Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 27, 2023
Commenting on Grant Robertson’s and Jan Tinetti’s recent announcement of a $128 million bailout for the tertiary sector, Taxpayer’s Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said:“Rather than giving universities and polytechs a cheque, the Government could save a lot of taxpayer dollars by asking them to trim...
Read more about Government should encourage universities to trim the fatPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 26, 2023
Now that the Public Journalism Fund's excessive spending has come to an end, which media companies received the most unneeded welfare? Here's our top ten government-funded media organisations for the last three years, and what that money has gone to! Total - Top Ten...
Read more about Who has received Public Interest Journalism Fund money?Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 22, 2023
Reacting to the announcement that Michael Wood has resigned as a Minister, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager Callum Purves said: “Michael Wood put himself in a position where it became simply untenable for him to remain as a Minister. Today’s developments of further undisclosed conflicts...
Read more about Michael Wood’s resignation was the right thing to doPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 21, 2023
Commenting on He piki tūranga, he piki kōtuku –The future for local government final report, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “New Zealand is one of the most highly centralized countries in the world. Just around a tenth of government expenditure is delivered through our councils. And...
Read more about Future for Local Government Report focuses on the wrong issuesPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 20, 2023
Reacting to the news that the Government is set to become a part owner of the Ruapehu ski fields, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager Callum Purves said: “The Government should not be getting involved with propping up businesses that cannot stay afloat on their own....
Read more about Taxpayer-funded bailouts for failing businesses a slippery slopePosted in NEWS by James Ross | June 19, 2023
Responding to the publication of the Ministry for the Environment’s consultation document, New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said:“The beauty of the Emissions Trading Scheme is that it ensures that we reduce net emissions and work towards our international...
Read more about ETS must be allowed to do its job of reducing net carbon emissionsPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 19, 2023
Commenting on reports in today’s New Zealand Herald that Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand has introduced a new Equity Adjustor Score that requires patients to be prioritised on the basis of geographic location, deprivation and ethnicity alongside standard factors such as...
Read more about Back Doctors Over Bureaucrats to Prioritise PatientsPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 15, 2023
Commenting on this morning’s GDP figures, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “While the impacts of the severe weather events earlier in this year will have damaged primary production, the Government needs to shoulder much of the blame for this economic contraction. Its spending addiction has...
Read more about Government’s high taxes and big spending are stunting economic growthPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 15, 2023
Commenting on news that the former Te Pūkenga chief executive, Stephen Town, was paid out close to $200,000, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “The Government’s polytechnic merger was always a bad idea and one driven by their obsession with centralization. Far from delivering efficiencies, Te...
Read more about Te Pūkenga payout highlights why public sector golden goodbye culture must endPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 15, 2023
Commenting on former Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt’s request for a ratepayer-funded statue of himself, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said:“It beggars belief that Tim Shadbolt thinks this is an appropriate use of Invercargill residents' money, especially considering that the public have already had to pay for...
Read more about Tim Shadbolt's request for a ratepayer-funded statue of himself beggars belief