blog | Page 34 | The Morgan Foundation

Why we’re talking about online slog-fests.

Susan GuthrieSeptember 2, 2015Treaty

Talktreaty and I are in trouble again. We can’t seem to help ourselves. This time we’re the inadvertent cause of a communications policy meltdown – and yes, in case you’re wondering, that is bad news. The problem is this … Read More

Morgan Congratulates the Shortlist Winners

Gareth MorganSeptember 1, 2015Treaty

Congratulations to the designers of the 4 flags on the shortlist – it’s great to be getting down to the final stages of the campaign to change the flag. It is clear the consideration panel have tried to find a … Read More

The State is a Bad Parent. Literally.

Jess Berentson-ShawAugust 31, 2015Tax and Welfare

Last week the Children’s Commissioner Dr Russell Wills made the rather startling statement that “it is doubtful children are better off in state care”. In the first report investigating the service Child Youth and Family (CYFs) provides to our … Read More

Why we are Global Warming Criminals

Geoff SimmonsAugust 30, 2015Environment

Given the natural assets we have – a small population with plenty of natural resources at our disposal, and plenty of scope for renewable energy – New Zealand should really be doing better at dealing with climate change. Instead we … Read More

Is inequality in NZ growing? – Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganAugust 28, 2015Tax and Welfare

Inequality is a bit of a buzzword at the moment. Some say it’s going up. Some say it has been flat for years. What do we really know? Watch this to find out. Is inequality in NZ growing? – Whiteboard … Read More

How can we build Heartland New Zealand’s understanding of the Treaty?

Gareth MorganAugust 27, 2015Treaty

Continuing our series for discussion from the c.200 video clips we assembled from interviews of 60 New Zealanders, this week we hear from Andrew London, musician. He talks about the differences between attitudes toward the treaty and race relations in provincial towns … Read More

The Complexity of Foreign Aid – Vista from Vanuatu

Gareth MorganAugust 27, 2015Morgan Foundation

Heading up to Vanuatu 4 months after Cyclone Pam was a rewarding experience but sobering reminder. My purpose was to see how both the emergency response has gone and how the far longer and more complex rebuild is progressing. The … Read More

PM’s flag preference is underwhelming

Gareth MorganAugust 26, 2015Treaty

Prime Minister John Key contextualised his decision to invoke the flag change process with an update of his thinking published in the national dailies last Saturday. Much of what he says I endorse totally. Our current flag is not only … Read More

We need to start thinking quickly about the effects on New Zealand of China’s economy

Susan GuthrieAugust 25, 2015Economics, Uncategorized

Last week I gave a presentation about the ‘big picture’ to a gathering of government officials in Wellington. I talked about China’s economy and financial market volatility, rather on-the-money topics given this week’s global stock-market meltdown! Here is a potted-version … Read More

Call for a UBI gains momentum

Gareth MorganAugust 25, 2015Tax and Welfare

The idea for an unconditional basic income (UBI) is not new – it has been around since at least the 1960s. Its time seems to have finally come as the international calls for the UBI continue to mount – and … Read More