Modern slavery expert makes global news
Source: Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
07 Aug, 2020
New Zealand’s first conviction for modern slavery has generated a whirlwind of international media activity for one...
Transport in Auckland under Alert Level 3
Source: Auckland Council
The Government has announced that Auckland will be moving back to Alert Level 3 at 12pm on 12 August for three days,...
From grief to influence: channelling the power of children and youth
Source: Save The Children
On the 12th August we celebrate International Youth Day 2020.
Perhaps like many others, I have mixed feelings this year about “celebrations.”
The...
Research team hopes Māori lives will be saved with new testing criteria for stomach...
Source: University of Otago
Monday 10 August 2020 11:01amThere are likely to be several hundred Māori unaware they are at high risk of an inherited...
Dissolution should be delayed
Source: Taxpayers Union
12 AUGUST 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is urging the Prime Minister to recommend that the Governor-General delay the dissolution of Parliament. Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Islay...
Taxpayers’ Union welcomes National commitment to end race-based healthcare
Source: Taxpayers Union
11 AUGUST 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming National Party Leader Judith Collins’s commitment to scrapping race-based healthcare. In an interview on Monday, Ms Collins said:
We...
Government should follow IMF advice and temporarily cut GST
Source: Taxpayers Union
11 AUGUST 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to follow advice from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and temporarily cut...
Labour wrong to claim indexation is a National Party “tax cut”
Source: Taxpayers Union
10 AUGUST 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the claim by Labour Party finance spokesman Grant Robertson that the National Party’s...
New briefing paper makes case for temporary GST cut
Source: Taxpayers Union
10 AUGUST 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEA new briefing paper released by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union makes the case for a temporary cut...
Taxpayer Update: Damning report | Green manifesto | Debt Monster selfie
Source: Taxpayers Union
Damning report on Provincial Growth Fund confirms pork barrelling, conflicts, and worse
A damning new report from the Auditor-General has confirmed what your humble Taxpayers’...
Taxpayer Briefing: The Green Party Manifesto
Source: Taxpayers Union
IntroductionThe Green Party of Aotearoa (they do not use the term New Zealand) has launched a 52-page manifesto. We at the New...
Health – We must protect our Pacific families as COVID hits potential second wave
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: Pacific Cooperation Foundation
With a new outbreak of COVID in South Auckland, where New Zealand’s largest Pacific population lives, John Fiso, PCF...
