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We need a fresh look at the Treaty of Waitangi

Gareth MorganDecember 3, 2014Politics

Every group needs an equal say — granting unique power to anyone is a quick path to a divided nation. Big changes are being discussed over the way political power is shared, changes that should make all Kiwis sit up … Read More

5 Benefits of Radically Overhauling New Zealand’s Tax and Welfare System – Whiteboard Wednesday

Gareth MorganDecember 2, 2014Economics, Tax and Welfare

The Big Kahuna takes as its base assumption that we don’t, as a society, accept that huge differences in income are acceptable and that we, therefore, choose to redistribute wealth. While they are generally regarded as separate, the tax and … Read More

Amazing work by landcare group protecting our rivers

Gareth MorganDecember 1, 2014Environment

One of the finalist in the River Story Awards, the Rangitata Gorge Landcare Group, is a farming community that has taking on a war against pest plants that threaten their grand, braided, glorious river in Canterbury. Check out their story. … Read More

Most Improved River for 2014

Gareth MorganNovember 30, 2014Environment

Last Thursday evening we hosted the New Zealand River Awards for the second time. The Awards recognise the hard work of Regional Councils and their communities on improving the health of their local rivers. On Friday we met the winner … Read More

River story winner Bill Kerrison – Saving NZ’s longfin eel

Gareth MorganNovember 27, 2014Environment

The Award winning River story for the 2014 New Zealand River awards story is about one man, Bill Kerrison, who has worked tirelessly for more than 20 years trapping and transferring eels and other native fish species past the dams … Read More

2014 New Zealand River Award Winners

Gareth MorganNovember 27, 2014Environment

Two Canterbury rivers – the Otukaikino and Cam – took out 1st and 3rd place in the 2014 New Zealand River Awards for the most improved rivers in the country. The Oroua River in the Manawatu was the 2nd … Read More

The problems of measuring water quality

Gareth MorganNovember 26, 2014Environment

Professor Gary Jones from Canberra how is the keynote speaker at the 2014 NZ River Awards tonight. The following podcast is Gary speaking to Radio NZ’s Kathryn Ryan about the vexing questions of water quality and quantity. The problems … Read More

Whiteboard Wednesday – How a flat tax would be fairer than our current system

Gareth MorganNovember 25, 2014Tax and Welfare

Geoff is going to talk us through how a UBI and flat tax work together. The end result is less bureaucracy and a fairer, simpler, more productive society. Whiteboard Wednesday – How a flat tax would be fairer than our … Read More

Impact of dairy effluent on rivers in New Zealand [infographic]

Gareth MorganNovember 24, 2014Environment

Should we be able to swim in our rivers? Water quality has been in the news a lot this year – in particular the Impact of dairy effluent on rivers in New Zealand. But if we want to swim in … Read More

2014 New Zealand River Awards

Gareth MorganNovember 23, 2014Environment

The second annual New Zealand River Awards will be announced this Thursday evening in Wellington. The Awards recognise the most improved river in each region where there’s robust data, and also identifies the three most improved rivers in the country. … Read More