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Surging OIA Complaints Show Need For Armchair Audits
Thursday, 10 September 2026, 3:53 pm | Taxpayers' Union
More publicly released data means fewer requests for bureaucrats to process, and fewer opportunities for questionable spending to remain hidden. More >>
2026 Election "Bribe-O-Meter" Launched
Thursday, 10 September 2026, 3:50 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Bribe-O-Meter will be updated every week through to election day on 7 November to show what, where, and how parties are bribing voters with their own cash. More >>
Voters From The Afterlife Show Postal Voting Has To Go
Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 9:54 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A letter box will never be as secure as a ballot box. Democratic accountability depends on elections being fair and above board, but if ghosts are voting from beyond the grave then clearly the current checks aren’t working. More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Announces Election Debate Series To Be Live-Streamed By The NZ Herald
Monday, 7 September 2026, 9:08 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Each debate will feature a new electorate poll, giving voters a snapshot of how the race stands before candidates take the stage. More >>
NEW POLL: Labour Drops Below 26 Percent As Opportunity Falls Out Of Parliament
Monday, 7 September 2026, 7:54 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
National is down 2.0 points to 29.0 pc, while Labour drops 1.9 points to 25.9 pc. The Greens gain 3.8 points to 13.9 pc, while ACT gain 3.2 points to 10.5 pc. New Zealand First is down 0.7 points to 8.4 pc & Te Pāti Māori gains 0.5 points to ... More >>
REVEALED: ACT’s Infrastructure Policy Could Cut Millions In Cultural Contracting Costs
Friday, 4 September 2026, 12:48 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The figures come as ACT today announced a transport policy aimed at stripping ethnicity-based requirements from infrastructure procurement. More >>
Ratepayers Deserve Maximum Value From $2m Property Purchase
Thursday, 3 September 2026, 9:55 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tyler Groenewald said: “These properties were bought using $2 million of taxpayer-funded Better Off grants. When they are sold, the council’s job should be to get the best possible deal for ratepayers." More >>
Farmers Slugged With NAIT Tax Hike
Tuesday, 1 September 2026, 1:47 pm | Taxpayers' Union
NAIT isn’t an optional service, with farmers legally required to use it. Hiking the levy to fix its problems is effectively another tax increase. More >>
Strike From Home, Or Strike For Real?
Tuesday, 1 September 2026, 1:34 pm | Taxpayers' Union
As New Zealand's largest union, the Taxpayers' Union can bring a crowd. But Fleur might not love what they have to say. More >>
Labour’s Premier House Transparency Calls Hollow Till It Backs Opening Parliamentary Books
Sunday, 30 August 2026, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
While the wider government is subject to the Official Information Act, Parliament continues to enjoy a level of secrecy that would never be accepted from the wider public service. More >>
New Poll: Kiwis Reject Opportunity Push To Raise Youth Court Age
Friday, 28 August 2026, 4:44 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Even among 18–39 year olds, 57 percent oppose the proposal and 26 percent support it, and opposition rises to 73 percent among rural voters. More >>
After A Year Without Policy, Te Pāti Māori Delivers A Tax Grab
Wednesday, 26 August 2026, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Te Pāti Māori has spent most of the year seemingly allergic to policy, and after all that time this is what they have come up with: five new taxes. More >>
LGNZ Caught Using Dodgy Maths To Downplay Rates Cap Savings
Wednesday, 26 August 2026, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“LGNZ claims the average household would save just $34 a year under a four-percent rates cap. That is flat-out wrong. The Government’s own figures show the average saving would be $134 a year over seven years.” More >>
Aussie Tobacco Tax Cuts Would Cut Crime And Save Lives
Tuesday, 25 August 2026, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“New Zealand’s Government needs to follow the evidence. Cut tobacco excise enough to squeeze the gangs’ margins, keep vaping cheaper, and make the legal market competitive again,” said Taxpayers’ Union spokesman James Ross. More >>
Next Step Is Getting Councils Back To Basics
Tuesday, 25 August 2026, 12:29 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“Asking councils to just focus on doing the basics well is meaningless while the law still gives them the greenlight to do almost anything. The next step has to be removing the power of general competence,” said Taxpayers’ Union spokesman James ... More >>
Government’s Rates Cap A Campaign Win For Ratepayers
Tuesday, 25 August 2026, 11:45 am | Taxpayers' Union
Minister Watts has accepted the case for a rates cap. Now he needs to make sure it is in place before councils start setting their next Long-Term Plans. More >>
Hipkins’ ‘Only New Tax’ Promise 'Gone By Lunchtime'
Monday, 24 August 2026, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
This morning, Labour was promising one new tax. By lunchtime, Hipkins was already opening the door to number two. More >>
Labour Fiscal 'Strategy' Shows They Learned Nothing From COVID
Sunday, 23 August 2026, 1:32 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming Labour’s fiscal strategy of locking-in Covid-era levels of government spending as 'fiscal and economic sabotage'. Responding to Barbara Edmond's "fiscal strategy" Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan ... More >>
Government Must Ban Public Sector Golden Handshakes
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“Taxpayers and ratepayers should not be forced to reward failure. The Government needs to shut the loopholes and end public sector golden handshakes for good,” said Taxpayers’ Union spokesman, Rhys Hurley. More >>
Fletcher’s $228m Profit Exposes $60m Taxpayer Stitch-Up
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 11:56 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers were told this handout was needed to keep Golden Bay Cement afloat. A month later, its corporate parent is announcing hundreds of millions in profit. Nicola Willis has some explaining to do. More >>
