Posted in NEWS by New Union | December 16, 2013
Click here or the image below for video on demand. Tough questions over affair ahead for Auckland mayor 3 News - 14/12/2013
Read more about Taxpayers' Union calls on Len Brown to reimburse Auckland ratepayers for personal use of Council resourcesPosted in NEWS by New Union | December 14, 2013
Brown thinks Aucklanders just want Council to get on with work Newstalk ZB - 14/12/2013 He may have been officially cleared, but the Taxpayers' Union believes Len Brown still has questions to answer. An Ernst and Young review has revealed the Auckland Mayor failed to...
Read more about Len Brown "still has questions to answer"Posted in NEWS by New Union | December 12, 2013
The Executive Director of the Taxpayers' Union was interviewed by Duncan Garner on RadioLIVE's breakfast show. Click here for audio on demand. RadioLIVE - 12/12/2013
Read more about Duncan Garner and Taxpayers' Union on Hone Harawira's trip to SA and Wellington City Council's living wage decisionPosted in NEWS by New Union | December 6, 2013
Anger at ATEED spending on America's Cup NewstalkZB - 6/12/2013 The New Zealand Taxpayers Union is lashing out at council-controlled Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) for spending more than $200,000 on sending staff and media to the America's Cup in San Francisco. They...
Read more about City staff spent $220,000 at America's CupPosted in NEWS by New Union | December 4, 2013
Kaipara blow-out a warning stuff.co.nz - 4/12/2013 A damning report into the $63.3 million budget blowout on Mangawhai's wastewater scheme comes with a warning for other councils. The Taxpayers' Union reacts to the report.
Read more about Auditor General report on KaiparaPosted in NEWS by New Union | November 30, 2013
Pay top state bosses even more: report - DominionPost 30/11/2013 Jordan Williams, executive director of the Taxpayers' Union, said the report acknowledged the "tenuous" connection between performance and pay in the public sector, but overlooked difference with the private sector. "Traditionally public sector employees have...
Read more about State sector CEO payPosted in NEWS by New Union | November 29, 2013
Our Executive Director joined Seven Sharp's Heather du Plessis-Allan to check out taxpayer owned company, Transpowers' new $1.2million cafe on The Terrace, Wellington. Click the image below for video on demand.
Read more about Seven Sharp on Transpower's $1.2million cafe/receptionPosted in NEWS by New Union | November 22, 2013
AUDIO: Politicians "don't deserve" payrise RadioLIVE - 22/11/2013 Politicians' pay rises and more on way DominionPost - 22/11/2013 Jordan Williams, executive director of the Taxpayers' Union, said MPs were getting a "Christmas bonus" at a time when the Government was borrowing millions of dollars a day...
Read more about Taxpayers' Union on MP's pay risePosted in NEWS by New Union | November 12, 2013
Len Brown's Hong Kong trip confirmed New Zealand Herald - 12/11/2013 The Taxpayers' Union was also upset about the release of details about Mr Brown's trip to Hong Kong. Union executive director Jordan Williams said it appeared from LGOIMA requests to the council on the...
Read more about Len Brown's Hong Kong trip confirmedPosted in NEWS by New Union | November 12, 2013
ONE News (click the picture for video on demand) Calls for MPs to declare property 'perk' One News - 11/11/2013 MPs' property loophole 'stings taxpayers' New Zealand Herald - 11/11/2013 The newly formed Taxpayers' Union, set up to "give Kiwi taxpayers a strong voice in the corridors...
Read more about Politicians in the gun over taxpayer funded subsidies