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Gareth Morgan’s Challenge to Citizens of Karori

Gareth MorganFebruary 14, 2013Environment

To deliver on the vision of a predator free New Zealand and a renewal of our native wildlife, let’s start right here in Wellington, by building on the halo created by our own sanctuary Zealandia. This is the challenge Gareth … Read More

Why I’m gunning for your cat

Gareth MorganAugust 14, 2012Environment

This is a follow up to a piece that was published in the Southland Times titled “Steward Island Moggies May Get Their Marching Orders“. Basically the article talks about my wish to make Stewart Island the world’s first pest-free community. … Read More

Cat cameras reveal surprising results

Gareth MorganApril 15, 2014Environment

Remember Gareth Morgan calling your cat a natural born killer or Zealandia a pet food factory? Well, he’s not backing down on his campaign to rid or restrain cats. He wanted to prove that your property is visited by lots … Read More

Otis and Rubi – Safe and Sound

Gareth MorganJune 3, 2014Environment

This fantastic Kiwi cat lover has installed a Gallagher fence to keep her cats (Otis and Rubi) on her property. The cats and native wildlife are safe, and the neighbours are happy – everybody wins! Cat fences and enclosures such … Read More

Morgan Announces Cat Trespass Survey

Gareth MorganDecember 6, 2013Environment

The Enhancing the Halo project aims to make Wellington New Zealand’s natural capital. As part of this, there will be a number of surveys of the predators that roam in the backyards of Wellingtonians. The intention is to bring to … Read More

Karori cat meeting on 7 Sharp

Gareth MorganFebruary 20, 2013Media

Gareth Morgan is holding his public meeting tonight over his cat campaign

Time to be the Natural Capital

Gareth MorganOctober 16, 2013Environment

Time to be the Natural Capital In an election bemoaned for a lack of issues and poor turnout, one strong message has been sent to the Town Hall in Wellington: we want to make Wellington the Natural Capital. Conservation is … Read More

Could Wellington be the World’s First Predator Free Capital City?

Gareth MorganSeptember 26, 2016Environment

Today the NEXT Foundation, Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council announce a partnership with the ambitious aim of making Wellington the first predator free capital city in the world. If this can be achieved the city will truly … Read More

Why is the SPCA in New Zealand such a sick outfit?

Gareth MorganJanuary 9, 2019Environment

If it only kept to its core business of preventing wanton cruelty to animals by those who get their jollies from such activity, the NZ SPCA would be worthy of respect. But it hasn’t done that for years. The leadership … Read More

Fishing industry killing seabirds – Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganAugust 5, 2016Environment

It hasn’t been a good few weeks for the fishing industry. After the prosecution of a commercial fisher who killed 38 albatrosses on the West Coast, this week the impact of fishing industry on dolphins, seals, and seabirds was laid … Read More

‘Eradicat’ discussion Cat control in Australia – SBS television

Gareth MorganMay 27, 2014Health

Eradicat – SBS television in Australia from Gareth Morgan on Vimeo. It was refreshing to participate in such an enlightened discussion on the responsibilities of cat owners as was conceited by SBS television in Australia. This hour long studio … Read More

Staging a pussy riot

Gareth MorganJanuary 24, 2013Media

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 polarises us all in New Zealand?

Rejoice: a predator-free NZ is no longer a dream. Now, let’s talk about the money. And the cats

Gareth MorganJuly 26, 2016Environment

The government endorsement of a predator-free nation is cause for real cheer. But it’s only a start, writes Gareth Morgan. The Government has formally endorsed a bold vision for a Predator Free New Zealand by 2050. They are investing $28m … Read More

The most dangerous time for our bird life – Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganNovember 19, 2015Environment

In this whiteboard session we go through the dangers our birds are facing from cats, right now, in the middle of fledging time. Please watch. Please keep your cat inside.

Karori meets about cat-free proposal

Gareth MorganFebruary 20, 2013Media

The good people of Karori in Wellington are being asked to make a fundamental change in their lives.

Imagine if Harry visited a Predator Free Rakiura

Gareth MorganMay 10, 2015Environment

Stewart Island/ Rakiura has hit the news with the visit of Prince Harry. It is a truly unique part of the world, as he is discovering first hand. Amongst other things Harry has visited the predator free sanctuary of Ulva … Read More

Saving the Yellow Eyed Penguin (Hoiho)

Geoff SimmonsSeptember 16, 2016Environment

The Yellow-Eyed Penguin (hoiho) is found only in the southern reaches of New Zealand – on the South Island, Rakiura and subantarctic islands. We don’t really know how many hoiho there are left, but they are classed as nationally vulnerable. … Read More