Keith Garratt

Following a 30 year career in the public service, Keith Garratt spent some 10 years as an international environmental management consultant. He is now semi-retired in Rotorua.

Keith Garratt

Keith Garratt finds the NZ Homeopathic Society is capable of change. On 2 October 2013, I received this email: Dear Keith, We acknowledge receipt of your letter 16th September 2013. The changes you ... (1114 words)

Category: Features

- alternative health treatments - advertising - homeopathy - alternative medicine - media responsibility -
Keith Garratt

Making a submission to a parliamentary committee proved to be a worthwhile exercise. When the Natural Health Products Bill was introduced to Parliament in September 2011 with cross-party support it ... (2317 words)

Category: Features

- alternative health treatments - public pressure - natural products - alternative medicine - complementary medicine - pharmaceuticals -
Keith Garratt

Over the last few years, there have been frequent suggestions that the Skeptics organisation in New Zealand should have a new name. At present, our formal name is the New Zealand Committee for ... (545 words)

Category: Editorial

Keith Garratt

This is the text of a letter sent to new Minister of Health Pete Hodgson in November 2005 by Keith Garratt, as a follow-up to his submission to the MACCAH committee in 2003. Dear Minister In ... (887 words)

Category: Features

- alternative health treatments - politics - maccah -
Keith Garratt

Genealogy as normally practised gives us a very misleading view of our genetic heritage. This article was originally presented at the 2005 Skeptics Conference in Rotorua. Over recent years, there has ... (2532 words)

Category: Features

- genetics - theology - genealogy - gender -
Keith Garratt

When it comes to environmental issues, it's not always easy for a skeptic to decide where to stand Over the last few years, there has been a growing community of "environmental skeptics", who ... (2189 words)

Category: Features

- environmental issues - predictions - deforestation - environment - global warming -