Posted in NEWS by New Zealand Taxpayers' Union | December 9, 2014
On Sunday we suggested that New Zealanders should be given the ability to recall their representatives after the latest of a series of scandals involving Auckland Mayor Len Brown was revealed. The NZ Herald picked up our suggestion: 'Secret room' spending shows need for...
Read more about Time for recall elections for local government?Posted in NEWS by New Zealand Taxpayers' Union | July 17, 2014
That’s right – the Auckland Council’s CEO has a secretary that is advertising for a secretary. We have all heard about stories of politicians looking to empire build courtesy of the taxpayers’ pocket, but this really takes the cake. No wonder Auckland Council now...
Read more about Like Russian nesting dolls Auckland Council secretaries need secretariesPosted in NEWS by New Zealand Taxpayers' Union | July 14, 2014
Auckland Ratepayers “Wake Up” at last Bernard Orsman's analysis last week of Auckland Council's financial trouble got right to the heart of the matter. The section headed "Hey Big Spender you’re in a deep financial hole" accurately nails the central issue facing Auckland’s overtaxed...
Read more about Guest Post: Larry Mitchell on Auckland Council's financesPosted in NEWS by New Zealand Taxpayers' Union | July 14, 2014
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction - the Devonport Flagstaff reports: $100,000 curtain raiser for Devenport A $100,000 budget has been set aside for a space-dividing, silk curtain in Devonport’s new library. But the public art piece will be mostly invisible during the...
Read more about Waste Watch: Auckland Council spends 100k on a curtainPosted in NEWS by New Zealand Taxpayers' Union | June 5, 2014
Yesterday afternoon we received a tipoff that Auckland Council recently funded a one day conference to explore the practice of engaging in multiple sexual relationships with the consent of all the people involved, also known as polyamory. Last month the gaynz.com website reported that among the...
Read more about Waste watch: Auckland Council funds conference on polyamoryPosted in NEWS by New Zealand Taxpayers' Union | January 31, 2014
Our Executive Director joined Larry Williams' Drive show on the revolution that Len Brown now has more staff in his office than the Prime Minister. Audio on Demand - NewstalkZB 31 January 2014
Read more about Interview on Len Brown's staffing levelsPosted in NEWS by New Zealand Taxpayers' Union | January 21, 2014
Pressure builds on Len Brown Newstalk ZB - 20/1/2014 Len Brown's opponents continue to apply pressure on the Auckland mayor. Security guards protected Mr Brown from hecklers as he opened a railway station at Panmure on Saturday. New Zealand Taxpayers' Union executive director Jordan Williams...
Read more about Pressure builds on Len BrownPosted in NEWS by New Zealand Taxpayers' 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 Zealand Taxpayers' Union | December 16, 2013
As widely covered by media over the weekend, the EY report into suspected misuse of Auckland Council resources by Len Brown is deeply concerning. In addition to the undeclared freebies (including undeclared gifts from Skycity - at the same time as publicly championing the...
Read more about Mayor Brown must pay the money backPosted in NEWS by New Zealand Taxpayers' 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...
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