Taxpayers' Union 'Christmas Box' Summer Media Releases

The Taxpayers' Union Christmas Box contains a media release for each day over the Christmas break. You can download the Christmas Box below.

The media releases and their relevant embargoes are as follows:

EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 ON DATE SPECIFIED: 

• Mon 22 Dec – REVEALED: Creative New Zealand’s $255,000 Global Spending Spree 

• Tue 23 Dec – REVEALED: Fonterra Milks Taxpayers For $3 Million in Grants Despite Monopoly Status 

• Mon 29 Dec – REVEALED: Which Taranaki Council Has the Worst Drivers?  

• Tue 30 Dec – REVEALED: E-Scooter Injuries Now Cost ACC More Than $14 Million a Year  

• Wed 31 Dec – REVEALED: $2.5 Million for Spin Doctors In Demographic Ministries   

• Thurs 1 Jan – New Year’s Resolution: 2026 is the year to Open the Books 

• Mon 5 Jan – NEW BRIEFING PAPER: A Peek into the Books: MPs’ Expenses in Numbers   

• Tue 6 Jan – REVEALED: Tourism NZ’s Influencer Spend Hides Behind $9.4 Million 

• Wed 7 Jan – NEW BRIEFING PAPER: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul’s Doctor: Why Indexing Tax Thresholds Makes More Sense 

• Thu 8 Jan – REVEALED: Department Of The Prime Minister And Cabinet Caught With Its Tabs Down AGAIN  

• Fri 9 Jan – REVEALED: RNZ’s Growing Bureaucracy With 1 Manager for Every 4 Journalists 

For media enquires on specific releases, please contact the person listed under the release.

For general media enquiries until Sunday 11 January, please contact [email protected]