NEW POLL: Rates Caps Backed by Every Group Polled In the latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll, voters overwhelmingly expressed support for rates capping.Voters backed rates capping by a ratio of almost 3:1, with 64 percent of voters supporting rates caps compared to just 22 percent who opposed. 14 percent were unsure. Respondents...
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has today launched the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, 14 days before voting opens for local body elections. Every candidate standing mayor and council has been asked for their commitment to ratepayers over three key issues; 1.) Oppose any measures that will see the total burden of...
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is questioning a new $500,000 pilot fund from NZ On Air to subsidise national concert tours but only for artists who have already received taxpayer support and completed a prior headline tour.Taxpayers’ Union Investigations Coordinator, Rhys Hurley said:“If you’ve already got a taxpayer-funded music project, already have...
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling out The Wairarapa Times Age for overstepping the line between journalism and political activism after it publicly endorsed council amalgamation in Wairarapa, stated it will be lobbying candidates and dismissed public input as irrelevant.Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman Sam Warren said:“When local journalists start telling communities their...
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that Kapiti Coast District Council didn’t bother to bond CEO Darren Edwards to the Council, despite approving a $42,979 six-day Harvard Business School programme for him. Mr Edwards can walk away from the role at anytime, with ratepayers picking up the tab for his personal development.Taxpayers’ Union...
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling out RNZ for being quick to amplify council spin but ignoring the people footing the bill.Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson, Tory Relf, said:“RNZ continues to give councils a free pass while shutting out the voices of the very people forced to pay their bills. By shutting out the ratepayer...
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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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