Posted in CAMPAIGNS by Jordan Williams | September 1, 2016
The Taniwha Tax campaign fought Auckland Council rules that would have forced thousands of property owners to obtain costly cultural impact assessments before developing their land, including for thousands of supposed sites of cultural value that had never been properly verified. Working with...
Read more about Axe the ‘Taniwha Tax’ (2016)Posted in NEWS by New Union | July 27, 2016
The Taniwha Tax is dead! Today with our sister group the Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance, we are celebrating a comprehensive victory in our “Taniwha Tax” campaign, with the Independent Hearings Panel recommending that Cultural Impact Assessment requirements, and the scheduled “sites of value” be deleted...
Read more about Comprehensive victory in Unitary Plan "Taniwha Tax" campaignPosted in NEWS by New Union | April 17, 2015
After the launch of The Taniwha Tax: Briefing paper on Auckland Council's new Mana Whenua rules, we were inundated with emails from our members and supporters, aghast at the silent imposition of this regulatory tax upon Auckland property owners. Many expressed concern that...
Read more about Taniwha Tax petition launchedPosted in UNLISTED ARCHIVE by New Union | April 16, 2015
Yesterday we launched a briefing paper on the Taniwha Tax - a little known regulatory tax affecting the property rights of 18,000 Aucklanders.It is a shocking cultural and spiritual tax provision that has been enacted by Auckland Council.And it attempts to set a dangerous...
Read more about Repeal the Taniwha TaxPosted in NEWS by New Union | April 15, 2015
Although some types of resource consent activities (such as discharging into water or air) may trigger 'cultural impact assessments' regardless of where they are in Auckland, the main impact is likely to be initially felt by property owners within 200m of more than 3,600 sites...
Read more about Check whether your property is one of the 18,000 affected by the Taniwha TaxPosted in PAPERS & BRIEFINGS by New Union | April 15, 2015
The Taxpayers’ Union, with support from the Auckland Property Investors’ Association, Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance and Democracy Action today launched a briefing paper on Auckland Council’s new Mana Whenua Cultural Impact Assessment provisions. The paper, entitled The Taniwha Tax: Briefing paper on Auckland Council’s new Mana Whenua rules. We believe that every...
Read more about Taxpayers' Union launch 'Taniwha Tax' briefing paper