International women’s day? How are the worst off mothers and their kids doing?
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
So today is International womens day. Before we celebrate, spare a thought for the mothers stuck under the lowest...
A spoonful of $50m does not help the $2b cost of a national electric...
Source: Taxpayers Union
8 MARCH 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe government’s plan to convert New Zealand’s public bus fleet to electric would cost $1,947,750,000 for the current 2597 buses alone,...
Petition launched: Prime Minister must resume weekly interview with Mike Hosking
Source: Taxpayers Union
8 MARCH 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has launched a petition calling on the Prime Minister to continue her weekly interviews on Newstalk...
Wellington’s 13.5% rate hike should see library sale back on the table
Source: Taxpayers Union
5 MARCH 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is condemning Wellington City Council’s refusal to consult on the privatisation of the central library as undemocratic.“Wellingtonians threatened...
Megan Woods: House of Cards
Source: Taxpayers Union
The following is a diary note from Dr Megan Woods. (satire)My big housing announcement did not go nearly as well as expected.People...
Collapse in tobacco tax revenue welcomed
Source: Taxpayers Union
4 MARCH 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEResponding to Crown revenue figures showing a 47.8 percent drop in revenue from tobacco duty compared to the previous year, New Zealand...
Union welcomes National’s interest in isolation payment proposal
Source: Taxpayers Union
4 MARCH 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENational’s proposal to pay full wages for people self-isolating is a welcome one, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union.Union spokesman Louis...
Hutt City Council matter is dirty politics at its finest
Source: Taxpayers Union
3 MARCH 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe public attacks and investigations against a Hutt City Councillor asking questions about allegations relating to the Mayor, look more like...
Tauranga Super City? Be careful what you wish for
Source: Taxpayers Union
2 MARCH 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Taxpayers’ Union is calling for calmer heads to prevail after former Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell’s calls for an...
Hutt City Council’s campaign of fear and intimidation
Source: Taxpayers Union
2 MARCH 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is condemning Hutt City Council’s legal action against a former councillor, Max Shierlaw, who...
Why is David Parker commissioning voodoo economics from Treasury?
Source: Taxpayers Union
25 FEBRUARY 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETreasury’s research on the ‘economic income’ of high-wealth individuals is voodoo economics, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union.Union spokesman Louis...
Menéndez March’s national security claim nonsense on stilts
Source: Taxpayers Union
24 FEBRUARY 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEResponding to the revelation that Ricardo Menéndez March applied for an emergency MIQ slot not once, but twice, New...
