Andrew Geddis
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
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
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
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
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
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.
AudioThe problem with entrenching party policy
Could entrenching part of the Three Waters legislation set a dangerous precedent? Audio
The problem with entrenching party policy
Could entrenching part of the Three Waters legislation set a dangerous precedent?
AudioExpert on proposed entrenchment of three waters clause
The 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
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
The Panel with Phil O'Reilly and Susan Hornsby-Geluk (Part One)
Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Phil O'Reilly and Susan Hornsby-Geluk discuss the legality of the report into National MP Sam Uffindell being made public, Jacinda Ardern's announced… Audio
Labour Party to hold emergency meeting over Gaurav Sharma
The Labour Party caucus will meet this week in an emergency meeting to discuss the actions of Hamilton West MP Gaurav Sharma.
As the Prime Minister and Labour leader took the podium yesterday for her… Audio
Sam Uffindell inquiry could come up empty handed - Geddis
An independent investigation into the past conduct of National Party MP Sam Uffindell could come up empty handed.
Otago University law professor Andrew Geddis says Maria Dew, a Queen's Counsel, has… Audio
Supreme Court expected to quash Alan Hall murder conviction
Today, the Supreme Court is expected to quash the murder conviction of a man who fought for 37 years to clear his name.
It all started in 1985, when Alan Hall was found guilty of murder, and… Audio
Expert on the future of the Covid-19 Response Act
Covid-19 Response Minsiter Chris Hipkins says he has always felt uncomfortable about the extraordinary powers given to government under the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act.
He told the Health… Audio
Winston Peters banned from Parliament - what's his next move?
Following NZ First leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters' 2-year trespass from parliament, constitutional law expert Professor Andrew Geddis from University of Otago weighs up the… Audio
How will the three strikes law be judged?
The three strikes legislation is in the process of being repealed - how will history judge one of the most controversial justice reforms of recent years? Audio
How will the three strikes law be judged?
The three strikes legislation is in the process of being repealed - how will history judge one of the most controversial justice reforms of recent years?
AudioAndrew Geddis on MIQ memo
Newly released documents show that health officials agreed that MIQ was "no longer justified" for most returnees. However, it took another three and a half months, almost 40,000 MIQ stays and seven… Audio
Covid-19: How police manage protest not a question of power, but how they want to use it - expert
How the police deal with the 1000-odd protesters around Parliament is not a question of whether they have the power; but whether the police want to use that power to enforce the law according to a… Audio