Ice, Mice, and Men
In February 2012, Gareth Morgan trapped ten of New Zealand’s top experts on the region in a boat with 40 ordinary Kiwis for a month. Together with Geoff Simmons, he grilled them about the issues facing our southern waters
Latest posts
Last week we had a second public meeting at the Stewart Island Community Hall at Oban. It was a good vibe. What are we up to? In 2008 in response to constant enquiry, DOC carried o[...]
13 May 2013
There was a historic vote last week, one that has finally let people come out of the closet. In this instance we are not talking about marriage equality, but that people can come o[...]
21 Apr 2013
The Cats the To Go campaign has touched people in many countries around the world. In particular it has sparked massive debate in Australia, where the Australian Geographic has cov[...]
Could hordes of tourists collectively achieve what mining companies have failed to do in Antarctica and stuff the place up? In 1991 the signatories to the Antarctic Treaty reached [...]
08 Apr 2013
Tax and Welfare reform
Personally I wouldn’t blame the exchange rate, the government, or any lack of entrepreneurship. The world is really struggling if you hadn’t noticed and the ability of our firms th[...]
08 Nov 2012
Environment, conservation and climate change
For many decades now I have commented publicly on issues to do with economics and finance. I’m still interested in that stuff – which is why I continue to comment on monetary polic[...]
14 May 2013
Economics
It’s not obvious at first glance that allowing employers to breach minimum wage regulations is bad news for youth employment. Clearly if the price of youth labour is going down, mo[...]
28 Feb 2013
Morgan Foundation
12
