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Garden to Table – Educating children about how to grow, harvest, prepare fresh food

Gareth MorganSeptember 15, 2015Health

Garden to Table is a programme run in primary and intermediate schools that aims to educate children about how to grow, harvest, prepare and share fresh, healthy, seasonal produce…. The Garden to Table programme was brought to Cannons Creek School … Read More

NZ rivers in the international spotlight

Gareth MorganSeptember 14, 2015Environment

2015 is the first year New Zealand has been included in the International RiverFoundation’s RiverPrize. The Morgan Foundation is pleased to sponsor the New Zealand leg of the awards. Riverprize is the world’s most prestigious environmental award, giving recognition, reward … Read More

New Zealand style aid solutions can do more harm than good

Gareth MorganSeptember 13, 2015Morgan Foundation

The greatest asset a country such as Vanuatu (eg; Solomons, Samoa, Fiji, etc in the Pacific) has to combat the damage a natural disaster such as cyclone, a tsunami, an earthquake or a volcanic eruption – is the resilience of … Read More

The cost of a Predator Free Rakiura – Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganSeptember 10, 2015Environment

The Morgan Foundation has been helping out with plans for Predator Free Rakiura. A recent report highlights some of the challenges and costs associated with the project. In this video, Geoff explains what could be involved in eradicating predators around … Read More

Top 5 excuses to ‘do nothing’ about climate change (and why they’re wrong)

Geoff SimmonsSeptember 10, 2015Environment

The Government and many commentators have given plenty of reasons for our inaction on climate change. However, most of those reasons are now out of date, and no longer stand up to scrutiny. “China’s not doing anything” This is just … Read More

The Treaty of Waitangi – a Subject of National Pride

Gareth MorganSeptember 8, 2015Treaty

Our “Talk Treaty” exercise has comprised video recordings wherein a cross section of New Zealanders have been kind enough to speak candidly about their experiences with the treaty and their perspectives on issues related to it. Our interviewees confirmed almost … Read More

Where has the NZ Donor Money Gone? – Cyclone Pam Vanuatu

Gareth MorganSeptember 7, 2015Morgan Foundation

The donations from New Zealand – both private and from our government – to the Cyclone Pam relief and restoration in Vanuatu have been significant. A window on how that money has been applied is not only deserved by those … Read More

Flag Consideration Panel Fails Miserably

Gareth MorganSeptember 6, 2015Treaty

“They can have a choice of colours as long as it’s black”. The words so famously uttered by Henry Ford when he launched his Model T may as well apply to the choices John Burrows’ Flag Consideration Panel has provided … Read More

Water Quality – Who leaches, wins? – Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganSeptember 3, 2015Environment

In some parts of the country (Rotorua, Canterbury, Horizons) limits are being put on farming (especially dairy) to protect water quality. This is a promising step, but the way these limits are put in place can make a big difference … Read More

Getting a premium for sustainable beef

Gareth MorganSeptember 3, 2015Environment

Consumers need to accept some responsibility for environmental degradation associated with food production. This great story from Mike Barton shows how beef farmers in Taupo can achieve a premium price, whilst taking care of the environment. Getting a premium for … Read More