Andrew Geddis

Police have referred the Māori Party to the Serious Fraud Office after it failed to declare more than $300,000 of donations to the Electoral Commission on time.

Any donation of over $30,000 must be… Audio

Non-New Zealand citizens trying to get back to Aotearoa from very high-risk Covid-19 countries are basically out of runway under the government's new rules.

It's created a category for countries with… Video, Audio

With the two-week halt on flights from India about to expire, the government is looking at bringing in a system to pause flights from places that are likely to export new Covid-19 infections.

But how… Audio

A law expert says claims by Police that officers did not know they were breaking the law when they used roadblocks to get information on gang members, doesn't stack up.

Last week the Independent… Audio

The Māori Party is under police investigation for failing to declare more than $300,000 in donations - and could be staring at a hefty sanction.

The party's president Che Wilson says it was an honest… Audio

Trevor Mallard, the arbiter of Parliament's house rules, is ironically not one to follow the rule book. Audio

Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis is taking aim at his department, over its failure to answer in court accusations of "brutal and inhumane" treatment of inmates at Auckland Women's prison.

Otago… Audio

A murky element to emerge from the February Covid-19 cluster is what power the police have to prosecute those who breach their isolation requirements.

The government has been reluctant to push for… Audio

The Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack has released its findings and reccomendations.

A recommendation of the Royal Commission is that a new offence of hate speech be introduced… Audio

An election law expert says momentum could be building to increase the parliamentary term to four years.

A Research New Zealand survey of 1000 people shows just over 60 percent support the idea… Audio

With no New Zealand First as part of a coalition acting as a handbrake, the controversial three strikes law could well be scrapped under the new Labour-led government. Introduced by the National and… Audio

While the parties are still traversing the country trying to scoop up all the votes they can, more than a million people have already made up their mind, and had their say.

It's a record breaking… Audio

With close to half a million people having already voted while politicians have been in full campaign mode, what's the point of the age-old rule forbidding election advertising on polling day? That's… Audio

The two MPs vying to be Prime Minister have disagreed on whether election advertising should remain banned on election day.

After the 2017 election, the Electoral Commission encouraged the government… Video, Audio

The SFO has charged two people - who have interim name suppression - with obtaining by deception following its probe into electoral funding and investigation of the New Zealand First Foundation.

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The Serious Fraud Office has charged two people with obtaining by deception, over its investigation into the New Zealand First Foundation - but Winston Peters says his party is in the clear.  Audio

Covid-19's possible impact on election day has been on the mind of one professor since the virus started to make serious inroads in New Zealand in mid-March.

The Prime Minister will make an… Audio

Winston Peters has joined the call for the general election to be delayed until the 21st of November - backing the date put forward by National and ACT. Parliament is set to dissolve today ahead of… Audio

With Covid-19 back in the community, The leader of the Labour Party Jacinda Ardern is under pressure to change the election date. Audio

Professor of Law at Otago University, Andrew Geddis discusses New Zealand's response to identifying Covid-19, including community testing and contact tracing. Audio