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Phoenix Fans – Practice your dance moves with Nixie

Gareth MorganOctober 12, 2012Wellington Phoenix

The cameras were out the other day and happened to spy Nixie getting his grove on. Good stuff Nixie! We are all looking forward to tomorrows game against Melbourne Heart FC. Phoenix Fans – Practice your dance moves with Nixie was last … Read More

South Africa – Shaking off the shackles of a racist past for a strong economic future

Gareth MorganOctober 11, 2012Economics, Travel

We just had a few days in Soweto, cradle of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. These days it’s like dropping into Cannon’s Creek or Otara – modest housing but comfortable in the main, with electricity, water and sewerage, and … Read More

Why the Green’s Suggestion to Print Money is Silly

Gareth MorganOctober 10, 2012Economics

Printing money a silly idea. The US and Europe are printing money to dig themselves out of a hole. Therefore we should do the same. Wrong. The difference between both of those giants and New Zealand is enormous. Let’s take … Read More

Checking Out a Morgan Foundation Project on Pemba Island, Tanzania

Gareth MorganOctober 3, 2012Morgan Foundation

As part of the water and sanitation project we carried out in 2008 with UNICEF NZ, there’s been 16 medium depth (20 metre) handwells dug on Pemba island Madagascar. Pemba is the poor cousin of Zanzibar. We’ve been here checking … Read More

Bird of the year competition

Gareth MorganSeptember 26, 2012Environment

When asked to support a bird for The Bird of the Year Competition it was an easy choice – the Sooty Shearwater or Titi won hands down. The Kiwi may be our national icon, but all they do is eat … Read More

Greens welfare initiative is sensible – Key barking mad?

Gareth MorganSeptember 24, 2012Tax and Welfare

Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei last week introduced a Bill in Parliament that extends the child welfare payment currently paid to low income working parents to other low income non-working parents. It is unlikely the Bill will be passed. The … Read More

Benefit tightening won’t reduce unemployment

Gareth MorganSeptember 23, 2012Tax and Welfare

It is tempting to call the National Government’s Social Security Amendment (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Bill the most irrelevant sideshow in the circus that is tighter targeting of social benefits. Anyone would think these politicians and the bureaucracy implementing … Read More