The Taxpayers’ Union is questioning why the Wellington City Council pays $4,000 a year to the left wing “Living Wage” campaign. According to an official information response, the price includes $2,500 in annual accreditation fees, plus $1,500 in administration fees. The only thing the City Council gets for this spending...
The two year media reviews of the Labour led coalition agree it is struggling to get enough runs on the board. Why is this so? After nine years of opposition it can be expected there would be a running in period. However that doesn’t adequately explain why they...
The following op-ed is written by Taxpayers' Union Executive Director Jordan Williams and is also available on the NZ Herald website (Premium) here. Conventional wisdom says oppositions don't win elections – those in power lose them. So much for conventional wisdom. If ever someone in power had set themselves up...
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on former Porirua Mayor Mike Tana to repay money clocked up on his ratepayer-funded fuel card for personal travel. The Ernst and Young report released yesterday reveals that, within less than three months, former Porirua Mayor Mike Tana used his ratepayer-funded fuel mileage...
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters to veto Cabinet’s proposal to give special preference to iwi and ‘indigenous firms’ during procurement processes. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “Buried in MBIE’s briefing to Phil Twyford [para. 27] as incoming Minister for Economic...
We can reveal that the Government has halted its funding of Clinton Foundation subsidiary the “Clinton Health Access Initiative” following nearly three years of campaigning on the issue by the Taxpayers’ Union. New Zealand taxpayers, to date, have shovelled more than $10 million to the Clinton Health Access Initiative. Had...
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We put the government – politicians, officials and taxpayer-funded groups on notice that taxpayer money should treated with care. We work hard to expose waste and extravagance paid for by the taxpayer.
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