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Why Treaty-based constitution 'a disaster for New Zealand'

A leading academic says it would be a disaster to adopt a written constitution incorporating the Treaty of Waitangi, something the Maori Party demands.

Wed, 11 Jul 2018

James Allan is Garrick professor of law at the University of Queensland

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You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone

Opinion: Canadian-born James Allan offers governance advice from across the Tasman drawing on lessons from the Australian election of 2007.

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Thu, 31 Aug 2017

Sir Geoffrey Palmer

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Editor’s Insight: Written constitution – back door to a republic?

Former prime minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer has revived the debate over a written constitution and it could mean dumping the Queen as head of state. With special feature audio.

Fri, 12 Aug 2016

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The MMPs of being too popular

GUEST POST Let me ask an unusual question. Do you think a politician can be too popular with the voters?

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Fri, 25 Apr 2014

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