NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR THE 2026 JONESIE WASTE AWARDS

Nicola Willis and the current government for the iReX Ferry Project cancellation (approximately $671 million wasted)

The current government – for creating the Road Cones hotline and wasting $150,000 in the process

Minister Nicola Willis for the Cancellation of iReX Ferry Project. The cost tied to the cancelled project is estimated at approximately NZ$671 million — including settlements with the shipbuilder, port infrastructure work, and wind-down expenses. Of that, a $144 million settlement payment was paid to Hyundai to exit the deal, with much of the rest tied to prior design, port works and contractual obligations

Minister Simeaon Brown, for cancelling the Auckland light rail project, which had already incurred millions in planning and preliminary works. The scrapping of the project requires criticism about sunk costs and whether cancelling mid-stream represents value for money

Minister Brooke van Velden for the Road Cone Hotline, $150,000 spent on a project that was not needed, other than to divert attention from more urgent issues.

David Seymour’s MINISTRY FOR REGULATION. Did not achieve anything so far, other than consultancy fees for former public servants.

The Grey District Council for the construction of the new library, my understanding is they received $3m of shovel ready money from the labour government as part of the 3 waters business and then borrowed $8m and then let a construction contract which was for the bare building, they then let a contract for the building services and have let another for furnishings. there is some commercial space in the building which the West Coast Development Trust will rent. this is a town which loses 70% of its water to leakage each year, the cost of that is $280k each year, this council certainly knows where their priorities lie !

The National Party, for the Treaty Principles Act debacle which was certainly a memorable act of excessive government waste, inefficiency and sheer stupidity.

David Seymour, Ministry of Regulation. Overpaid, unnecessary, ideological attempt to funnel the money of the people into the pockets of Atlas Network funders. Disgusting 🤢

Brooke van Velden for the Road Cone Hotline

David Seymour for his Ministry of Regulation, which has cost millions and achieved nothing of value.

Christopher Luxon for giving $3 billion of public money to landlords for no reason other than enriching his friends.

If that doesn’t suit, you can have Nicola Willis for throwing away $850 million of public money cancelling ferry contracts.

Alternatively, David Seymour wasting public money trying to dismantle the Treaty of Waitangi.

Or how about the $150,000 spaffed up the wall on a road cone hotline?

NZTA

Te Pate Maori, particularly for extravalent and wasteful travel expenses of the leaders while contributing nothing back for the governance of NZ only chaos and disruption. Clearly, they are rorting the public purse for personal gain.

Gisborne (Tairawhiti) District Council. For the Nightmare on Grey Street: Speed bumps put in place on Grey Street arrogantly without consulting the businesses on Grey St or rate payers costing several hundred thousand dollars to install that ran over budget (who would of thought a council project would go over budget…) which is now being reversed. Please see links to tow articles:


https://goodoil.news/an-update-on-grey-street-2/

https://goodoil.news/reproduced-with-permission-duplicate-copy-5/

The TPM ‘collective’ party for their token non contributory attendance in the house while managing to incur the highest expenses per head of all MPs iin their ongoing "money for jam’ fest

Complaint regarding Auckland Council and the implementation of interrupted cycle lanes

Auckland Council has repeatedly demonstrated poor planning, wasteful spending, and a lack of accountability, particularly in the implementation of fragmented and interrupted cycle lanes that fail to deliver safe, continuous, or practical transport solutions for the public.

Millions of dollars are routinely spent on external consultants, many of whom appear to be engaged not for genuine expertise but as part of an ongoing system that transfers public money into private pockets. This raises serious concerns about value for money, transparency, and whether these consultancy contracts primarily benefit friends, associates, or future career opportunities for those in decision-making positions.

Why is the Mayor paid a substantial salary while also appointing senior officials on equal or higher pay to perform overlapping roles? Why do we pay layers of management whose main function appears to be hiring more consultants to do the work they themselves are supposedly qualified to do? If professionals are required, why are they not employed directly, instead of funnelling taxpayer money through expensive consultancy arrangements?

This structure reflects a deeply inefficient and arguably corrupt system at its roots — one where responsibility is diluted, incompetence carries no consequences, and elected officials can remain disengaged, uninformed, or inactive while still voting on major decisions that affect millions of residents.

A leadership position should require competence, expertise, and accountability. Instead, the system rewards political loyalty over capability. Too often, roles are filled by individuals who lack relevant experience and compensate by outsourcing their responsibilities, frequently to people within their own networks. This creates a self-serving cycle that benefits insiders rather than the public.

This is not unique to Auckland Council. Governments and councils worldwide increasingly function as mechanisms for self-preservation — protecting those in power, those who fund political campaigns, and those connected to political parties — rather than serving the broader community.

Such a system cannot deliver equality, fairness, or meaningful improvements to quality of life. It produces more problems than it solves. Despite claims of progress, we are not better off — in many respects, we are worse: infrastructure is fragmented, costs are rising, trust is eroding, and public services are deteriorating.

Continuing to accept this illusion of governance requires deliberate ignorance. Without structural reform, transparency, and real accountability, these systems will never deliver the outcomes they promise. ANY ELECTION ITS A WASTE OF HOPE< RESORSES AND GET US ALL DEEPER IN THE BLACK HOLE> WE HAVE TO STOP VOTING IDIOTS AND DEMAND UNDAMENTAL CHANGES. NO MORE POLITICAL PARTIES< A GOVERMNT OF PROFESIONALS LESS PEOPLE AND ALL THE BEST THEY ARE THAT THE ENTIRE WORLD NEED> WHO RESPECT LIFE NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE> HIRE ON COMPETENCE< ABILITY TO COLABORATE< FIND BEST SOLUTIONS HAVE EMOTIONAL INTELIGENCE< INTEGRUTY AND ETICHS< ARE COUNCIOUS HUMAN BEING< ARE EVOLVED ONE WHO POSSESS WHAT SUCH AN IMPORTANT POSITION REQUIRES

This beautiful example of how to mess with taxpayers money has to be in the running to take home the bacon this year :

MBIE Posture Training OIA

MBIE has spent half a million dollars on coaching staff on how to sit up straight! 💸

That’s right Beau – half a million dollars over the last two-and-a-half years teaching bureaucrats how to sit.

The maori party for their total lack of respect in parliament and to other human beings

This government for its Abject failure to hold directors liable for unpaid tax in liquidations. Directors are using the IRD as a credit source and failing to pass on the GST andPAYE collected on taxpayers behalf.

THE EVIDENCE

Total Debt Amount: Over 4,000 companies in liquidation owe roughly $1.3 billion, according to 2024 figures. More recent 2025 data suggests this has continued to grow, with over $1.4 billion reported.

Breakdown: The bulk of the debt consists of GST and employer-related tax PAYE

Additional Write-offs: In the two financial years leading up to late 2024, the IRD wrote off more than $1.2 billion of tax debt.

MBIE

The matauranga Māori-based “research” costing taxpayers $4,027,020.

Rawiri Waititi

Minister of Finance=Nicola’s fudge

Shane Jones for still handing out millions of our dollars (10 m to Ratana as a gift) in spite of saying he would stop doing that.

Then Tauranga council and Maunganui Iwi for colossal co governance mismanagement causing deaths.

Wayne Brown Mayor of Auckland

Increased rates demand while approving salary increases for himself and his staff.

Whoever it is that is allowing the beautiful food growing area just south of the Bombay Hills, to be put into housing. I guess we will then need to import potatoes & onions from abroad. How mad is that?!

The two TePati maori MP’s. I can’t see anything they’ve achieved but they’ve certainly spent some taxpayers money

Jenny Shipley, for being in Parliament and wasting time and tax payer dollars paying her to be there.