Tax Justice Aotearoa

11/06/2026

This article about the new FIF regime, which increases the threshold for requirement to pay tax on the purchase of overseas shares from $50,000 to $100,000 for individuals and from $100,000 to $200,000 for couples, demonstrates two things:
- the requirement to pay tax on these investments does not depend on selling the shares. It is, in effect, a form of wealth tax. It is good to see that, at least in one small area our tax system, recognises that it is OK to tax unrealised gains on wealth.
- the Minister thinks that the relatively small group (33,710) who can afford to invest in this way are not wealthy

09/06/2026

"New Zealand...relies more on taxing wages than many comparable countries do.

This means workers shoulder a large share of the tax burden, while gains from rising asset values – particularly property – are often lightly taxed or not taxed at all.

This imbalance creates a structural issue. Two people can experience the same economic gain, one through wages and the other through asset appreciation, but face very different tax outcomes. Over time, this undermines the principle of fairness in the tax system."

Irshad Ali looks at why the tax New Zealand never wanted to talk about is back on the political agenda in 2026

09/06/2026

Budget 2026 is out, but what does it actually mean in practice?

We recently brought together Bill Rosenberg, Max Rashbrooke and Andrea Black for a discussion on the Budget's key announcements, priorities and impacts.

Watch the preview below, then dive into the full briefing.

Read more: https://www.tjanz.org/budget_2026_tja_briefing

09/06/2026

Budget 2026 is out, but what does it actually mean in practice?

We recently brought together Bill Rosenberg, Max Rashbrooke and Andrea Black for a discussion on the Budget's key announcements, priorities and impacts.

Watch the video below for a preview, then dive into the full briefing.

Read more: https://www.tjanz.org/budget_2026_tja_briefing

07/06/2026

Just over a week after Budget 2026 we reflect on the major tax and revenue implications, and what that means for the public services we all rely on.

A fairer society through tax reform

21/05/2026

Budget 2026 drops on 28 May. On Tuesday 2 June, our panel sits down to tell you what it means.

Tax on Tuesdays is TJA's post-budget briefing. Not a summary of what the government said. A frank debrief from experts in tax policy, health economics, and local government.

Free. Online. Open to everyone.

https://www.tjanz.org/tot_budget_2026

19/05/2026

Tax Justice Aotearoa's Nick Miller speaking to the NZ Herald about Google minimising the tax it pays in Aotearoa NZ once again...

"Tax Justice Aotearoa says tens of millions could be raised from individual multinationals, and hundreds of millions collectively, if Big Tech firms paid withholding tax on their service fees (assuming they were dominated by royalties)."

29/04/2026

29/04/2026

For folk in Ōtautahi Christchurch

28/04/2026

Shamubeel Eaqub gets the question the right way round.

In the year to 30 June, 2025, total government spending was $183.5 billion.