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
In recent weeks accountants and property investors were trading blows over the tax treatment of housing. As well, a survey was published which revealed most New Zealanders now beli[...]
05 Mar 2013
My cat campaign may have got some people’s backs up, but it is attracting a growing level of support. Meanwhile the beleaguered SPCA, in the gun for its policy of supporting stray [...]
04 Mar 2013
We want YOU to keep an eye out for wandering cats and let us know if there are any cat colonies in your neighbourhood. You can also sign up for updates on cat colonies in your area[...]
28 Feb 2013
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
The Living Wage campaign is quite rightly drawing attention to the issue of pay and working conditions in New Zealand. With record numbers of Kiwis heading for Australia, it[...]
22 Feb 2013
Tax and Welfare reform
Labour MP David Clark’s member’s bill to raise the minimum wage from $13.50 to $15 is the latest chapter in a losing battle to use the minimum wage as a way to stem the widening ga[...]
01 Aug 2012
Environment, conservation and climate change
It’s decades overdue but at last the government guarantee on deposits at banks has been shown not to be cast-iron. The decision taken in Cyprus to impose a one-off 7% tax on all ba[...]
18 Mar 2013
Economics
Contrary to the findings of the Productivity Commission the fundamental issue with housing affordability is not lack of available land. That Commission has done the debate a major [...]
28 Oct 2012
Morgan Foundation
Fisheries Management
