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Advertising to kids – The Mother of all stuff ups

Gareth MorganSeptember 7, 2014Health

The Dirty Tricks Food & Drink Companies Use to Target Your Kids An angry father has called out Monster energy drinks for their appalling actions in handing out energy drinks to children. He is right in calling for regulation, this … Read More

Selling state assets had nothing to do with paying down debt

Gareth MorganSeptember 7, 2014Economics

As part of our election season, one of the questions I was asked was why the Government sold down assets to pay off debt. The simple answer is that the asset sales were nothing to do with paying off debt. I … Read More

National’s tax policy: Sit on your hands and do nothing whilst hard working kiwis struggle

Susan GuthrieSeptember 4, 2014Tax and Welfare

Let’s be clear – current tax policies do not tax everything they should. This is a huge problem for the economy, and for anyone but those with a lot of equity in housing. Sorting it is an urgent issue, but the policies … Read More

National’s $100m Plan Just Smoke (and Mirrors) on the Water

Geoff SimmonsSeptember 3, 2014Environment

National’s latest water plan to spend $100m on buying sensitive land next to rivers won’t have as much impact on our water quality as lower dairy prices will, and certainly not as much as decent regulation would. Their plan sets … Read More

Which Party Will Lower Your Power Bill?

Geoff SimmonsSeptember 3, 2014Economics

The Labour/ Greens have made no secret of their proposal to reform the electricity sector, announcing the NZ Power plan over a year ago during the asset sales process. National’s approach is more of the same – gently encouraging more … Read More

Nigel Latta’s show on sugar is one of the most influential pieces of TV this year

Geoff SimmonsSeptember 2, 2014Health

Nigel Latta’s show on sugar last night was one of the best of his series. The shows wrap-up made for one of TV’s most powerful moments for the year. The show simply and fairly illustrated the impact that excess sugar … Read More

The Food Industry’s Three Essential Soundbites

Geoff SimmonsSeptember 1, 2014Health

When their backs are against the wall, the Food Industry usually pull out one of three soundbites. Each of these soundbites appear sensible on their own, but when you take them as a package, it becomes clear that they are … Read More

New World wants to turn your kids into mindless zombie consumers

Geoff SimmonsAugust 28, 2014Health

Parents will know the pester power unleashed by offering collectables such as toys (or in the case of Countdown, cards). This tactic has long been used by fast food companies to lure in kids. Now it is being used as … Read More

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Which political party will help you live longer?

Geoff SimmonsAugust 25, 2014Health

We wrote the book Health Cheque back in 2009, and it is surprising how little has changed in five years. In that book, we found that our health system performs pretty well on a tight budget, at least compared with other … Read More