Gareth Morgan can be a know-it-all pain in the arse.
But sometimes his willingness to stick his neck out and say what needs to be said is refreshing and to be applauded.
Perhaps these occasions most often arise when his opinions coincide with Alf’s on certain matters.
This is certainly the case today, when Morgan writes in the NZ Herald about constitutional issues raised by the two language versions of the Treaty of Waitangi, the aspirations of indigenous persons, and the role of the Waitangi Tribunal.
For example: