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Coalitions, confidence and supply: What you need to know
Explainer - Election campaigns are often strewn with debate over potential coalition or other partnership arrangements - here's how it all works.
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Review body may help establish other wrongful conviction cases, professor says
Andrew Geddis hopes an independent commission aimed at dealing with cases of wrongful conviction will stop cases like Alan Hall's taking decades to rectify.
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Review recommends public electoral rolls become a thing of the past
Audio 27 Jun 2023Private details of voters names and addresses will no longer be available publicly, or be allowed to be sold to third parties, if recommendations by the independent electoral review are adopted. These… Audio
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Behind the story: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big
When all other avenues have failed, Mr Big stings can help the police ensnare their suspect - but can their use be justified? Audio
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Electoral system review recommends voting age lowered to 16
The independent panel of experts which considered public submissions on electoral law also recommended a referendum on a longer Parliamentary term. Audio
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Independent panel recommends lowering of voting age
An independent panel of legal experts is recommending lowering the voting age to 16.
The government scrapped plans in March to introduce legislation to the house which would lower the voting age… Audio
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Legal decision 'puts police on notice' about photographing people, association says
A court decision on how police can photograph people in public could dramatically change how officers investigate crime, the Police Association says.
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A constitutional conundrum - or simply a king-size spectacle?
The Coronation this weekend was an historic event that anointed a new head of state for us for the first time in 70 years - and also a made-for-media spectacle that captivated broadcasters. After the… Video, Audio
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Political defection takes media by surprise
Te Pāti Māori livestreams from local marae don’t usually attract much mainstream media interest. But the defection of government minister Meka Whaitiri on Wednesday was carried by every major outlet… Audio
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Why has the waka-jumping legislation not been invoked for Meka Whaitiri?
A law expert says the Speaker of the House's interpretation of parliamentary rules has allowed Meka Whaitiri to remain in Parliament as an independent MP despite her defection from the Labour Party. Audio
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Law expert Andrew Geddis on Meka Whaitiri and waka jumping confusion
Despite the best efforts of Parliament's speaker to explain exactly why defecting MP Meka Whaitiri still has a job, some of us are more confused than ever about the tangled web of rules, laws and… Video, Audio
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Whaitiri's defection 'small-fry' compared to losing Ardern - Davis
Labour's Kelvin Davis has brushed off the shock departure of Meka Whaitiri, while her leader has called it an "awakening". Audio
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Whaitiri move, waka jumping confusion - analysis
Shock of Meka Whaitiri's switch to Te Pati Maori later turned to confusion, after the Speaker ruled she can remain in Parliament as an independent MP. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson spoke to… Audio
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Confusion around waka jumping rules
With Meka Whaitiri deciding to resign from the Labour Party, and immediately join Te Pati Maori, electoral law experts thought that would trigger her seat to be immediately vacated. Under party… Audio
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Parliament protest: lawyer on the issues in police response
The ICPA report into last year's Parliament protest has found some laws governing trespass and arrests are ill-equipped to deal with policing mass public disorder events.
Just 31 people connected to… Audio
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Political parties scrap over Three Waters rework
Politicians are at odds over co-governance arrangements planned for the Three Waters rebrand.
The Labour government says some provisions in New Zealand wouldn't stand up to a purely academic… Audio
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Otago University law professor on Nash controversy
The saga surrounding Labour minister Stuart Nash continues - with the government now being accused of a cover-up.
Nash's ministerial career was ended after it was revealed he explicitly discussed his… Audio
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Strange decision to keep Nash in other ministerial roles - Geddis
A law professor says Stuart Nash being allowed to remain in his other ministerial roles is a strange decision after his serious of problematic mistakes.
Nash has resigned as the police minister after… Audio
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The Week in Detail: Vietnam, entrenching law, Covid summer
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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The problem with entrenching party policy
Could entrenching part of the Three Waters legislation set a dangerous precedent? Audio
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Cabinet to debate three waters anti-privatisation entrenchment
Cabinet will today discuss an entrenchment provision in the three waters legislation after lawyers and opposition parties criticised the move as unconstitutional. Audio
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Expert on proposed entrenchment of three waters clause
Audio 28 Nov 2022The Government looks like its stepping back on a three waters provision that would make it harder for future governments to change the legislation
The Green Party wants any move to privatise water to… Audio
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Explainer: Changes on way for Covid-19 response
The government is streamlining its Covid-19 response powers, but the seven-day isolation period will remain for now. Here's a summary of the changes.
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New Covid-19 legislation key to reducing rushed law making, public law expert says
Creating new emergency pandemic response legislation will help avoid rushed law making if a new pandemic arises, according to a public law expert. Audio
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Government considering extending Covid-19 Act
The Government is considering extending the Covid-19 Act, which gives politicians the power to impose restrictions to counter the Covid-19 virus.
However, a spokesman for Prime Minister Jacinda… Audio