Andrew Geddis

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Could entrenching part of the Three Waters legislation set a dangerous precedent? Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The three strikes legislation is in the process of being repealed - how will history judge one of the most controversial justice reforms of recent years?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

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

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

Government ministers are expected to discuss the future of border controls and the managed isolation system at today's Cabinet meeting.

While the settings have helped slow Covid-19 from entering the… Audio

The days could be numbered for the Thames Coromandel District mayor chairing meetings in person.

The council is considering a vaccine mandate for staff and elected members in order to work on-site… Video, Audio

Legal action is brewing by Grounded Kiwis - which advocates for vast numbers of expats who want to get home, but cannot.

With the demand for MIQ rooms massively outstripping supply, the right to… Video, Audio

The man shot dead by police after stabbing random members of the public at a West Auckland supermarket was a well-known ISIS sympathiser who'd done extensive research on killing non-Muslims. He was of… Audio

Yesterday's attacks raise the question of why the terrorist hadn't previously faced heavier charges under New Zealand's anti-terrorism laws. Kim Hill spoke to Professor Andrew Geddis. Audio

Well, as Elton John once told us, sorry seems to be the hardest word.

Or is it the easiest?

The government has this week issued an apology for the discriminatory Dawn Raids of the early 1970s.

But… Audio

The Serious Fraud Office is accusing six people of making donations to the Labour Party on the behalf of another donor, whose identity they tried to conceal.

There are 12 charges in total - with each… Audio