The Reserve Bank has today slashed the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points for the third time in a row, dropping the rate to 3.75%.Commenting on the rapid drop, Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman James Ross called this “an admission of failure by the Reserve Bank Governor.”“The Reserve Bank being...
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union can reveal through a Local Government Official Information and Meeting Act request a total cost breakdown of Tauranga City Council $5 million destination playground.A breakdown of costs shows $1.67 million was spent on play equipment, $1.1 million on hard landscaping, nearly $640,000 on consulting, engineering, and management...
The Taxpayers’ Union says that the Stats NZ Chief Executive, Mark Sowden, should be sacked, not allowed to quietly leave at the end of his term following the findings of an inquiry into data breaches released by the Public Service Commission today.“The findings are damning - if public accountability is...
Hi You won't top these Golden Hogs 💫🐷 Thanks to those who joined us at Parliament last week where we hosted the 2025 Jonesie Awards for Government Waste. In case you missed it, you can watch a replay of the red carpet, golden-glitzed (and, tongue firmly in cheek) awards ceremony...
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union can reveal through an Official Information Act request that Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) has confirmed the continued funding of the Te Kurahuna Programme, despite the disestablishment of the Māori Health Authority.The programme, which cost taxpayers $4 million, will see 11,000 staff access the programme until at...
Minister of Finance and Economic Growth Nicola Willis has today celebrated a 63 percent decrease in the amount spent annually on Big Four consultants by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.“The multi-million-dollar gravy train has left the station – hopefully never to return” said Sam Warren, a spokesman for...
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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.
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