Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 26, 2025
Commenting on this, Taxpayers’ Union Local Government Campaigns Manager Sam Warren said:“There’s no doubt at all we need rates cap, but clearly we can’t afford to wait for another year of double-digit rates hikes.”“Months and years of dysfunction have come to a crescendo. It’s...
Read more about Taxpayers’ Union calls for rates caps now following today’s 12 percent rates increase in WellingtonPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 18, 2025
Damning results from Wellington's annual survey has been released show major declines in trust and confidence in how the City is being run.“Alarm bells should be ringing. What has long been suspected has now been confirmed: Wellington residents have lost faith in Council.” said Sam Warren, Local...
Read more about “Alarm bells should be ringing”: Trust in Wellington Council plummets in new surveyPosted in NEWS by Peter Williams | June 9, 2025
In order to protect local business, commercial rates must be cut, the Taxpayers’ Union says in response to new reports that Wellington businesses are being hit with rates nearly twice as high as other cities.“Wellington’s rating system is anti-growth, anti-business, and out of step with...
Read more about Wellington's Anti-Business Rates Must GoPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 3, 2025
A mega-merger between Wellington councils is being considered for a non-binding referendum that would combine the services and functions for the five authorities.“Remember that big council doesn’t mean good council. What we got in Auckland was a cautionary tale; more bureaucracy and empire-building.” said...
Read more about Council mega-merger for Wellington still on the cards, play your hand carefullyPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | May 27, 2025
Responding to news that Wellington City Council’s consultant costs have more than doubled since 2020, Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman Sam Warren said:“This is incredibly insulting as a 12.0 percent rates increases has just been announced—on top of last year’s 16.9 percent hike. That’s more than a...
Read more about Wellington consultants more than doubles in five years: “The opposite of what Council needs to do.”Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | May 20, 2025
Wellington’s new chief executive, Matt Prosser, has received a warm welcome in the form of a special morning tea and welcome lunch, costing more than $12,000, courtesy of ratepayers.“Atrocious first day for the new boss given rates are expected to increase by as much...
Read more about Wellington shells out $12,000 to welcome new boss with half-day eventPosted in NEWS by New Zealand Taxpayers' Union | June 30, 2014
We've received confidential minutes and a briefing via the tip-line relating to CentrePort’s problematic BNZ building which suggests the building will not be fully reoccupied until the end of October. What should be one of Wellington’s most modern and safest buildings looks to be...
Read more about New problems at BNZ Harbour Quays buildingPosted in NEWS by New Zealand Taxpayers' Union | June 17, 2014
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the property management skill at Greater Wellington Regional Council which has lost 95% of the purchase price of the building it used to occupy. Information released to the Taxpayers’ Union under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act show that ‘Pringle House’ in Wakefield Street, also known...
Read more about Greater Wellington loses $43million on one building