Taxpayers’ Union Three Waters campaign driven by donation surge, Nanaia Mahuta says lobby group has ‘rotten stench’.

David FisherSenior writer·NZ Herald·22 Sep, 2026 05:00 PM6 mins to read‌Hager told a crowd of hundreds of people who gathered at a launch event in Wellington tonight that the book was an exposé of the “latest front for New Zealand’s hard right”.Nicky Hager alleges the Taxpayers’ Union pushed deeper into Māori and co-governance politics after its Three Waters campaign delivered a surge in supporters and donations, triggering an internal fight that ended with chairman Ashley Church resigning. David Fisher reports. The Taxpayers’ Union pushed hard into Māori and co-governance politics after