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Resignation of Chief Statistician
Tuesday, 13 August 2019, 11:50 am | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the resignation of the Chief Statistician , New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: More >>
GJ Thompson affair trumps the secret letter
Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 5:15 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Prime Minister’s decision to go to ground in response to questions over the GJ Thompson affair is a disgraceful failure of transparency, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Orr’s OCR “needs friends” comment is a call for tax relief
Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Today’s surprise 50-basis points cut and Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr’s comment that monetary policy “needs friends” forces the Government to seriously consider tax relief, says the Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
The face that haunts Porirua ratepayers
Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is questioning the value of a $98,876 brand makeover at Porirua City Council. Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “The official new avatar for the Council, which you would expect to be emblemic of the ... More >>
Ratepayer Mystery: Invercargill City Council's missing Yuan
Monday, 5 August 2019, 9:54 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the CEO of Invercargill City Council to take responsibility for untraceable cash spending that occurred on a trip to China. Taxpayers’ Union researcher Luke Redward says, “In late 2017, four Invercargill ... More >>
Falling consumer confidence shows need for tax cuts
Friday, 2 August 2019, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the latest ANZ consumer confidence survey, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Louis Houlbrooke says: “It’s telling that Wellington is a lonely bright spot for consumer confidence. The only ones doing well appear to be ... More >>
Taxpayers Union petition against intervention at Ihumātao
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is petitioning the Government not to intervene on the side of Ihumātao protestors, in order to prevent a tidal wave of new land disputes that will cost taxpayers dearly. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan ... More >>
Flatlining healthcare productivity on track to impoverish NZ
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
With health spending as a percentage of the economy expected to increase more than 50 percent between now and 2060, the Government needs to put greater focus on efficiency, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Educational material delivered to MPs
Friday, 26 July 2019, 3:06 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Today marks the 35th anniversary of the swearing in of the Fourth Labour Government, which demonstrated how rational economic policy could set New Zealand up for decades of prosperity. More >>
No climate emergency at Whangarei Art Museum
Friday, 26 July 2019, 10:45 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“If Whangarei District Council is serious about its ‘climate emergency’, it will need to cut down on air travel – and it should start by reining in the ratepayer-funded Art Museum,” says New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke. “This ... More >>
Christchurch ratepayers victimised by adventure park saga
Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that staff advised Christchurch City Council against bailing out the beleaguered Christchurch Adventure Park, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: More >>
National must work constructively on RMA reform
Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the National Party to work constructively with Labour on RMA reform to ensure a focus on housing affordability and reducing regulatory taxes. Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “The effect ... More >>
Does Tracey Martin not know that deaf people can read?
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 10:26 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming Tracey Martin for wasting money on a meaningless “translation” of a written press statement into a sign language video, when the vast majority of any deaf or hard-of-hearing persons are perfectly capable of reading ... More >>
Vape liquid rules will help politicians’ pockets
Monday, 22 July 2019, 11:26 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is joining opposition to possible regulations on the strength of nicotine vaping liquid. Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “The Government would certainly benefit from regulations on the strength ... More >>
The $133,000 pricetag for the glossy Wellbeing Budget
Friday, 19 July 2019, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that the Government spent $133,530 on producing its ‘Wellbeing Budget’ document, a cost blowout largely driven by spending on graphic design and photography. The $133,530 price tag compares to $86,268 ... More >>
Council’s $20,000 bike light investigation is absurd
Wednesday, 17 July 2019, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has identified an absurd case of mission creep at Wellington City Council: the decision to spend $21,750 on two Consumer NZ investigations into different brands of bike lights. More >>
Porirua should biff the “Lyle Lanley” Adventure Park
Tuesday, 16 July 2019, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Porirua City Council to cancel its underwriting of a proposed Canadian-led privately owned adventure park slated for public land after a similar project created a huge liability for Christchurch ... More >>
Piglets at the trough? Youth Parliament a waste of time
Tuesday, 16 July 2019, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
This week’s “Youth Parliament” is an expensive waste of time that promotes taxpayer-funded junketeering, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . “We shouldn’t be training kids on the joys of the trough,” says Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson ... More >>
Berry grower should have got a bank loan
Friday, 12 July 2019, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding the announcement of a $2.37 million loan from the Provincial Growth Fund to a Northland berry farm, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “Why couldn’t this business get a loan from the bank? If no bank was willing ... More >>
New Plymouth District Council corrects flight expense info
Thursday, 11 July 2019, 5:42 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
New Plymouth District Council has corrected information it gave the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union regarding ratepayer-funded flight expenses in 2017/18. A Council spokesperson states: More >>
