Dear Supporter, If you're a ratepayer, brace yourself: the 2026 edition of our popular 'rates dashboard' is out now, and it makes for sorry reading. TL:DR: colour me surprised, but for those now facing new water bills from today, the councils haven't cut their rates to reflect the new water...
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is slamming the Government's decision to spend $6.3 million of taxpayers' money bringing the Michelin Guide to New Zealand, resulting in the award of 16 Michelin stars.Taxpayers' Union Spokesperson Tyler Groenewald said:"Subsidising wining and dining in restaurants that most Kiwis could never afford in the middle of...
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling for the Governor-General and Government House to be brought under the Official Information Act, following King Charles’ decision to disclose his personal tax bill.Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Austin Ellingham-Banks said:“Buckingham Palace says the King’s unprecedented tax disclosure reflects its ‘commitment to transparency’ as royal...
The 2026 Rates Dashboard compiles the average rates increase for each of the territorial and unitary councils across New Zealand, allowing ratepayers to compare their council with others. This year’s Rates Dashboard includes a “total cost increase” that takes into account the councils where Local Water Done Well water delivery...
EXPOSED: 2026 Rates Dashboard reveals water reform 9.0% rates sting The Taxpayers’ Union has launched the 2026 edition of its national Rates Dashboard at RatesDashboard.nz The Dashboard shows the while average proposed rates increase for 2026/27 is 6.9 percent — more than twice the current inflation rate of 3.1 percent...
The Taxpayers’ Union says the proposal announced today by ACT’s David Seymour to cull the number of Ministers along with the number of government departments, would almost certainly increase political accountability to taxpayers.Responding to David Seymour’s speech in Auckland, Taxpayers' Union spokesman, Jordan Williams, said:“Fewer Ministers mean more accountability. The...
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The Taxpayers’ Union is encouraging political and government insiders to ‘dob in’ examples of government waste and extravagance. Experience of taxpayer groups overseas suggests that many of the best tips come from within government, particularly bureaucrats frustrated with waste and inefficiency.
Cap rates. Cut waste. Respect ratepayers. Rates are out of control. The average rates bill has increased more than 43 percent since 2022 The UK and Australia have ALREADY INTRODUCED capped rates. It’s time for New Zealand to do the same
The Government have proposed to take billions of dollars' worth of drinking water, waste water, and storm water assets off the hands of local councils and put them under the control of four new unelected, co-governed entities. These reforms must be scrapped.
In 2025, we are releasing a series of briefing papers outlining what the Government needs to do so they can "Go for Growth". We'll be sharing a series of tax policy ideas and savings that will boost our economy. Economic growth isn't the silver bullet to all New Zealand's problems, but it comes close! Only with growth can we afford world class public services, to...
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