False identities were used by a right-wing lobby group to make Official Information Act requests of a government agency.The Herald uncovered evidence showing people seeking information for the NZ Taxpayers' Union did not actually…
Five months later, a new group was formed: the Association of Community Retailers (ACR). It described itself as a “grassroots organisation” representing the interests of “small, independent family-run retail outlets”,…
A multinational cigarette company has started an aggressive fightback against laws and price rises intended to make people quit the habit.A series of tax rises - with more on the…
One of the world's largest tobacco companies has admitted funding a retail association's high-profile campaign against a government ban on cigarette displays in shopsThe National Federation of Retail Newsagents claimed…
One vocal opponent of the tobacco tax increase has been the Association of Community Retailers (ACR), a group that describes itself as a “grassroots organisation” of “small, independent family-run retail…
This overview by Josh Drummond is as good as any short explanation we've seen: The short version is that there are a bunch of well-funded, right-wing, neoliberal influence and lobbying…