Category Archive

A review of fresh water standards in New Zealand – Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganApril 9, 2015Environment

In this video Geoff talks about fresh water standards in New Zealand. Last year we commissioned 16 scientists to look at our fresh water and what we need to do to protect it for the future. Watch Geoff’s video and … Read More

How farmers can pay for irrigation without public money

Gareth MorganApril 1, 2015Environment

Irrigation New Zealand and Federated Farmers are calling for public subsidies for irrigation projects. In their view, this year’s drought, and the prospect of more in the future given a changing climate, has underlined the need for increased water storage. … Read More

Five Reasons Why Existing Farmers Should Oppose More Conversions

Gareth MorganMarch 23, 2015Environment

Farmers are waking up to the idea that more conversions in their area will make it harder for them to farm in the future. That is why we have seen agricultural experts and even the Waikato Fed Farmers president Chris … Read More

Ten Alternative Cat Management Headlines for the Herald

Gareth MorganMarch 22, 2015Environment

Last week the Morgan Foundation submitted to Wellington City Council with the idea of managing cats in sensitive wildlife areas. This would involve micro-chipping, so that owned cats could be returned to their owners. We think it isn’t actually that … Read More

Don’t be Xenophobic, Make Money Out of the Foreigners

Gareth MorganMarch 1, 2015Environment, Tax and Welfare

Our blog on Taxing the Mega-Rich for their Kiwi Hideaways galvanised two reactions from readers – one xenophobic a la the Winston Peters followers, and one enlightened. The enlightened folk recognise that foreign investment, tourism and immigration can all be … Read More

Who owns the Waikato River? Townies or Farmers

Gareth MorganFebruary 25, 2015Environment

The above photos were taken over the past week in the Waikato region. If someone can use water and someone else can’t – when they both take water from the same river – it tells us someone has ownership rights … Read More

Whiteboard Friday – Who owns water

Gareth MorganFebruary 12, 2015Environment

It seems we stirred some people up talking about water rights the other day. If you are having trouble getting your head around the fact that people own water, this video from Geoff may help. Whiteboard Friday – Who … Read More

Water trading rights a major tool for solving our freshwater problems

Geoff SimmonsFebruary 8, 2015Environment

At Waitangi Andrew Little plunged into the freshwater debate, and quickly waded into trouble. Exclaiming that water must not be traded as a commodity makes for a neat sound bite, but doesn’t stand up to scrutiny, much like John Key’s … Read More

Cleaning up our rivers with worms

Gareth MorganDecember 21, 2014Environment

It’s not that long ago that the small Southland towns Edendale and Wyndham had many septic tanks that had passed their use by date. In severe cases these tanks would discharge raw sewage into stormwater drains that ran straight into … Read More

Dunedin teachers leading citizens science – 2014 NZ River Awards

Gareth MorganDecember 18, 2014Environment

Two Dunedin teachers Andrew Innes and Simon McMillan were finalists in the NZ River Story Award and are working to develop rigorous water testing for Otago students. A fantastic example of young citizen science. Dunedin teachers leading citizens science – … Read More

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