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In love with India

Gareth MorganSeptember 1, 2012Travel

Just back from India, there’s something about that country that is totally captivating. It was our third visit and I don’t think we’ll ever tire of the place. This time we were up in the northeast and it reminds me … Read More

Three in a row for the ‘Nix and two hat tricks for Brockie

Gareth MorganAugust 29, 2012Wellington Phoenix

The 3-0 win for the boys was admittedly against the weakest Opposition (A Shillong Selection, which might explain the light 8,000 crowd) so far but adjusting to the fast run of the ball on the artificial pitch was a big … Read More

Liquid assets easier to dip in and out of

Gareth MorganAugust 29, 2012Investing

There are four pillars of portfolio performance: returns, volatility, liquidity and protection from catastrophic risk. In the previous two articles I have looked at returns, catastrophic risk and volatility. In this article I focus on liquidity – an attribute of … Read More

How long will the NZ people have to suffer? The time for capital tax is now!

Gareth MorganAugust 28, 2012Economics, Tax and Welfare

One article that stood out over the weekend was this article on the fact that half of NZ’s super rich are dodging tax. Susan Guthrie (who wrote The Big Kahuna with me) and I were chatting about this and her … Read More

New Zealand’s own Mother Teresa

Gareth MorganAugust 27, 2012Morgan Foundation

As well as being in India to follow our beloved Phoenix, Jo and I have been visiting one of our Morgan Foundation foreign aid projects in Bangladesh and it has been a very special opportunity to see the on-the-ground work … Read More

Kiwi kids make great ambassadors for our environment

Gareth MorganAugust 27, 2012Environment

I wanted to share a couple of videos that were made for us by some great Kiwi kids. Lime Hills school was one of two Southland schools that performed at the send-off for the Our Far South voyage at the … Read More

Wellington Phoenix in India – Phoenix vs Shillong

Gareth MorganAugust 26, 2012Wellington Phoenix

No rain today, just energy sapping humidity and a crowd sheltering under their sun umbrellas. Somewhere north of 15,000 witnessed the Phoenix play seven of our apprentices (Justin Gully is injured) and build on a clinical start by the senior … Read More

Wellington Phoenix beat United Sikkim

Gareth MorganAugust 25, 2012Wellington Phoenix

Displaying a fine blending of skill and stamina New Zealand’s Wellington Phoenix tamed a spirited challenge from United Sikkim FC at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium here today. Whereas players of United Sikkim FC are literally unknown in the world stage, … Read More

Euthanasia Only Tip of the Iceberg

Gareth MorganAugust 24, 2012Health

I have been reading the news from India and talking to Geoff who co-authored the book Health Cheque with me a couple of years ago. One thing we discussed in the book was issues around end of life care. To … Read More

Welcome to India – Wellington Phoenix tour of India 2012

Gareth MorganAugust 23, 2012Wellington Phoenix

We’ve arrived in Imphal in the northeast of India. It’s an area of social unrest right now and the army are everywhere. The team can’t go anywhere without jeep-loads of soldiers front and back and even at practice today the … Read More