Governor General wrong to stick oar into name change debate
Source: Taxpayers Union
4 FEBRUARY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Taxpayers’ Union has written to the Governor General Patsy Reddy, and the leader of each political party...
What the hell is happening with Ihumātao?
Source: Taxpayers Union
12 SEPTEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Prime Minister needs to give taxpayers an indication of her plans for the disputed land at Ihumātao before the...
105 police line: callers waiting longer, hanging up during lockdown
Source: Taxpayers Union
Documents released to the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union under the Official Information Act revealed that during lockdown, almost 40% of callers to the non-emergency...
Taxpayer Talk: The dangerous folly of the Climate Change Commission
Source: Taxpayers Union
Lower Taxes, Less Waste, More TransparencyChampioning Value For Money From Every Tax DollarThe Taxpayers’ Union is 100 per cent politically independent. We...
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...
Revealed: Nearly three quarters of Kiwis oppose an asset tax
Source: Taxpayers Union
Polling released today by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union reveals that 72 percent of New Zealanders oppose an asset tax or “wealth tax”.Exclusive polling by Curia...
James Shaw’s ultimatum demonstrates problem with politicians making individual funding decisions
Source: Taxpayers Union
MEDIA RELEASEJAMES SHAW’S ULTIMATUM DEMONSTRATES PROBLEM WITH POLITICIANS MAKING INDIVIDUAL FUNDING DECISIONS2 SEPTEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Taxpayers’ Union is calling for the...
Taxpayer Talk: David Seymour on ACT’s Alternative Budget
Source: Taxpayers Union
In this episode, Islay Aitchison talks to ACT leader David Seymour about his party’s proposed tax cuts, public debt and cutting red...
Greens should give up on dead duck CGT idea
Source: Taxpayers Union
17 MARCH 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Green Party should abandon their crusade to put an unfair capital gains tax back on the table, says the...
Petition launched against golden handshake for Napier CEO
Source: Taxpayers Union
Napier City Council is reportedly negotiating a nearly $1 million payout for departing CEO Wayne Jack.12 FEBRUARY 2019FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’...
Extending bright line test effectively a Capital Gains Tax
Source: Taxpayers Union
1 DECEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Taxpayers’ Union is calling out Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s refusal to rule out extending the 5-year bright line test, labelling...
Using KiwiBuild money to block new housing is absurd
Source: Taxpayers Union
16 MARCH 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEResponding to Newshub’s report that the Government used KiwiBuild funds to purchase the disputed land at Ihumātao, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman...
