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Queenstown House Prices – Face to Face with Dave Armstrong

Gareth MorganOctober 10, 2016Uncategorized

Queenstown has the fastest rising house prices in the country. How do we ensure ordinary folk can afford to live there while protecting the views? We talk to playwright Dave Armstrong about his new play which explores these crunchy issues … Read More

How many homeless people are there in Aotearoa New Zealand?

Gareth MorganOctober 7, 2016Tax and Welfare

Every time homelessness hits the headlines, the statistics get challenged. The often quoted number is that there are 41,000 homeless people in Aotearoa New Zealand, which is a staggering 1 in every 100 people. Some claim this number is inflated … Read More

Mayoral candidates asleep at wheel on junk food problem

Gareth MorganOctober 5, 2016Food

We know that our food environment has a massive impact on what we eat. One of the most effective ways of improving diets is to limit access to junk food, or making healthy food choices the easy ones. However despite … Read More

Geoff Simmons legalising cannabis in New Zealand

Geoffonomics: Whatever happened to Think Big and Rogernomics?

Gareth MorganOctober 2, 2016Economics

Every fortnight Geoff Simmons talks with Jesse Mulligan on RNZ’s Afternoons programme about a variety of economic issues This week they cover the Whatever happened to Think Big and Rogernomics? www.rnz.co.nz/jesse #geoffonomics Once one of the richest nations in the world, … 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

Whiteboard Friday: To Dam or not to Dam?

Gareth MorganSeptember 23, 2016Environment

Whether irrigation schemes stack up economically usually depends on what you think will happen to the milk price. This Whiteboard Friday looks at the example of the Wairarapa Whiteboard Friday: To Dam or not to Dam? was last modified: September … Read More

Face to face: Wellington Mayoral Candidates

Gareth MorganSeptember 22, 2016Politics

You should have recieved your voting forms in the mail, so it’s your chance to have a say. Make sure you get informed, and vote in the local body elections. To help you do this we have talked to Wellington’s … Read More

Fishing Quota Management System Needs Reform

Gareth MorganSeptember 19, 2016Fisheries Management

A report released on Friday suggests that the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) was wrong not to prosecute five inshore fishing vessels that were filmed dumping fish during a trial of video technology. In the debate over whether to prosecute, … Read More

Geoffonomics: The number one thing driving up health care costs

Gareth MorganSeptember 10, 2016Economics

Every fortnight Geoff Simmons talks with Jesse Mulligan on RNZ’s Afternoons programme about a variety of economic issues. This week they cover what is the number one thing driving up health care costs in New Zealand, and it’s not what you … Read More

Can we grow without stuffing the Planet? Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganSeptember 9, 2016Economics, Environment

New research shows that the world economy is growing far faster than the resources we use to produce that growth – known as the ‘ecological footprint’. This ‘decoupling’ of growth and environmental damage is a promising step, but we still … Read More