Catch up on our major victory for taxpayer privacy! 🎉 Earlier this week, Minister for Revenue Simon Watts announced that the "Nosey Parker" clause is officially being scrapped. A big win for every Kiwi who values their privacy. 🙌 Read more 👉 taxpayers.org.nz/nosey_parker_v…

New Zealand's biggest fiscal challenge: the structural operating deficit. 🔴 But there's a way forward. Check out our A Pathway to Surplus report for the blueprint the Government needs to tackle this spending crisis. 💡 🔗 taxpayers.org.nz/a_pathway_to_s…

Polling released this week revealed overwhelming support for a rates cap law, with voters backing it at a 3:1 ratio 💥 Read the full breakdown here 🔗 taxpayers.org.nz/poll_rates_cap…

📢🏃‍♀️ It’s simple: sign the pledge and commit to protecting ratepayers. We need candidates who are committed to controlling spending. If you're running, sign the Ratepayer Protection Pledge today! Voters, keep the pressure on!

Chlöe Swarbrick says borrowing more money will ‘increase stability.’ Sure, if you consider definitely bankrupting future generations ‘stability.’ 🏦💀

Rhys every time he sends an OIA or a LGOIMA

💸 New Zealanders deserve honesty about our nation’s books. When the Finance Minister can’t (or won’t) tell the truth, it’s taxpayers who pay the price.

𝐍𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Nicola Willis to be bold and adopt full capital expensing to give firms the certainty they need, among reports that the Investment Boost

Chris Hipkins led the Government that left taxpayers with record debt, broken promises, and wasteful spending. Now he wants to be Prime Minister again. 🤔 Do you think he deserves another shot? Tell us below 👇

Still no to overseas buyers pushing up house prices. Yes to high-value investors who bring skills, capital, and one $5m+ home.

🔥 Spicy take from The Post: Nicola Willis, not Labour or the Greens, is the one misunderstanding fiscal responsibility and putting NZ’s credit rating at risk. Controversial stuff — what do you think?

𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐳𝐞: 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐢𝐳𝐞 The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming a new report from The New Zealand Initiative calling for Cabinet reform, saying the bloated system of portfolios and departments wastes

𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌ā𝐨𝐫𝐢 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞 The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is backing ACT MP Cameron Luxton's concerns over councils campaigning in favour of Māori wards. Legal advice circulated to all councils

Granting businesses full expensing would unleash investment, growth, and productivity. We’re once again asking Nicola Willis to make it happen. Read more 🔗 taxpayers.org.nz/willis_must_de…

More than $37,000 of taxpayer and research funding went on staff painting beads to “learn” about the UN’s sustainability goals — and that’s before staff salaries are counted. 130 staff from agencies including MSD, NZTA, Te Puni Kōkiri, and Canterbury & Lincoln Universities took

🧢 Our new poll shows majorities of voters for every party back a cap on council rates rises. Their leaders might resist it, but the public is clear. Full results here 👉 taxpayers.org.nz/poll_rates_cap…

The $2.3 million lights aren’t working!

🚮 Parker’s “snoopers’ charter” is in the bin — where it belongs. Kiwis’ right to privacy: 1️⃣ Nosey Parker: 0️⃣ Details 👉 taxpayers.org.nz/nosey_parker_v…

Government spaghetti: too many ministers, too much mess. Time to end the ministerial maze.

Is this New Zealand's next government?? Let us know what you think 💭