Our Far South

The objective of this project was to raise New Zealanders’ awareness of the importance of the area between Foveaux Strait and the South Pole, to highlight the reasons why it is of such value and to outline the threats and … Read More

Our Far South – The issues

The objective of this project is to raise New Zealanders’ awareness of the importance of the area between Foveaux Strait and the South Pole, to highlight the reasons why it is of such value and to outline the threats and … Read More

Changing Times in Frozen South

Gareth MorganEnvironment

The biology of our far south – the southern ocean, the sub-Antarctic islands, and that slice of Antarctica known as the Ross Protectorate – is changing. On our sub-Antarctic islands, populations of rockhopper penguins are down by 94 per cent, … Read More

Demagoguery Kills Market in South-East Asia

Gareth MorganEconomics

BY GARETH MORGAN The turmoil that continues to embroil South East Asia contradicts the conventional view that this region had found a growth formula which countries like New Zealand would benefit from emulating. The Asian formula is rapidly turning to … Read More

Our findings – Areas of Dispute

During the panel discussions, the nature of the disagreement that we see in the media became clear. Scientists disagree about three things: The meaning of “maintain or improve” in the Government’s objectives for freshwater The adequacy of water quality standards … Read More

Participate in our next project

We are currently working on our next public policy project at The Morgan Foundation and looking people willing to participate in a focus group. People interested must be Wellington based and available for 1 hour in the evening during the middle … Read More

Welcome to our world

Susan GuthrieTreaty

Last week we had the formal launch of our Talktreaty project – a video exhibition and online video collection about the Treaty of Waitangi. For a year now I have been leading this project for the Morgan Foundation. It followed … Read More

Our Flag Competition

Gareth MorganTreaty

Why did I run the competition? It was clear from the public’s response that the understanding of what the current flag represents is minimal. It’s a defaced British naval ensign, modified first in 1867 as required by the British Colonial … Read More

A Budget for our Times

Gareth MorganEconomics, Tax and Welfare

It was a nothing budget and that’s precisely what’s needed – at least insofar as government spend, revenue and balance is concerned. If taxes had been raised significantly then austerity  would have risked a recession; if spending had been ramped … Read More