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Geoffrey Palmer

Sir Geoffrey Palmer KC is a former NZ prime minister, a lawyer and a writer.

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Geoffrey Palmer: The McSkimming scandal shows we need a whole new Policing Act

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The disgraceful end of a disgraceful president

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US-VOTE-TRUMP

Trump may leave the scene, but the savagery of Trumpism will persist

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New Zealand Government Provides Coronavirus Update During Country Lockdown

Geoffrey Palmer: Hallelujah! New Zealand government works

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A force of nature: Sir Geoffrey Palmer remembers Mike Moore

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Global storm clouds threaten our democracy. Let’s do something about it

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Jock Phillips: history builder

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Outdated and increasingly toothless, the Official Information Act needs an overhaul

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People don’t care about a NZ constitution? That’s not what we’re finding

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A Donald Trump in New Zealand could wreak great havoc. We should act to prevent that now

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<> on June 28, 2016 in Brussels, Belgium.

Summer reissue: The political elites foisted a new system on ordinary Brits. Little wonder they’re grabbing it back

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