Police Association condemns horrific attack on Rotorua officer
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Police Association – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Police Association condemns horrific attack on Rotorua officer NZPA | Fri July 21st, 2017 Police Association President Chris Cahill has expressed concern for the police officer who was seriously assaulted while on duty overnight in Rotorua. “Our thoughts go out to the officer […]
Read More →Labour Party costing’s set a good benchmark for other parties to follow
MIL OSI – Source: Taxpayers Union – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Labour Party costing’s set a good benchmark for other parties to follow Labour Party costing’s set a good benchmark for other parties to follow 20 JULY 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Putting aside the merits of the policies, the Taxpayers’ Union welcomes Labour’s transparency and the detail contained […]
Read More →MEDIA RELEASE: IRD should hold the phone before cutting jobs
MIL OSI – Source: Taxpayers Union – Press Release/Statement: Headline: MEDIA RELEASE: IRD should hold the phone before cutting jobs IRD should hold the phone before cutting jobs 19 JULY 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Inland Revenue’s expected announcement to cut at least 1500 jobs later today is baffling, given news they don’t even have enough staff […]
Read More →MEDIA RELEASE: Poof! There goes Callahan’s excuse for Oracle R & D funding
MIL OSI – Source: Taxpayers Union – Press Release/Statement: Headline: MEDIA RELEASE: Poof! There goes Callahan’s excuse for Oracle R & D funding Poof! There goes Callahan’s excuse for Oracle R & D funding 19 JULY 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Team New Zealand’s proposal for the 36th America’s Cup yachts to be built in home countries undermines […]
Read More →Bold changes and combined efforts could work for families
MIL OSI – Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Bold changes and combined efforts could work for families 18 July 2017 Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) applauds the Green Party’s “Mending the Safety Net” policy announcement of Sunday, which is the boldest step yet in family income policy taken by New Zealand’s political parties. […]
Read More →MEDIA RELEASE: NZ’s biggest companies received over $7 million of taxpayer money for power bills
MIL OSI – Source: Taxpayers Union – Press Release/Statement: Headline: MEDIA RELEASE: NZ’s biggest companies received over $7 million of taxpayer money for power bills NZ’s biggest companies received over $7 million of taxpayer money for power bills 18 JULY 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that over $7 million of taxpayer money […]
Read More →Turei got $57,096 telling porkies. Porky says ‘pay it back’.
MIL OSI – Source: Taxpayers Union – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Turei got $57,096 telling porkies. Porky says ‘pay it back’. Turei got $57,096 telling porkies. Porky says ‘pay it back’. 17 JULY 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “The public feedback is clear – Metiria Turei must pay back the money she stole from taxpayers, before she can […]
Read More →Mr Taxman not picking up the phone
MIL OSI – Source: Taxpayers Union – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Mr Taxman not picking up the phone 17 JULY 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Up to 55% of calls from taxpayers are being rejected by the IRD because it does not have enough staff rostered on to answer the phones, according to data supplied to the Taxpayers’ […]
Read More →What’s worse: the Council CEO surreptitiously blocking email or LGNZ giving it the ‘excellence’ seal?
MIL OSI – Source: Taxpayers Union – Press Release/Statement: Headline: What’s worse: the Council CEO surreptitiously blocking email or LGNZ giving it the ‘excellence’ seal? 17 JULY 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The details reported by Radio New Zealand this morning about an audit report alleging Horowhenua District Council CEO, David Clapperton, has been surreptitiously monitoring and blocking emails sent to elected […]
Read More →Green’s Utopia: The fastest way to achieving equality is to make everybody poorer
MIL OSI – Source: Taxpayers Union – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Green’s Utopia: The fastest way to achieving equality is to make everybody poorer 17 JULY 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Taxpayers’ Union says the Green Party’s attempt to increase the welfare state is not only an unnecessary burden on taxpayers but also founded on a misunderstanding […]
Read More →It took Tau Henare 48 hours to pay back the money he was overpaid by WINZ. Will Metiria Turei take as long?
MIL OSI – Source: Taxpayers Union – Press Release/Statement: Headline: It took Tau Henare 48 hours to pay back the money he was overpaid by WINZ. Will Metiria Turei take as long? 17 JULY 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE It’s not good enough for Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei to weasel word an offer to repay her benefit fraud […]
Read More →A good start to WFF changes, what will Greens have in store?
MIL OSI – Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) – Press Release/Statement: Headline: A good start to WFF changes, what will Greens have in store? 14 July 2017 There could finally be some real headway made with Working for Families (WFF) if all the latest policy announcements come into effect, says Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). But […]
Read More →Maori Party’s “IwiRail” nothing less than economic sabotage
MIL OSI – Source: Taxpayers Union – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Maori Party’s “IwiRail” nothing less than economic sabotage ‘IwiRail’ nothing less than economic sabotage 12 JULY 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Taxpayers’ Union is staggered at the economic recklessness of the Maori Party’s “IwiRail” announcement, labeling it ‘populist economic sabotage’. Reacting to the policy, Jordan Williams, […]
Read More →Andrew Little does U-turn on fiscal drag tax bracket adjustments
MIL OSI – Source: Taxpayers Union – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Andrew Little does U-turn on fiscal drag tax bracket adjustments Andrew Little does U-turn on fiscal drag tax bracket adjustments 11 July 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the Labour Party’s indication that if elected in September it would quash the Budget 2017 […]
Read More →NZ First’s “carpet policy” refreshing step back to 1970s
MIL OSI – Source: Taxpayers Union – Press Release/Statement: Headline: NZ First’s “carpet policy” refreshing step back to 1970s 10 JULY 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Clearly Winston Peters has had a flashback to the 1970s when he was MP for Hunua under Rob Muldoon with this ‘Fortress New Zealand’ proclamation that under his watch no civil servant […]
Read More →Befuddling figures will not house families in need
MIL OSI – Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Befuddling figures will not house families in need It’s time our Government stopped confusing the nation with its baffling numbers and vague talk of housing projects, and showed New Zealanders a real plan to increase the current social housing stock from 66,000 […]
Read More →World-class Black Fern captain takes out NZ Police Association Sportsperson of the Year
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Police Association – Press Release/Statement: Headline: World-class Black Fern captain takes out NZ Police Association Sportsperson of the Year NZPA | Mon July 3rd, 2017 Detective Fiao’o Fa’amausili, captain of the world-class Black Ferns and regarded as one of the world’s leading hookers in women’s rugby, is the NZ […]
Read More →New survey shows perceptions of local government at all time low
MIL OSI – Source: Taxpayers Union – Press Release/Statement: Headline: New survey shows perceptions of local government at all time low 3 July 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Despite specific commitments by heads of local government to increase the levels of performance, the 2017 “Local Government Survey” reveals that the public’s opinion of the performance of local […]
Read More →Superu report: Incomes and housing crucial to community stability
MIL OSI – Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Superu report: Incomes and housing crucial to community stability 30 June 2017 The findings of the latest Superu Families and Whānau status report, provide clear evidence that addressing one issue at a time will not significantly improve the situation for many children […]
Read More →Policy priorities for supporting family incomes
MIL OSI – Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Policy priorities for supporting family incomes 28 June 2017 CPAG (Child Poverty Action Group) says the upcoming election provides an opportunity for all political parties to put the wellbeing of all New Zealand’s children at the centre of their policies. Each year, […]
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