Posts by Rodney Times
3128 days ago

Poll: Do you think the Government should remove GST from sanitary products?

Renee Clayton Reporter from Rodney Times

Two Whangaparaoa College students have created a petition to remove GST from sanitary products and are hoping to receive more than 100,000 signatures to take it to Parliament.

Melanie Wilcock, 17, and Rebecca Jacobs, 17, believe paying tax on these products is an ongoing issue for women and hope New Zealand will get behind them.

The teens say their is a 12 per cent gender pay gap in New Zealand and only biological women experience menstruation, therefore, women are being paid less than men and are charged GST for something that is essential to their health.

"This makes us wonder whether there would still be a luxury tax of 15 per cent on sanitary items if they were essential to all genders.," they say.

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What are your thoughts?
Do you think the Government should remove GST from sanitary products?

*Please write DNP (Do Not Print) if you don't want your comment published in print.

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Do you think the Government should remove GST from sanitary products?
  • 82.5% Yes, I think the Government should remove GST from sanitary products.
    82.5% Complete
  • 15.8% No, I think women should still have to pay GST.
    15.8% Complete
  • 1.8% Something else - Tell us in the comments.
    1.8% Complete
57 votes
More messages from your neighbours
3 hours ago

Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!

Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?

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Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
  • 60% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
    60% Complete
  • 40% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
    40% Complete
10 votes
5 days ago

Neighbourhood Challenge: Who Can Crack This One? ⛓️‍💥❔

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

What has a head but no brain?

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28 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.

Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.

Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?

Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!

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