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...
Why are taxpayers paying to design an electric ferry?
Source: Taxpayers Union
18 FEBRUARY 2019FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE“Callaghan Innovation’s $440,000 grant for an electric ferry design is pure corporate welfare,” says New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman...
Four-year term must come with recall option
Source: Taxpayers Union
6 SEPTEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEResponding to Local Government New Zealand’s push for a four-year electoral cycle in local government, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union...
Growing out of it: Five policies to encourage growth and conquer debt
Source: Taxpayers Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has released a new paper outlining a suite of proposals to lift economic growth and therefore reduce...
Asset tax will hit far more than six percent of New Zealanders
Source: Taxpayers Union
13 OCTOBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe following is an op-ed by Islay Aitchison, Research Officer at the Taxpayers’ Union and spokesperson for the...
Consultants getting rich off Ihumātao signals a bigger bill for taxpayers
Source: Taxpayers Union
1 DECEMBER 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union says that eye-watering consultancy fees surrounding Ihumātao are only a hint of the horrendous bill to come...
2020 Ratepayers’ Report now available for journalists
Source: Taxpayers Union
2020 Ratepayers’ Report released, methodology explainedThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union, in partnership with the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance, has today published the 2020 edition of Ratepayers’ Report – online...
Auckland tram: taxpayers deserve the respect of a cost-benefit analysis
Source: Taxpayers Union
27 JANUARY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE“The Government’s failure to even conduct a standard cost-benefit analysis for the most expensive infrastructure project in New Zealand’s...
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...
Taxpayer Talk: Climate Change Commission head Dr Rod Curr, with NZ Initiative’s Matt Burgess
Source: Taxpayers Union
Jordan Williams gets 30 minutes with the Climate Change Commission’s Chair, Dr Roderick Carr at their offices. He is joined by Matt Burguss, the...
Vaping law will harm the public, gives in to big tobacco
Source: Taxpayers Union
6 AUGUST 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Smokefree Environments (Vaping) Amendment Bill passed into law last night will help keep people smoking cigarettes, and caves...
Taxpayer Talk: Our reaction to Labour’s tax plan
Source: Taxpayers Union
Immediately after Labour announced its policy for a new higher tax rate on income over $180,000, Louis sat down with Islay and...
