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Jordan Williams' Departure From The Taxpayers' Union
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers' Union Co-founder David Farrar says, "As New Zealand’s main voice for fiscal responsibility, I am confident that the Taxpayers' Union will continue to thrive under new leadership. I wish Jordan all the very best in his new role." More >>
Golden Parachute For Failure: Kāinga Ora Boss Pockets $1m On The Way Out
Monday, 31 March 2025, 7:56 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
This whole saga shows just how broken New Zealand’s employment laws are. Boards can’t sack incompetent CEOs without writing them a goodbye cheque and a love letter. More >>
Sell The Interislander Before Taxpayers Go Down With It
Monday, 31 March 2025, 4:05 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“If the Government cared about value for money, it would separate the Interislander from KiwiRail and let private operators do what they do best—run safe, efficient, unsubsidised services.” More >>
Tauranga City Council Says 'goodbye' To Democracy - Again
Friday, 28 March 2025, 1:15 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Hiding behind vague pseudo-legal claims that unelected appointees with voting powers are a requirement of both the Resource Management Act and the Treaty won’t work More >>
Wellington Water Finally Facing The Music
Friday, 28 March 2025, 1:12 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Wellington Water has been a basket case – literally pouring ratepayers’ money down the drain and treating them like an unlimited fountain of cash. More >>
Same Subsidies, Different Logo: Stop Babying CHPs With Taxpayer Cash
Friday, 28 March 2025, 10:49 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government has announced $150 million in cheap taxpayer-backed loans for Community Housing Providers (CHPs)—propping them up with training wheels instead of letting them ride with private capital. Commenting on this, Taxpayers’ Union spokesman ... More >>
The Bureaucracy Is Still Bloated — This Ain’t No Fiscal Diet
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 2:59 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“The Government needs to go full cold turkey and ditch the extra public servants. Trimming a little off the top won’t cut it. Nicola must show she’s serious in Budget 2025 and bring staffing at least back to 2017 levels." More >>
REVEALED: Ministry Funnels $3.8 Million To Eco-Lobbyists
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 1:24 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union Investigations Coordinator Rhys Hurley said: “This isn’t environmental protection—it’s a taxpayer-funded activist slush fund.” More >>
RMA Reform Plans Are A Win For Common Sense Consenting
Monday, 24 March 2025, 5:26 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“The RMA has long been a bureaucrat’s dream and a developer’s nightmare. It’s been a lead weight around New Zealand’s neck — throttling housing, blocking infrastructure, jacking up costs and stifling growth.” More >>
REVEALED: Cultural Consultants Cash In $1.365m While Dunedin Rates Soar
Monday, 24 March 2025, 3:19 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“The Government has rightly decided to scrap Councils’ focus on social and cultural ‘wellbeings’ and get them back to getting the basics right first, and it’s time Dunedin Council followed suit.” More >>
Wellington Council’s $21,000 Hīkoi Portaloo Flush-Fund
Friday, 21 March 2025, 4:12 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Council have never funded protest facilities before—why now spend tens of thousands playing politics when organisers have always managed before to pay their own bills? More >>
REVEALED: Taxpayers Need To See The Backside Of ACC Subsidising Rear-End Mishaps
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
In the 2023/24 financial year alone, ACC shelled out $125,348 for these mishaps—a sharp increase from the previous year’s $50,093. Worse still, claims have already hit $117,799 in 2024/25, putting Kiwis on track for yet another record-breaking year ... More >>
Lacklustre GDP Per Capita Growth Shows It’s Time For Full Capital Expensing
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 11:29 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Government’s cautious approach is failing to deliver enough. We need serious reform to break out of this economic slump—starting with Full Capital Expensing. More >>
DIA’s Pathetic Job Cuts A Drop In The Bucket
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 1:51 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“In 2017, DIA had 2,159 staff. Fast forward to 2024, that number had exploded to 2,871. Now they have the cheek to demand a pat on the back from the Minister for shaving off a measly 64 roles. Give us a break.” More >>
‘Another Domino Falls’—District Council Ditches Left-Wing Local Government NZ
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 11:16 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Bravo to Western Bay of Plenty, the latest to join the ranks of six other councils abandoning the group, including Auckland, Christchurch, Grey, Kaipara, West Coast Regional, and Westland. More >>
REVEALED: KiwiRail Painting Over Failure With $87,000 Kitty-Cat And Cultural Murals
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 3:48 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union Investigations Coordinator Rhys Hurley said: “Wellington commuters should be fur-ious that KiwiRail is prioritising feel-good pet projects while services go to the dogs.” More >>
‘Another Tax Grab’ – Wellington's Airbnb Rates Bump
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 3:28 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“It’s an excuse to get more out of ratepayers” said Sam Warren, the Local Government Manager for the Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
"$437 Million Sinkhole” Eye-watering Sums Budgeted For Wellington Council’s Social Housing Upgrades
Monday, 17 March 2025, 10:51 am | Taxpayers' Union
Attempts were made last year to push out these upgrades so more work could be done in lowering the cost—but was ultimately voted down. More >>
High Court Stops Roads, Starts Lawsuits
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 4:30 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to today's front page article in The Post , the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is demanding the Government take immediate action to overturn a High Court ruling which will grind infrastructure development to a halt by making it next to ... More >>
Watts’ FIF Rule Changes Set New Zealand Up To Miss Out
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 8:01 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
This is a headline-grab, not a serious attempt to 'Go for Growth'. More >>
