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
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Here is an interview on Media watch discussing the Cat’s to Go campaign, The Wellington Phoenix and my interaction with the press.[...]
03 Feb 2013
First let me say I do not hate cats, how people every reached that conclusion is only for them to know. What I do not like however is the evidenced damage cats are doing to our nat[...]
29 Jan 2013
The consideration given by the Reserve Bank to controlling the bias in its policies that favour housing over all other lending types is most welcome (See NZ Herald article here). I[...]
27 Jan 2013
Today’s blog is not a blog about cats per se. Instead, let’s focus on the corners we run to when the cat conversation comes up. What is it about the cat issue that pola[...]
24 Jan 2013
Today I have been in Stuff and the NZ Herald regarding an interview that was pre recorded a week ago with Tony Veitch. Here are some points that need to be mentioned: I remi[...]
24 Jan 2013
No sooner is our venerable leader back from Hawaii, but he is off to Antarctica. But don’t be fooled – this is more than a jolly to hang out with penguins; the change in temp[...]
17 Jan 2013
Tax and Welfare reform
Let’s agree on what is a minimum income every adult should have in order to live a dignified life and then see what flows from that. One of the topics of debate during this e[...]
15 Nov 2011
Environment, conservation and climate change
Economics
The IMF reckons the high debt levels our households face remain a barrier to economic growth. The Minister of Finance has responded to this by saying reducing government debt is th[...]
12 Jun 2012
Morgan Foundation
Fisheries Management
