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Over 5,500 Kiwis Tell Minister To Scrap Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill
Monday, 8 July 2024, 11:00 am | Taxpayers' Union
On Saturday, the Taxpayers’ Union launched a tool allowing people to write to Ministers Paul Goldsmith, Winston Peters and the Prime Minister. Over 5,500 New Zealanders have since sent letters calling for the Bill to be scrapped. More >>
Good News For Whanganui Mayor
Saturday, 6 July 2024, 4:09 am | Taxpayers' Union
Whanganui Mayor, Andrew Tripe, is on Brink of becoming a "Ratepayer Hero" following good news provided by the Taxpayers' Union in response to his public comments that he would like to reject his unnecessary mayoral pay hike, but couldn't. More >>
Depressed Business Confidence Justifies Shot In The Arm
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 7:42 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Yesterday’s NZIER release of its Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows a continuing decline in business confidence. This mirrors last month’s release of the BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index that shows the manufacturing ... More >>
NEW CAMPAIGN: Taxpayers’ Union Launches Campaign To Save Thorndon Quay
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Wellington City Council is planning on tearing up Thorndon Quay to install what The Post has described as a “traffic light bonanza.” This will see 6 sets of traffic lights and five sets of speed bumps installed over just 1.7km of road. Businesses, ... More >>
New Government Locks In Labour’s Digital Shakedown
Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 10:03 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“If mainstream media can’t stand on it’s own two feet, it is because they are out of touch with New Zealanders. Study after study shows people just don’t trust them anymore, and the answer to that isn’t bailing out the same old tired outfits. More >>
Government’s Q3 Action Plan Making Big Promises
Monday, 1 July 2024, 6:47 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“The coalition is talking big on delivering its election-time promises to get New Zealand moving again. Kiwis look forward to seeing them putting those words into action.” More >>
$365k Golden Goodbye To Kāinga Ora Head’s Resignation, Sickening
Monday, 1 July 2024, 6:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is labelling the reported $365,000 ‘sickening’ and is questioning how someone is entitled, apparently, to six months pay for resigning. More >>
Frivolous $800,000 Towards Street Art Projects Amid Rate Hikes
Monday, 1 July 2024, 3:06 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has called out Christchurch City Council’s use of $800,000 towards street art initiatives as a ‘frivolous use of ratepayer funds’. More >>
Ministry Of Justice Must Sack Officials Who Threw Slurs At Researcher
Monday, 1 July 2024, 12:12 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“Democracy requires transparency, and officials cannot be allowed to get away with sneering down their nose at members of the public. The Ministry of Justice needs to confirm those involved have been sacked." More >>
Wellington’s Woes Will Not Be Solved By More Bureaucracy
Monday, 1 July 2024, 11:21 am | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says a proposed merger of councils into a lite-Super City is not the solution for Wellington’s woes. More >>
Axing Of Corporate Welfare Scheme Welcome, Government Must Go Further
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 11:41 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the sensible decision by Minister Judith Collins to discontinue $11.2 million taxpayer funding for KiwiSaaS, a tech industry lobby group, but calls on the Government to go further and axe film and video game subsidies ... More >>
NZTA Blows $5.2 Million On Unusable App
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 9:34 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal through an Official Information Act request that Waka Kotahi has spent $5,186,358 in the last two years for an app not even in a usable state for New Zealanders. More >>
Not Good Enough: Council’s Rates Hike One Of Largest In The Country
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 10:41 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The West Coast Regional Council’s proposed 27% rates hike is being slammed as one of the largest increases in the country. More >>
Overwhelming Majority Of New Zealanders Want Easter Trading Restrictions Repealed
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 10:06 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A new Taxpayers’ Union – Curia poll has revealed that an overwhelming majority of New Zealanders think shops should be allowed to open on Good Friday and Easter Sunday if they want to do so. More >>
Charities Commission Needs To Act On Manurewa Marae
Monday, 24 June 2024, 2:27 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Charities Commission to open an investigation into the new allegations relating to Te Pāti Māori’s alleged campaign use of a charity’s van, as reported by TVNZ’s Q+A yesterday. More >>
Government Can’t Put Cancer Treatment On The Credit Card
Monday, 24 June 2024, 11:18 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union understands that the Government is today making an announcement of additional funding for medicines and is urging them to ensure that it is funded through a reprioritisation of spending, not loaded onto the taxpayer credit card. More >>
Strong Support Across All Demographics For Māori Wards To Be Decided By Local Referenda
Monday, 24 June 2024, 11:11 am | Taxpayers' Union
58% of respondents believed local voters should be the final decision maker while just 23% believed it should be left to local mayors and councillors. The remaining 19% were unsure. More >>
Interislander Should Be Sold Off, Not Kept Afloat By Taxpayers
Monday, 24 June 2024, 10:56 am | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to repeated incidents and mismanagement with the Interislander ferry service, the Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to sell off the Interislander ferry service instead of funnelling even more taxpayer money into it. More >>
Invercargill Mayor’s Behaviour Demonstrates Need For Recall Elections
Friday, 21 June 2024, 10:49 am | Taxpayers' Union
Following allegations of inappropriate behaviour from the Invercargill mayor, Nobby Clark, the Taxpayers’ Union is renewing calls for the Government to implement a recall option in local government to allow residents to remove embarrassing, inappropriate or incompetent representatives quickly. More >>
Local Government Minister Right To Put Wellington Regional Council On The Naughty Step
Friday, 21 June 2024, 10:44 am | Taxpayers' Union
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has rebuked Wellington Regional Council after discussions were held around purchasing Wellington Airport shares from the City Council. Commenting in support of the Minister, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs ... More >>
