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Owning a house now out of reach for most – and it’s all our own fault

Gareth MorganMarch 5, 2013Property, Tax and Welfare

In recent weeks accountants and property investors were trading blows over the tax treatment of housing. As well, a survey was published which revealed most New Zealanders now believe owning your own home is out of reach for most. One … Read More

Support for Morgan’s Cat Campaign Just Keeps Growing

Gareth MorganMarch 4, 2013Environment, Morgan Foundation

My cat campaign may have got some people’s backs up, but it is attracting a growing level of support. Meanwhile the beleaguered SPCA, in the gun for its policy of supporting stray cats that wander and slaughter, is facing a … Read More

Calling all Cat Spotters – Let us know where cats are roaming

Gareth MorganFebruary 28, 2013Environment

We want YOU to keep an eye out for wandering cats and let us know if there are any cat colonies in your neighbourhood. You can also sign up for updates on cat colonies in your area. Calling all Cat … Read More

Short term opportunism has a price

Gareth MorganFebruary 28, 2013Economics, Tax and Welfare

It’s not obvious at first glance that allowing employers to breach minimum wage regulations is bad news for youth employment. Clearly if the price of youth labour is going down, more will be hired, so what is the problem? In … Read More

How to get rid of smart and honest employers

Gareth MorganFebruary 22, 2013Economics, Tax and Welfare

The Living Wage campaign is quite rightly drawing attention to the issue of pay and working conditions in New Zealand. With record numbers of Kiwis heading for Australia, it’s certainly time for that debate. Regardless of where you sit on … Read More

Karori cat meeting on 7 Sharp

Gareth MorganFebruary 20, 2013Media

Gareth Morgan is holding his public meeting tonight over his cat campaign Karori cat meeting on 7 Sharp was last modified: December 15th, 2015 by Gareth Morgan

Karori meets about cat-free proposal

Gareth MorganFebruary 20, 2013Media

The good people of Karori in Wellington are being asked to make a fundamental change in their lives. Karori meets about cat-free proposal was last modified: December 15th, 2015 by Gareth Morgan

Benefits system needs to evolve

Gareth MorganFebruary 19, 2013Tax and Welfare

On Thursday last week, the Living Wage campaign was given a very public airing at AUT University with a collection of international speakers. While much of the focus of this campaign has been on the hourly rate paid to low-wage … Read More

Morgan Foundation’s Cleaner Rivers Campaign

Gareth MorganFebruary 17, 2013Environment

The news about the quality of water in New Zealand’s stream, lakes, estuaries and rivers is depressingly consistent – freshwater quality is deteriorating at a rapid pace, under siege from the rapid expansion of intensified dairy farming, urban waste practices … Read More

Gareth Morgan’s Challenge to Citizens of Karori

Gareth MorganFebruary 14, 2013Environment

To deliver on the vision of a predator free New Zealand and a renewal of our native wildlife, let’s start right here in Wellington, by building on the halo created by our own sanctuary Zealandia. This is the challenge Gareth … Read More