Election campaign launched for Tax Relief Now
Source: Taxpayers Union
5 OCTOBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEToday the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union launches its nationwide election campaign for Tax Relief Now.Time: 12pmPlace: Parliament forecourtUnion...
Taxpayers’ Union launches major direct mail campaign against Green Party’s proposed asset tax
Source: Taxpayers Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is today launching the Campaign for Affordable Home Ownership to fight against the Green Party’s proposal to...
Goldsmith’s commitment on charitable tax exemption welcomed
Source: Taxpayers Union
4 OCTOBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Responding to Paul Goldsmith’s promise that the National Party would “definitely look at” taxing charity-owned businesses, New Zealand...
Op-ed: Why did James Shaw wreck his career for a tiny Green School?
Source: Taxpayers Union
The following is an op-ed by Taxpayers’ Union Analyst Neil Miller.James Shaw did not just defy a core Green Party policy since...
NZ lagging behind in support for disabled children
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
01 October 2020
Children with disability are more likely than other children to live in poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand...
ActionStation & CPAG: Poverty set to worsen as COVID support ends tomorrow
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
Activists and researchers are warning toxic stress, food insecurity and isolation are set to rise for many families in...
Jacinda Ardern’s arts agency now in damage control
Source: Taxpayers Union
Dear Supporter,Creative NZ goes into damage control
We’ve spent the last week on social media releasing examples of bizarre art projects given taxpayer...
Millions for church renos is vote-buying
Source: Taxpayers Union
30 SEPTEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEResponding to the Provincial Growth Fund’s $10m spend on Pasifika churches, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says:“This kind of...
ACT shouldn’t shy away from interest on student loans
Source: Taxpayers Union
29 SEPTEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEResponding to ACT dropping its election policy of charging interest on student loans, the Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the decision as ‘pusillanimous’.Union spokesman...
Why Child Poverty Statistics Can Be Tricky
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
Child poverty stats can be tricky and they’re in the news a lot in the lead-up to the election;...
Child poverty statistics – Election campaign explainer
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
29 September 2020
Child poverty stats can be tricky and they’re in the news a lot in the lead-up to...
Billion-dollar health spend risks disappearing in the black hole
Source: Taxpayers Union
29 SEPTEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is warning that Labour’s $1 billion health policy could turn into unproductive black hole...
