Andrew Geddis

The National Party yesterday asked supporters how they would feel about a policy which would withhold benefits from sole parents who don't vaccinate their children. Professor Andrew Geddis from Otago… Audio

The government is preparing for the potential return of foreign fighters from Syria with a proposed new counter-terrorism law. It would give a High Court judge powers to place restrictions, known as… Audio

New Zealand's spy agencies have warned they know of troubling foreign donations and relationships right across the political spectrum at local and central government. They've told MPs they support… Audio

An electoral law specialist says there's no easy solution to controlling donations to political parties by foreigners. MPs on the Justice Select Committee were told by the head of the Security… Audio

Facebook tool to make political ads on its site more transparent not being used by any NZ political parties except the Greens. Otago University Professor of Law Andrew Geddis talks about how FB ads… Audio

Referendums are a pretty hot topic at the moment ... But why do we have referendums for SOME issues and not others? Audio

The Auckland Council has done a pre-election survey which gauges awareness and attitudes of potential voters. Overall, 52.2 per cent of those canvassed supported compulsory voting. Many of those are… Audio

A new report is proposing to extend the parliamentary term to four years and to increase the number of MPs, so politicians can plan better for the future. The Victoria University report argues a… Audio

Justice Minister Andrew Little yesterday announced that Government would introduce legislation allowing people to enrol on the same day, and the proposed law change would also allow ballot boxes in… Audio

For the first time voters will be able to register to vote on election day next year.

The government announced the law change, saying roughly 19,000 voters had their ballots disallowed last election… Audio

An ACT party proposal to repeal parts of the Human Rights Act is being questioned by a leading law professor.

The party's new Freedom to Speak Bill takes aim at legislation covering insulting and… Audio

The police have dropped an investigation into hacking of the Treasury website prompted by the leaking of supposedly secret Budget details.

The Treasury admitted this morning a weakness in its website… Audio

The government has formed a consensus on what form next year's cannabis referendum will take, and plans to announce it tomorrow. Audio

A pamphlet described as racist by Justice Minister Andrew Little has been dropped in an Auckland suburb, prompting a complaint. The pamphlet by a group called "One Law for All" contained anti-Māori… Audio

Special counsel Robert Mueller's report has finally been given to congress. According to a summary of it, President Trump's campaign did not conspire with Russia during the 2016 election.  Audio

There are calls for Shane Jones to resign for sitting in on multi-million dollar funding meeting for a project he was once poised to be the chairman of. Mr Jones declared a conflict of interest in… Audio

Words like "explosive" are being used to describe the address to the US Congress by President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer. Michael Cohen has made his second appearance after making a plea… Audio

The government's troubled KiwiBuild programme will be high on the agenda as Cabinet ministers meet for the first time this year. But what other political issues will feature in 2019? Political… Audio

The Government has confirmed the referendum on recreational cannabis use will be binding. It's part of the confidence and supply agreement between the Greens and Labour. The question will be asked at… Audio