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Retraction and apology to Dr Rob Beaglehole
Friday, 20 July 2018, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Retraction and apology to Dr Rob Beaglehole 20 JULY 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Jordan Williams: This morning the Taxpayers’ Union reacted to a Newshub story dated today regarding sugar labelling which featured a video of Dr Rob Beaglehole ... More >>
LGNZ corrects position on waste levy
Friday, 20 July 2018, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Local Government New Zealand have visited the offices of the Taxpayers’ Union and advised that, while they support raising the waste levy, they don’t have a specific target in mind. This corrects a report from Radio New Zealand ( cited by ... More >>
Advisor to Health Minister mixes his work and his politics
Friday, 20 July 2018, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Health Minister’s new policy advisor, Dr Rob Beaglehole, is out of line in appearing on Newshub this morning to lobby for new sugar labelling rules wearing the hat of a Dental Association ‘spokesman’. More >>
Ministry of Health admits failure of tobacco tax hikes
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Ministry of Health admits failure of tobacco tax hikes 19 JULY 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More >>
Greater local powers must come with great responsibility
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 11:21 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Local Government New Zealand’s decision to lobby for a 1,300 percent increase in the waste levy , from $10 to $140 per tonne, is just a new effort to gouge ratepayers, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Greater local powers must come with great responsibility
Monday, 16 July 2018, 12:38 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
MEDIA RELEASE Greater local powers must come with great responsibility 16 JULY 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More >>
Taranaki needs oil and gas, not an ‘economy manager’
Friday, 13 July 2018, 9:24 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“No amount of communist-style economic planning will undo the damage of the oil and gas ban,” says Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke. “The Government wants to shield Taranaki’s economy by appointing a $600,000-dollar ‘transitional ... More >>
More taxpayer-funded slanted media
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 3:52 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
More public funding must come with increased obligations on Radio NZ to reflect the political diversity of New Zealanders, says the Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers' Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “RNZ’s biggest problem isn’t ... More >>
Queenstown ‘bed tax’ could kill the goose
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Queenstown Mayor’s proposed bed tax could choke the goose that lays the golden egg, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “As though it’s not already costly enough for people to ... More >>
Invercargill City Council on naughty list
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says ratepayers have been let down by Invercargill City Council’s decision to spend almost quarter of a million on a building to store Christmas lights. Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “First the ... More >>
Acting PM – the Govt’s evidence-based voice on sugar tax
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 12:19 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters may be this Government’s one evidence-based voice on sugar tax, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Christchurch City Council did not tender $1.245m touch wall
Friday, 6 July 2018, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Christchurch City Council failed to pursue an open tender process for their $1.2m ‘touch wall’, reveals the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Christchurch City Council releases “touch wall” spending
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 3:56 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
After being faced with legal action from the Taxpayers’ Union (and potentially the Attorney General), Christchurch City Council has buckled and confirmed the amount spent on its seven-metre ‘touch wall’ – $1.245 million. More >>
Keith Ng "fact-check" is false
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 9:38 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Keith Ng must not have read our report before he published his ' fact check ' on public sector wages in the NZ Herald, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union. More >>
Ombudsman judgment against Christchurch City Council welcome
Thursday, 5 July 2018, 9:12 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Winston’s immoral troughing reaches new depths
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams responds to Rt Hon Winston Peters’ choice to claim the optional Winter Energy Payment: More >>
Taxpayers’ Union welcomes Rex Nicholls to board of directors
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 11:40 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is pleased to announce that former Wellington City Councillor Rex Nicholls has joined the Union 's board of directors. Taxpayers’ Union Chairman Barrie Saunders says, “Rex’s background is in engineering, project ... More >>
Transmission Gully, not Revenue Gully
Monday, 2 July 2018, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government’s suggestion to toll the new Transmission Gully motorway appears to be another revenue-grab, despite the Transport Minister’s claims otherwise, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke ... More >>
Film industry handouts have always been waste of money
Monday, 2 July 2018, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The latest scrutiny of taxpayer-funded handouts for film companies vindicates the Taxpayers’ Union’s focus on the issue since 2014. More >>
Gallipoli exhibition serves as a warning for film museum
Monday, 2 July 2018, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Problems dogging a Wellington Gallipoli exhibition bode badly for the City Council’s film museum project, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
