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2019 Jonesie Awards for government waste: winners revealed

Thursday, 3 October 2019, 11:52 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Today at Parliament, the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union hosted the 2019 Jonesie Awards, an Oscars-style ceremony celebrating the best of the worst of government waste. More >>

Awful business confidence needs to be met by tax cuts

Tuesday, 1 October 2019, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

With continued awful business confidence from NZIER , the Government needs to take a new approach, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>

PM must strip Jones of forestry portfolio

Tuesday, 1 October 2019, 10:42 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

The Prime Minister must strip Shane Jones of his Forestry portfolio in light of his comments of “utu” on the sector’s whistle-blowers, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>

PM must censure Shane Jones

Saturday, 28 September 2019, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

PM must censure Shane Jones for unashamed bribery of forestry sector group 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Prime Minister to censure controversial Minister Shane Jones following his comments exposed earlier ... More >>

Revealed: NZ's army of ratepayer-funded council staff

Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 9:23 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Figures obtained as part of the 2019 Ratepayers’ Report league tables reveal that local councils across New Zealand employ 30,497 staff – 5,376 of whom earn salaries north of $100,000. More >>

Government’s tweaks to business tax a fantastic initiative

Monday, 23 September 2019, 10:10 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Amending the rules on black hole expenditure and loss continuity shows excellent judgment from the Government, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>

Weakening economic growth shows need for tax cuts

Thursday, 19 September 2019, 11:09 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

With economic growth softening, the Government needs to let taxpayers keep more of what they earn, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>

PM wants to hear from business – but only those she controls

Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 5:52 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is questioning why, for the second time, Jacinda Ardern has appointed a Crown-owned company Chief Executive to Chair her “Business Advisory Council”, following her announcement that Mercury CEO Fraser Whineray ... More >>

Taxpayers the victim in international bidding war for LOTR

Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Responding to the Government’s decision to give around $300 million to Amazon as a sweetener for filming a TV series in New Zealand, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “As a matter of simple waste, this is striking, ... More >>

2019 Ratepayers’ Report released, methodology explained

Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 8:28 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union , in partnership with the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance , has today published this year's Ratepayers' Report – online local government league tables – at www.ratepayersreport.nz . More >>

ActionStation should front up on taxpayer funding

Monday, 16 September 2019, 11:50 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the left-wing campaign group “ActionStation” to front up and be transparent about how much taxpayer funding it takes from the Government to underwrite its activism activities. Earlier in the month, the Taxpayers’ ... More >>

Crackdown on vape flavours will keep smokers smoking

Friday, 13 September 2019, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Responding to reports that Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa plans to restrict flavoured e-cigarette liquid, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>

Council spends $6,000 on man in crayfish suit

Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 7:52 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

After putting some feelers out, the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that Wellington regional ratepayers have paid almost $6,000 for “ Frank the Crayfish ”, a man in an elaborate crayfish suit who scolds ratepayers for their environmental ... More >>

Taxpayer dollars for influencers a prime example of waste

Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 11:45 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Responding to the 1 News report that the Government has spent $8 million on social media influencers since 2012, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: More >>

‘Fees Free’ failure justifies policy 're-set'

Monday, 9 September 2019, 11:23 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

9 SEPTEMBER 2019 Data indicating that new university students from the fees-free scheme are failing and dropping out was predictable, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Jordan Williams says “If you only went to ... More >>