sunday, 23 February 2020, 12:49 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Details of the Government's newly-announced vaping crackdown may keep New Zealanders smoking and paying exorbitant excise taxes, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union. Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, "We welcome the decision not ... More >>
