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Whiteboard Friday: What’s Peter Dunne?

Gareth MorganSeptember 2, 2016Environment

This week Peter Dunne announced the United Future environmental policy: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1609/S00004/dunne-speaks-six-steps-to-future-proof-the-environment.htm No one seemed to notice, but we did! This Whiteboard Friday is all about the six steps Peter announced. The one area where we outright disagree with Peter is … Read More

Fact check ‘surplus carbon credits are clean’ – Whiteboard Friday:

Gareth MorganAugust 26, 2016Environment

The debate is heating up about the ratification of the Paris Agreement, and in particular whether New Zealand should use surplus credits from the past to meet our future obligations. The Green Party has pointed out that the only reason … Read More

Fishing industry killing seabirds – Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganAugust 5, 2016Environment

It hasn’t been a good few weeks for the fishing industry. After the prosecution of a commercial fisher who killed 38 albatrosses on the West Coast, this week the impact of fishing industry on dolphins, seals, and seabirds was laid … Read More

How healthy star ratings work – Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganJuly 8, 2016Health

This week we’ve seen a debate open up on the Government’s new healthy star ratings. Some argue that they should be ditched because they are endorsing packaged foods that are high in sugar and unhealthy. Others have defended the system as … Read More

Is the economy actually growing? – Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganJune 24, 2016Economics

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Whiteboard Friday: Why do we tax some stuff and not others?

Gareth MorganJune 17, 2016Tax and Welfare

Budget 2016 saw a hike in the tax paid on cigarettes. While some have hailed it as a step towards a Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025, others have called it a tax grab and pointed out that if Government were really … Read More

Why urban sprawl in Auckland is a bad idea: Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganJune 3, 2016Uncategorized

Yesterday’s National Policy Statement is yet another reminder that the Government favours Auckland sprawling outward rather than building up. We have commented previously on how sprawl is a false economy, making houses cheaper but increasing transport costs instead. Some of … Read More

How to exterminate 200k mice on a massive remote island – Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganMay 6, 2016Environment

Eradicating mice from Antipodes Island is a task of mind-boggling logistical complexity – it really shows why Kiwis are the best in the world at this stuff. This Whiteboard Friday covers the basic facts you need to know about this … Read More

How businesses are profiting from and polluting your fresh water for free – Whiteboard Friday

Geoff SimmonsApril 15, 2016Environment

The Government is currently consulting on its latest round of fresh water reforms. One proposal is to allow people that own consents to use fresh water can trade those consents. As this Whiteboard Friday explains trading can bring benefits, but … Read More

Unemployment is down? But does that mean those people have found work? Whiteboard Friday

Gareth MorganFebruary 5, 2016Economics

The latest New Zealand unemployment figures are down, but does that mean that more people are working. Geoff explains in this week’s whiteboard Friday Unemployment is down? But does that mean those people have found work? Whiteboard Friday was last … Read More