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Name change for Victoria Uni costly legacy-building
Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 11:01 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union endorses the campaign to ‘ Stick With Vic ’ and abandon an expensive name change for Victoria University of Wellington. More >>
Report: 102 Ways To Save Money In Local Government
Sunday, 29 July 2018, 11:24 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Report: 102 Ways To Save Money In Local Government 28 JULY 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has today released 102 Ways to Save Money in Local Government – a report that lists big and small opportunities for local councils ... More >>
Taxpayer-funded videogame a condescending waste of money
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 10:31 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
26 JULY 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Ministry of Social Development is either overfunded or mad to be spending $150,000 on a videogame to compete with the likes of The Sims and Zoo Tycoon, and apparently teach ‘how to run a business’, says ... More >>
Taxpayers mourn failure of The Spinoff TV
Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 5:20 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The failure of The Spinoff TV is a perfect example of how extra funding for the media could be wasted, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Greens congratulated for transparency
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union congratulates the Green Party’s decision to proactively release Ministerial diaries . More >>
Crunch time on tobacco for Jenny Salesa
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
With anti-smoking activists and even the Acting Prime Minister doubtful about whether it’s a good idea to keep hiking tobacco tax, Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa needs to take quick action to pause the scheduled hikes before January 1, says the ... More >>
Proponents of higher waste levies spin desperately
Monday, 23 July 2018, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
23 JULY 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ratepayers threatened with higher waste levies won’t find much comfort in the spin from proponents like WasteMinz, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “WasteMinz ... More >>
Debt limits are an important check on the size of the state
Monday, 23 July 2018, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Despite pressure from public sector unions and the political left , the Government should keep its prudent self-imposed debt limits, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Chief Wiggum-style bowling club bullying unacceptable
Monday, 23 July 2018, 10:27 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
23 JULY 2018 The role of the Police is to enforce the law, not attack bowling clubs for providing drinks for their members , says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says “The Police regularly act ... More >>
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 >>
