The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling for the Governor-General and Government House to be brought under the Official Information Act. Currently, the office is excluded from both section 2 of the OIA and Schedule 1 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975.This follows an Official Information Act request where officials confirmed...
Responding to today’s Official Cash Rate decision, Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf said: “As expected, the Reserve Bank has held the OCR at 2.25%. With global conflict clouding the inflation outlook, the Bank has sensibly chosen to wait and see.” “But while the Reserve Bank can afford to sit tight,...
Hi, We’re straight into it this week with the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll. NEW POLL: NZ First support surges with best-ever Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll result ⬆︎⬆︎⬆︎ The Government has seen a significant increase in support according to the first public poll taken since the announcement of the Government’s Fuel Security...
Responding to calls in The Post by Labour MP Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall that there have been “thousands of public service job losses", Taxpayers’ Union Investigations Coordinator, Rhys Hurley, said:“Where on earth is Dr Verrall getting these numbers from? The Public Service Commission’s own data shows there are still more bureaucrats now...
Public servants are now paid $17,600 more a year than people in the private sector, and every single government department has a higher average salary than private-sector New Zealanders. To make it worse, bureaucrats' salaries are also growing quicker. Between 2020 and 2025, departments' average salaries rose 21.37 percent, almost...
What if the world is actually getting better — and we just can't see it? In this episode, host Jordan Williams sits down with Marian Tupy, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and founder of HumanProgress.org, to challenge the doom and gloom dominating today's headlines. Drawing on his books Super...