Sir Geoffrey Palmer
Reimagining Parliament
Every three years senior MPs meet to reimagine Parliament, considering which rule changes might strengthen representative democracy and executive oversight. Audio
Premier House labelled 'dated and basic'
A damp rental in central Wellington is in need of urgent upgrades and has a revolving door of tenants.
This is no skungy student flat though - it's the place Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern calls home… Audio
The beautiful system that's broken down
Former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer wants a Royal Commission into ACC, saying the system that was a world-beater is now unjust. Audio
Confidential material discussed as part of Operation Burnham inquiry
Former Supreme Court judge Sir Terence Arnold and former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer are heading an inquiry into Operation Burnham, but a preliminary hearing is listening to arguments about how… Audio
Land-swap law change would be a 'constitutional outrage'
Opinion - Any attempt to retrospectively reverse the court's Ruataniwha dam decision would be deeply offensive to the rule of law and a constitutional outrage, writes Sir Geoffrey Palmer.
Former PMs support compulsory voting in NZ
Could compulsory voting be on the cards for NZ? Three former prime ministers are all vocally supporting it, including a former National leader who hasn't always been convinced. Audio
RMA changes 'potential policy train wreck'
Sir Geoffrey Palmer, who was the godfather of the Resource Management Act, is pleading with the government to stop fiddling with it.
The Rainbow Warrior - a game changer?
A discussion marking 30 years since the sinking of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour on 10 July 1985. It's part of a Victoria University forum in which Linda Clark chairs a 30… Video, Audio
Insight for 6 April 2014 - Water Wars
Peter Fowler explores the push to build irrigation dams. Audio
Sir Geoffrey Palmer: Reform
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand who writes about his life in Reform: A Memoir. Audio
Scientist and Fonterra say cadmium a growing problem
Fonterra has now acknowledged that fertilisers containing the heavy metal and known carcinogen Cadmium are causing increasing contamination of New Zealand soils. Audio
NZ and Aus ask world's highest court to ban scientific whaling
A trans-Tasman bid to stop Japan whaling in the Southern Ocean will begin before the world's highest court today. Audio
A plan for a regionwide council in Wellington
A new position of Lord Mayor is one of the suggestions for local government restructuring in Wellington, made by a review panel headed by the former Prime Minister, Sir Geoffrey Palmer. Audio
Ex-PM explains why SOE Act had Treaty protection clause
Law changes that could remove the protection of Treaty rights for iwi in partially privatised state assets could be the catalyst for a split in the Government. The SOE Act was introduced to Parliament… Audio
Law Comm says independent body should decide MPs expenses.
The Law Commission says an independent body should take on the job of deciding MPs' expenses. Audio
IWC talks break down
Some environmental groups fear Japan will increase whale cull following the break down in talks at the International Whaling Commission in Morocco. Audio
IWC attempts whaling compromise ahead of Florida Summit
Commercial whaling would be reintroduced on a limited basis and Japan would be able to continue hunting in the Antarctic, under a new proposal released by International Whaling Commission. Audio
Court Treatment of Sex Crime Victims
Lawyers are questioning comments made by the Law Commission about the way victims of sex crimes are treated in court. Audio
Privacy Report
A report into the state of citizens' privacy in New Zealand labels it an elusive concept. Audio
Treaty Debate 1 (2006)
Joe Williams, Chief Judge and Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal, and Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Head of the Law Commission, consider the future of the Treaty of Waitangi from a legal, constitutional and… Audio