Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | April 4, 2023
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to reform the Official Information Act (OIA) to include the Parliamentary Service as an organisation covered by the Act. While the focus in recent days has rightly been on the disclosure of Government business under the...
Read more about MPs must not be excluded from Official Information Act reformPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | April 3, 2023
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s lobbying announcements, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “We welcome the commitment to explore policy options for the regulation of the lobbying sector. While the ability for different groups to make their case to our elected representatives is important in...
Read more about Taxpayers' Union welcomes lobbying reviewPosted in NEWS by rhys hurley | April 3, 2023
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Te Whatu Ora to immediately prioritise republishing key health reporting data after it was revealed that it was taken down nearly three weeks ago. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves Says: “Easy access to key data and performance metrics...
Read more about Access to information fundamental for accountabilityPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | March 30, 2023
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Te Whatu Ora to immediately prioritise republishing key health reporting data after it was revealed that it was taken down nearly three weeks ago. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves Says: “Easy access to key data and performance metrics...
Read more about Access to information fundamental for accountabilityPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | March 29, 2023
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union condemns the Government’s decision to allow only one day for written submissions on the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill.The proposed legislation would allow a minister to exempt, modify, or extend provisions of almost any piece of legislation without any form of democratic scrutiny.Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager,...
Read more about Ministerial power grab must be stoppedPosted in NEWS by Callum Purves | March 22, 2023
Responding to the Ministry for the Environment’s announcement of a review into New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, says:“While a review of New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme is long overdue, the Government’s prioritisation of reducing gross carbon emissions over net emissions is illogical...
Read more about ETS must be allowed to do its job of reducing net carbon emissionsPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | March 22, 2023
Public sector managers growing at twice the rate of frontline workers Figures unearthed by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union reveal that the growth in public sector managers is almost twice that of frontline social, health and education workers. Since 2017, the frontline workforce for social services,...
Read more about Public sector managers growing at twice the rate of frontline workersPosted in NEWS by rhys hurley | March 21, 2023
The Taxpayers’ Union has slammed the revelation that government agencies and State Owned Enterprises are spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayers’ dollars on lobbying firms as revealed by Radio NZ this morning. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “Taxpayers’ money should not be used to pay...
Read more about Government should not be spending taxpayer money to lobby itselfPosted in NEWS by rhys hurley | March 20, 2023
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is pleased to hear that the Minister of Local Government, Kieran McAnulty, has invited concerned mayors to the Beehive to discuss the Three Waters reforms but believe he should meet with the country’s largest taxpayer and ratepayer organization too. The Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, has...
Read more about Local Government Minister should meet Taxpayers’ Union on Three WatersPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | March 16, 2023
Reacting to the Q4 2022 GDP figures released by Stats NZ Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, says: “Today’s figures demonstrate why the Government needs to double its efforts to deliver better value for money and stop piling cash onto the inflation bonfire.” “In...
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