Pages tagged “DIA”

1. 25,000 Back a Rates Cap But Government Delay Lets Councils Keep Spending

   Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 23, 2025

   The Taxpayers’ Union is urging the Government to fast-track legislation to cap council rate hikes, following new figures from Stats NZ showing runaway local government spendingand the risk of even higher rates next year if action isn’t taken now.Sam Warren, Local Government Campaigns Manager,...

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2. $23 Million Registry Flop: Another Costly Cock-Up at Internal Affairs

   Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 6, 2025

   The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the Department of Internal Affairs for wasting nearly $23 million of taxpayer money on a failed IT upgrade for the Births, Deaths and Marriages registry — a project that’s now been abandoned with nothing to show for it.“Time and...

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3. Sky High: Briefing paper on passport affordablity

   Posted in PAPERS & BRIEFINGS by New Zealand Taxpayers' Union | February 12, 2014

   This morning the Taxpayers' Union is appearing before the Government Administration Select Committee, in support of a petition to reintroduce ten year passports for New Zealanders. We will also be presenting a briefing paper by Jordan McCluskey, 'Sky High: Briefing paper on passport affordability'. Our research shows that New Zealand is out...

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