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What can the Reserve Bank do about rising house prices in New Zealand?

Gareth MorganJuly 19, 2016Economics

In our last Face to Face with Bernard Hickey we discussed why the Reserve Bank faces such difficult decisions. As a result of low inflation and stagnant growth, interest rates are at an all time low and need to go … Read More

Jess Berentson-Shaw’s 2016 Post Budget Breakfast Speech Hosted By CPAG and the PHA

Jess Berentson-ShawJune 1, 2016Tax and Welfare

Good morning. Thank you to the PHA and CPAG for inviting me to talk today. In a media briefing for this breakfast I read that speakers are often ‘high profile’. I certainly don’t consider myself to have a high profile. … Read More

The crime is not being rich, the crime is we don’t tax all the income that wealth can earn

Geoff SimmonsOctober 22, 2014Economics

In our last blog we looked at whether the claims of ‘rock star’ economist Thomas Piketty held any water or not. Short answer is that some did, some didn’t. In this blog we turn to what we should do about … Read More

Why our tax system encourages rich people to keep buying houses – Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganMay 8, 2015Property, Tax and Welfare

For those not cashed up, buying a house may not be a good move and you may be better off renting. It’s a different story for those who are cashed up. This video explains why it makes sense for the … Read More

Our Low Bar for Household Economic Wellbeing Needs a Serious Rethink

Jess Berentson-ShawJuly 27, 2017Tax and Welfare

Every year the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) using data collected by Statistics New Zealand reports on how New Zealand households are doing economically. We get a raft of data on household income and material wellbeing. Bryan Perry is the … Read More

Here’s why the Reserve Bank faces such difficult decisions

Gareth MorganJuly 7, 2016Uncategorized

Global inflation and interest rates are at an all time low in many developed nations; in some countries interest rates are even negative! In this Face to Face we talk with Bernard Hickey about the factors behind this, and why … Read More

We Can Improve Children’s Lives if We Choose: We Need to Understand these 6 Things

Jess Berentson-ShawDecember 13, 2016Tax and Welfare

The latest child poverty monitor has been released, but nothing has changed. Let me predict: commentators & politicians will argue over poverty measurements, the ‘real’ numbers, parents will be blamed, social investment mentioned and our focus will slide oh so … Read More

The Unitary Plan Improves Choice

Geoff SimmonsSeptember 29, 2016Property

The inevitable has happened; the NIMBYs (not in my backyarders) opposing the Unitary Plan have turned to legal redress to prevent change. The likes of the Character Coalition claim that the Unitary Plan process “trampled on people’s rights”, but this … Read More

Looking back at 2012

Gareth MorganJanuary 8, 2013Uncategorized

I have been writing in the print media with various opinion pieces in the Herald and Dom Post over many years. I have also had an online presence in the news section on the Gareth Morgan Investments site since the … Read More

Unemployment on the march: Whose Fault?

Gareth MorganNovember 8, 2012Economics, Tax and Welfare

Personally I wouldn’t blame the exchange rate, the government, or any lack of entrepreneurship. The world is really struggling if you hadn’t noticed and the ability of our firms that export or compete with imports, to maintain sales, is being … Read More

Get radical says the Economist – time for new thinking on tax and welfare

Susan GuthrieOctober 22, 2012Economics, Tax and Welfare

Confirmation came this week that turning a blind eye to the inequality and poverty in our midst is as dumb as it gets. Not mean-spirited, although you could argue that too, but plain dumb. On October 13th the Economist produced … Read More

3 Questions we have to answer before abolishing Auckland’s city limit

Geoff SimmonsMay 19, 2016Property

As Auckland housing reaches a crisis point and homelessness rears its ugly head, our politicians seem to be slipping into silly season. Having refused to deal with investor demand for housing, they are forced to flog the dead horse of … Read More

10 Ways to Fix The Childcare Crisis (and Stop Loading Parents with Guilt)

Jess Berentson-ShawMarch 21, 2016Tax and Welfare

In the last few days a thoroughly researched report by the Brainwave Trust has summed up the evidence regarding the risks and benefits of early childhood care/education (ECE). Despite concerns that the conclusions are scaremongering and the fact that Family … Read More

LVRs: First Home Buyer Killers

Gareth MorganOctober 31, 2013Economics

We can expect the LVR (loan to value ratio limits) intervention to impact the housing market. We can also expect first home buyers to be in the firing line of this policy. How ironic, given that the whole issue with … Read More

Fact Check: Have home insulation grants helped the poor?

Geoff SimmonsOctober 17, 2016Tax and Welfare

On today’s Morning Report the Prime Minister John Key put the home insulation grants in the top three things his Government is doing for the poor, alongside benefit increases and free doctor’s visits up to the age of 13. But … Read More

Blind Man’s Bluff

Gareth MorganOctober 8, 1992Property

Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments Like a herd of stuck swine, second hand house dealers have squealed with indignation at the Infometrics analysis of last week that pointed to the likelihood householders would be diluting their exposure to … Read More

Resource Management Act Reform – death by a thousand cuts

Geoff SimmonsMarch 6, 2016Environment

The first months of 2016 have seen a deluge of environmental proposals from the Government, some good some bad. But the Resource Management Act (RMA) is the granddaddy of all environmental legislation. In 2013 National and ACT tried to kill … Read More

New Zealand government blowing best chance for real reform

Gareth MorganJune 11, 2012Economics

The IMF reckons the high debt levels our households face remain a barrier to economic growth. The Minister of Finance has responded to this by saying reducing government debt is the appropriate policy.

Why the Guardian is wrong on UBI

Gareth MorganDecember 15, 2015Tax and Welfare

Even in Finland, universal basic income is too good to be true Declan Gaffney, Guardian Newspaper 10 December 2015 With rebuttal by Gareth Morgan Finland is not planning to scrap its existing benefit system and give everyone an unconditional grant … Read More

Why Congestion Charging is Great for Auckland

Geoff SimmonsJune 22, 2016Economics

In something of a U-turn the Government has finally agreed that congestion charging (a.k.a. tolls) is an important tool for Auckland – something we have been arguing for some time. This is great news for Aucklanders and the rest of … Read More