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Birth registration – a precursor for protecting children

Gareth MorganAugust 12, 2012Media, Morgan Foundation

One thing Jo and I learnt when we went over to the Solomon Islands with UNICEF, was that there’s a massive issue with the registration of births. In short, if a child doesn’t have a birth certificate it does not … Read More

Death Throes of a Tax and Welfare Regime

Gareth MorganAugust 7, 2012Tax and Welfare

We often talk about poverty traps for those on benefits where the effective marginal tax rate can get up close to 100%. That’s when for every dollar earned by a beneficiary they lose an amount from their benefit that leaves … Read More

Patience required with exchange rates

Gareth MorganAugust 6, 2012Economics

The NZD is back to 82 cents US, although at 77 it remains well below its high of 81 against the Australian. Like the Australian at $1.06 close to its all time high against the US, 82 cents feels right … Read More

Email exchange between Peter Young and I after the “Last Ocean” premier

Gareth MorganAugust 6, 2012Environment, Fisheries Management

The following is an email exchange between Myself and Peter Young, Director of “The Last Ocean”. We are both focussed on how to stop fishing in the Ross Sea Region, but each have a very different approach on how to … Read More

Raising the minimum wage – more evidence on how nuts our welfare regime is

Gareth MorganAugust 1, 2012Economics, Tax and Welfare

Labour MP David Clark’s member’s bill to raise the minimum wage from $13.50 to $15 is the latest chapter in a losing battle to use the minimum wage as a way to stem the widening gap between rich and poor. … Read More

Sir Bob, Gareth Morgan clash over low decile schools

Gareth MorganJuly 31, 2012Media, Tax and Welfare

This post was originally posted on TVNZ’s website. I would like to know what you think. Are our kids better off at high decile schools? Does the decile system impact on how well children do later in life? Two of NZ’s … Read More

Q&A interview with Russel Norman

Gareth MorganJuly 31, 2012Economics, Environment

Last Sunday Russel Norman and I were on Q&A and were talking about the Green Parties economic policy. Here is the video below if you missed it. What did you think about the interview? Is it possible for us to … Read More

Vast marine zone requires top governance

Gareth MorganJuly 30, 2012Economics, Environment

The North, South and Stewart Islands comprise a mere 5 per cent of New Zealand’s total territory – that’s if we regard our country as extending to the edge of our recognised extended continental shelf (ECS). If we were to … Read More

Why Peter Young and his “Last Ocean” Travellers are Hypocrites

Gareth MorganJuly 29, 2012Environment, Fisheries Management

Peter Young used to plunder and exploit fisheries with no regard for their sustainability. Then he was “born again”. Sometimes there is nothing worse. I admire his current campaign to “lock up” the Ross Sea region so there is no … Read More

A Motorcycle Ride with a Difference

Gareth MorganJuly 25, 2012Travel

Jo with the Motorbike parked at the DMZ last time we were in Korea We have this plan to ride our motorcycles down the length of the Korean peninsula, from the north of the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) … Read More