Taxpayer Update: Signposting waste in Rotorua | More Creative NZ madness
Source: Taxpayers Union
Dear Supporter,Happy New Year! I hope you’ve enjoyed some sunny days.Our office was shut down for the holiday period, but we still...
NZTA slammed for censorship of signage at Te Hemo Gorge
Source: Taxpayers Union
30 JANUARY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the New Zealand Transport Authority for public comments that it plans to...
Public sector salary blowout is unsustainable and unfair
Source: Taxpayers Union
29 JANUARY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEResponding to news that the cost of salaries in the public sector has increased by 13 percent in just one year, New...
Message board erected in Rotorua highlighting monumental waste
Source: Taxpayers Union
27 JANUARY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENew Zealanders approaching the Hemo Gorge roundabout from the south will from today be greeted by an electronic message...
Wellington ratepayers need pipes, not PR
Source: Taxpayers Union
18 DECEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEResponding to Wellington Water’s $354,000 spend on PR contractors, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says:“Instead of pipes, Wellingtonians...
Increased tax revenue creates opportunity for stimulus tax cuts
Source: Taxpayers Union
16 DECEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEResponding to the release of Treasury’s Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says:“Over...
Left’s takeover of public institutions complete
Source: Taxpayers Union
16 DECEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the appointment of the notable left wing economist to chair the Productively Commission,...
Government leaves disadvantaged children to face “most severe” COVID-19 effects
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
15 December 2020
Children and their families are likely to face “significant and wide-ranging” negative effects from COVID-19, according to...
Tell taxpayers how much Ihumātao will cost us, Jacinda
Source: Taxpayers Union
14 DECEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Prime Minister must confirm how much taxpayer money she is spending on a purchase of occupied land at...
Petition launched for Trevor Mallard to pay back taxpayers for his legal bill
Source: Taxpayers Union
11 DECEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEA written Parliamentary question has confirmed the Taxpayers’ Union’s understanding that the Speaker paid a six-figure settlement to a...
Retraction and apology to Speaker Trevor Mallard
Source: Taxpayers Union
11 DECEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEYesterday Jordan Williams and the Taxpayers’ Union issued a media statement relating to the Speaker Trevor Mallard’s refusal...
Did Mallard spend a million bucks of our money to prevent another visit to...
Source: Taxpayers Union
8 DECEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Speaker Trevor Mallard to confirm the size of the settlement paid in...