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Small towns need to stop polluting rivers

Geoff SimmonsNovember 16, 2014Environment

Last week we raised the issue of poo in our rivers, and how it is making us sick. As we saw in our review of the Government’s fresh water standards, bacteria from poo is just one of the many issues … Read More

Whiteboard Friday – Diabetes: Taxpayers will pay a fortune for people’s poor diet

Gareth MorganNovember 13, 2014Health

Rounding out our series on diabetes awareness week, Geoff runs us through a crash course on cause and effects of diabetes and will explain the impact that this will have on taxpayers. The short version is that this preventable illness … Read More

Which food company is killing us the quickest?

Gareth MorganNovember 12, 2014Health

It is that time of the year again – time to vote for the Munch Awards, including the worst kid’s food product and worst kid’s food marketing campaign. This time the voting is nicely timed to fit with Diabetes Awareness … Read More

What happens inside your body when you eat a fat bomb

Gareth MorganNovember 11, 2014Health

It is Diabetes Awareness Week – so we asked nutritionist Ben Warren to explain what is the worst food in the supermarket and the impact that has on your body. You might not be surprised at the food he chose … Read More

Should our healthcare system treat less and care more?

Geoff SimmonsNovember 10, 2014Health

Medical specialists are warning that there is a looming crisis in end of life care. There are already shortages of staff, and this will only get worse as the baby boomer doctors and nurses retire in the next few years. … Read More

You’ll be shocked at how easy it is to overdose on sugar by eating manufactured fake food

Gareth MorganNovember 9, 2014Health

It is Diabetes Awareness Week. As we saw in our book Appetite for Destruction, diabetes is one of New Zealand’s fastest growing diseases (one in 4 Kiwis are at risk) that has many nasty side effects. Poor diet is the major driver of the increase in … Read More

How much tax does Gareth Morgan Pay?

Geoff SimmonsNovember 5, 2014Tax and Welfare

Since the election we have been talking a lot about tax – how we don’t tax all the income from investments equally. One of the common questions we have had is how much tax Gareth pays. While the question is … Read More

Up shit creek – New Zealand rivers full of E coli

Gareth MorganNovember 3, 2014Environment

Many of our waterways are full of excrement. As you’d expect, this stuff poses a massive health issue for people that want to swim in or drink the water from our streams, rivers, lakes and even aquifers. Between 18,000-34,000 Kiwis … Read More

If New Zealand is really committed to marine conservation we should start in our own part of the ocean

Geoff SimmonsNovember 2, 2014Environment

This week is Conservation Week and to celebrate each day our blogs will focus on a different conservation issue. Over the weekend China, the Ukraine and Russia rejected New Zealand and the United States’ bid to create the world’s largest … Read More

Why are our Politicians Auckland Toll Chickens?

Gareth MorganOctober 29, 2014Economics

Yesterday both the National Government and Green Party opposed the suggestion to place a toll on Auckland’s roads, but for completely different reasons. The Government opposes it because they see it as a new tax. The Greens because they would … Read More