On the 17th of August, The Taxpayers' Union will be hosting the 6th annual Jonesie Waste Awards, live from Parliament.
Nominations have now opened for the awards of Local Government, Central Government and Lifetime Achievement.
What are the Jonesie Waste Awards? The Jonesie Waste Awards is an unapologetic yet tongue-in-cheek recognition of the most memorable acts of government waste, excessive regulation, and inefficiency. It's an opportunity to hold those in power accountable for their actions and bring attention to the issues that matter most.
Click here to watch last years Jonesie Awards!
Tell us who deserves to be honoured with a Jonesie this year below!
Deadline for nominations end of day Thursday the 10th of August 2023.
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john rademaker commented 2023-07-25 17:22:34 +1200labour goverment unbelieveble lyers waiters and incopetece -
Geoffrey Mckeown commented 2023-07-25 17:21:20 +1200Jacinda Ardern and Chris Hopkins for the $500 million waste of excess RAT tests that will expire and worse still will become more plastic waste
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Chris Davis commented 2023-07-25 17:18:55 +1200The waste of $500m on out of date RAT test kits
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Greg Sheehan commented 2023-07-25 17:18:42 +1200Grant Robertson. The Chief Financial Officer of New Zealand, the un-qualified national accountant, the tax-thirsty wage thief, who in fact has an insatiable desire to spend, borrow, spend, borrow, spend, spend, spend ….. without a care. Who knowingly allows his colleagues to to throw taxpayer money at any cause, without a plan, targets, accountability or guilt. The most irresponsible public purse holder ever!
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Philip Russell commented 2023-07-25 17:15:55 +1200Michael Woods for money wasted on bike tracks, consultant’s and stealling RUC, charging more for what the vehicle actually weighs due to house bus conversion. ie $160 a 1000kms extra for me and thousands of others.
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Ross Dickey commented 2023-07-25 17:13:00 +1200Jacinda Ardern
She was our worst PM and sent billions of our money feathering her own nest
(Or in her case Coven) -
Nevil van der Heyden commented 2023-07-25 17:12:01 +1200Chris Hipkins.
For being a pathetic unelected waist of space -
Stephen Kidd commented 2023-07-25 17:10:08 +1200This current labour government. They are a bunch of numpties who have no idea how to govern for the people. Everything they touch turns to lead .
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Lesley McLachlan commented 2023-07-25 17:09:44 +1200The Government and all their cronies for the didgusting waste of public money in throwing away the Covid tests.
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harry Clyde commented 2023-07-25 17:08:42 +1200NZTA staff increase 14000 personal not to fill pot holes but to fill in bloody form a holes
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Dave Cooper commented 2023-07-25 17:08:10 +1200the whole labour party the have wasted billons and have destroyed our country
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Terry Tuohy commented 2023-07-25 17:07:59 +1200Whoever thought it was a great idea to build a cycle/walking bridge alongside of the existing Auckland Harbour bridge needs to be publicly named/shamed & banned from any further involvement…
Mr Woods I think, who wasted $50m and counting (vacant premises rental obligations etc) on an ideological wet dream…. What was he thinking…. -
Tony Johnson commented 2023-07-25 17:07:48 +1200The entire Labour Government cabinet, for continuous waste. of money on projects that are later canned but not before spending millions of staff and offices that are never needed
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Steph Hunter commented 2023-07-25 17:07:29 +1200Willie Jackson wasting 19.6 million on trying to combine TVNZ and RNZ
Michael Wood – 51 million wasted on the Auckland bridge cycleway
Dept of internal affairs – 94 million on 3 waters to date! -
colin Griffiths commented 2023-07-25 17:06:24 +1200Labour Government – pick just about any project
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Nickie Delamere commented 2023-07-25 17:06:18 +1200Grant Robertson coz he’s a fat useless pig and the horse 🐴🐴 herself..both dead beat losers
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Peter Beban commented 2023-07-25 17:05:42 +1200Damien O’Connor for his stuff up on the latest trade deal
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Sharron Lodge commented 2023-07-25 17:05:00 +1200David Parker
The worst roads we have had in years and what a twat for blaming National. If they cant get things sorted in 6 years there is a real problem and it comes down to him. Over spending, no follow up on the contractors, wasteful spending just totally unacceptable -
Jim Sutcliffe commented 2023-07-25 17:04:32 +1200Corrections- since this Government has come in the prison population has dropped through being soft on crime yet head office staff has increased to over one thousand employees
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Christine Wroblenski commented 2023-07-25 17:04:18 +1200I would like to nominate DoC for paying their staff a bonus or $3500 for learning Te Reo.
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Pauline Tasker commented 2023-07-25 17:03:31 +1200Chris Hipkins – for taking 2 airplanes to China instead of boarding an international flight like everyone else has to! Biggest waste of money ever.
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Carol Board commented 2023-07-25 17:01:48 +1200Willow Jean,minister of conservation,for proposing to pay each conservation employee $3500 to learn the Reo when the conservation has insufficient funds to maintain tracks and huts.One wonders if Willow Jeans buys Lotto tickets before food to feed her family.!!!!
Get your priorities right Willow jean -
Sommerville Jackie commented 2023-07-25 17:00:48 +1200Labour government for their $500 million of expiring Rapid Antigen Tests.
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Andy Dickson commented 2023-07-25 17:00:44 +1200Grant Robinson _ as finance minister he has to be held accountable for the abysmal spending with no accountability of this 3 ring circus aka ‘the government’. ( I hope by putting forward his name and my critical assessment in no way impacts his mental health )
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colin coupe commented 2023-07-25 17:00:20 +1200NZFC Cannes trip
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Michelle Stewart commented 2023-07-25 17:00:19 +1200Hipkins- total shocker
Swarbrick – junky shocker -
Robert Mclean commented 2023-07-25 16:59:55 +1200Is it Grant Robertson?
For the $158 million in covid jabs that someone ordered -
Luke Ganley commented 2023-07-25 16:59:33 +1200Kiri Allen an absolute piss take and joke.
Well all of labour really. times are tough we struggle and this current government is taking the right piss our tax is being spent by a real life PETER GRIFFIN. Every cent i own is nearly all going to the ird and i cant get get ahead in life and the money goes where??¿¿
only drug dealers and crims are the ones benefiting in this country and ive had a fucking guts full along with thousands more.
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Mike O'Healy commented 2023-07-25 16:59:00 +1200Grant Robertson – for blowing a $200 billion dollar COVID-shaped hole in the wallet of the collective New Zealander, and leaving us with NOTHING to show for it. No new roads, trains, bridges, hospitals, schools, water infrastructure. NOTHING. NADA. ZIP. A total useless waste of space who has cost our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren a lifetime of insurmountable debt. Congrats, big guy, you take the cake for socialist incompetence.
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Michael Carey commented 2023-07-25 16:55:11 +1200Michael wood for ignoring advice to sell his auckland airport shares on sixteen occasions. Second pick is Chris Hipkins for his campaign slogan.. we’re here for you..lol