New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
@TaxpayersUnion
We fight for Lower Taxes, Less Waste, More Accountability. Promoted by the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union, Level 4 117 Lambton Quay, Wellington
Who knew keeping rates low and ditching LGNZ was the power move? ๐ช The most popular mayors did. Check if yours is one of them ๐ taxpayers.org.nz/mayors_0725
๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฎ๐! ๐ ๐ Phil Mauger is now the #1 most popular big-city mayor in NZ! A 19-point surge this quarter puts Mayor Mauger on top โ and itโs no coincidence. He backed rates capping, and voters are rewarding him for it. If that'sโฆ
๐ฅ EXCLUSIVE: Why Phil Mauger Is NZโs Most Popular Mayor Taxpayers' Union Executive Director Jordan Williams sits down with Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger, whoโs just topped the polls as the most popular big-city mayor in New Zealand. After backing rates capping, Mauger saw aโฆ
๐จNEW POLL DROPPING TOMORROW MORNING ๐จ Massive change since someone backed capping of council ratesโฆ ๐
๐ Time to stop rewarding mediocrity. Public servants say it themselves โ it's too hard to fire low-performers. Taxpayers deserve better.
๐ฌ Every time a mayor says โwe had no choice.โ
๐งพ Focus on taxpayers, not politics. A clear message from the Public Service Census: Public servants are calling for less Treaty distraction and more delivery for hardworking taxpayers.
๐ Transparency is not a โburden.โ Maybe if departments were as open with their finances as they are in other countries, we wouldn't need to OIA for every last detail. The Official Information Act is how Kiwis keep government honest. Labeling it a hassle? Thatโs not publicโฆ
โผ๏ธ Hereโs who voted to throw Waikato ratepayers back into LGNZ โ just weeks after leaving over cost and political bias. Back to six-figure fees. Back to left-wing lobbying.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ The Taxpayersโ Union is slamming the Department of Conservationโs latest staffing changes as another weak attempt to dodge real savings, saying the bureaucracy remains overstaffed andโฆ
๐ธ $10 Million for More Reports? The Government has handed over more than $10 million to the University of Waikato's WERO project to "investigate racism" and write reports on how to stop it. So far, that money has gone toward: ๐ Dozens of academic papers, ๐งช Workshops and hui,โฆ
Waikato ratepayers thought theyโd escaped LGNZโs $100,000 fees and political posturingโฆ but just a month later, councillors forced a second vote and signed them back up. So much for local democracy.
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐จ: ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ The Taxpayersโ Union is calling for the resignation of Reserve Bank Chair Neil Quigley, saying his position is nowโฆ
Butterโs not the crisis. It's a distraction. Can we please get serious?
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ (๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ) ๐๐ข๐ -๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ For the first time since June 2024, Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger takes the top spot as the country's most popular metropolitan mayor, after a 19-point surge this quarter. Commenting on this,โฆ
One week ago our truck "broke down" outside the LGNZ conference and we were able to deliver one simple message: Cap Rates Now ๐ฅ Catch up on all the speeches at our YouTube channel or watch the highlights below โฌ๏ธ
๐ Council Rates Driving Up the Cost of Living Higher local council rates were the largest contributor to a 2.7% rise in consumer prices over the past year. While Kiwi families tighten their belts, councils keep hiking rates. ๐ฅ It's time to say enough is enough โ CAP RATESโฆ
The Minister of Finance should be focused on the bond markets, not the block of butter markets