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Saturated Fat – Angel or Devil?

Gareth MorganOctober 8, 2013Health

The initial response to our book and infographic has sparked the sort of online spats that the book was trying to address – incomplete science, the prevalence of see-saw fad diets and the habit of breaking foods down to their … Read More

Why We Are Supporting the Munch Awards

Gareth MorganOctober 4, 2013Health

One of the most surprising findings of Appetite for Destruction was that being fat isn’t a matter of individual choice. We have actively raised this current generation of fatties as if they were battery farmed hens, and our only hope … Read More

Animal Welfare Act Amendment Bill: Submission on Wandering Cats

Gareth MorganSeptember 30, 2013Environment

The Problem Cat ownership is not defined. This makes the Animal Welfare Act completely impossible to implement in the case of cats. The existing categories of cat – companion, stray and feral – cannot be practically applied on the ground.[i] … Read More

Snapper One’s Race for the Last Fish

Gareth MorganSeptember 26, 2013Fisheries Management

How should the Government deal with the issue of a threatened fishery like Snapper One? There are three ways of approaching this issue, and because of these different perspectives people often end up taking past each other, with the debate … Read More

The Recipe for Local Government

Gareth MorganSeptember 25, 2013Health

The other day we tweeted a simple fact: Poor neighbourhoods have three times the number of takeaways and dairies around schools as rich neighbourhoods. The reaction on social media was one of concern at this state of affairs and it also … Read More

INFOGRAPHIC: How Kiwis have been fooled by fake food

Gareth MorganSeptember 25, 2013Health

Us Kiwi’s are eating ourselves to death. Here are some of the most shocking facts we found out about the food New Zealanders eat. INFOGRAPHIC: How Kiwis have been fooled by fake food was last modified: April 6th, 2016 by … Read More

Hobby fishers must pay for snapper

Gareth MorganSeptember 19, 2013Fisheries Management

Recreational group need to purchase quota from fishing industry. As predicted, the Government has kicked for touch on the controversial issue of snapper in the Hauraki Gulf. After sending the Ministry of Primary Industries out as cannon fodder with an … Read More

It is time for the public’s views to prevail over fresh water

Gareth MorganSeptember 19, 2013Environment

Given New Zealand is a democracy, what the public thinks about the state of New Zealand’s rivers and streams should matter a great deal. In fact, it should be the only thing that counts. However from the policies that are … Read More

ACC Levy on Motorcyclists: Per Bike or Per Rider?

Gareth MorganSeptember 17, 2013Uncategorized

In the last series of articles examining motorcyclists’ injuries from on-road riding, an understanding of why ACC is facing mounting bills from our misfortune was reached by recognising (a) The number of motorcycles on the road has been rising (b) … Read More

A Fortnight is a Long Time in Nutrition

Gareth MorganAugust 11, 2013Health

Over the past two weeks we have been showered with some astounding new findings in the world of nutrition. We have had a busy time getting the book off to the printers and the website up and running. Now we … Read More