Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | August 26, 2026
Responding to Te Pāti Māori’s newly released tax policy, Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf said:“Te Pāti Māori has spent most of the year seemingly allergic to policy, and after all that time this is what they have come up with: five new taxes.“Apparently one...
Read more about After a year without policy, Te Pāti Māori delivers a tax grabPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | August 24, 2026
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming Chris Hipkins for suggesting that bed taxes could be introduced under a potential Labour-led coalition, just hours after insisting Labour would introduce only one new tax.Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf said:“Chris Hipkins’ ‘only one new tax’ promise didn’t even make...
Read more about Hipkins’ ‘only one new tax’ promise 'gone by lunchtime’Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | August 10, 2026
The latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Issue Poll shows National voters overwhelmingly want the party to draw a clear line in the sand on tax: 58 percent of voters want National to promise no new taxes or tax increases, compared to just 25 percent who oppose....
Read more about EXCLUSIVE POLLING: National voters demand a no-tax-hikes promisePosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 22, 2026
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Green Party to front up on whether its tech tax proposals are a breach of New Zealand’s treaty on double-taxation with the US.Taxpayers’ Union spokesman James Ross said:“Earlier this month, Chlöe Swarbrick said New Zealand needs to...
Read more about Are the Greens failing to uphold the Treaty?Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 16, 2026
Labour has today promised to fund maternity scans through its capital gains tax, but the Taxpayers’ Union says the money has already been swallowed by other spending promises. Once again, Labour’s numbers do not add up.Taxpayers’ Union spokesman James Ross said:“Using recent housing market...
Read more about Maternity scans with what money? Labour’s CGT revenue is already spentPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 15, 2026
Responding to the Prime Minister floating a potential bed tax on Newstalk ZB this morning, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf said:“The Prime Minister needs to categorically rule out slapping domestic travellers with yet another tax.“Make no mistake: a bed tax won’t just hit overseas...
Read more about National must rule out bed tax on domestic travellerPosted in NEWS by Callum Purves | June 24, 2023
Three Waters 2.0: Our ad in the Herald exposing David Parker's central planning "reforms" With the support of hundreds of supporters like you, we managed to secure a four-page lift-out in the NZ Herald this week to coincide with the final day on our 'Hands Off...
Read more about Taxpayer Update: Stop Central Planning 📰 ☭ | Future of Local Government 📜 | Tax Hikes 🛑Posted in NEWS by Callum Purves | June 2, 2023
Taxpayers' Union on Tour: Stop Central Planning Committees 🛑🏘️ On Monday, we kicked off our nationwide tour to Stop Central Planning Committees in Christchurch and the team are currently working their way down the South Island – tonight we are jointly hosting an event with Federated...
Read more about Taxpayer Update: Stop Central Planning Committees 🛑🏘️ | Trustee tax rate hike 💰🔺 | It's time for tax cuts ✂️💵Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | May 18, 2023
The Taxpayers’ Union has condemned the Government’s announcement that it will increase the trustee tax rate to 39 cents in the dollar to align it with the highest personal income tax rate. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “Chris Hipkins’s ‘no new taxes’ pledge lasted about...
Read more about So much for no new taxes. Government hikes trustee tax ratesPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | May 18, 2023
Commenting on today’s budget announcement, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “With the exception of rolling out free ECE to two years and dropping prescription co-payments, there is almost nothing that the average taxpayer receives from today, except higher fuel taxes and a promise to...
Read more about Two tax hikes, and an LED light bulb. Nothing for middle New Zealand in this budget