2025 Government Law: Year in Review
New Zealand Centre for Public Law
2025 Government Law: Year in Review
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Programme
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 10.45-11am | Mihi/Welcome Prof Dean Knight (NZ Centre for Public Law) Dr Marnie Lloydd (NZ Centre for Public Law) |
| 1-11.40am | Judicial Review Dr Eddie Clark (Victoria University of Wellington) Watch here:  |
| 11.40-11.45am | Update from abroad: United States Dr Oren Tamir (University of Arizona) Watch here:  |
| 11.45am-12.30pm | Te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi Morgan Godfery (Victoria University of Wellington and Kawerau DC) Commentator: Virginia Hardy (Crown Law) |
| 12.30-1.30pm | Lunch |
| 1.30-2.30pm | Keynote panel: The coalition and the constitution - multi-party governance over the last year or so Prof Dean Knight (Victoria University of Wellington) (chair) Prof Jonathan Boston (Victoria University of Wellington) Linda Clark (Dentons) Thomas Coughlan (NZ Herald) Kaine Thompson |
| 2.30-2.35pm | Update from abroad: United Kingdom Dr Ben Yong (Durham University) Watch here:  |
| 2.35-3.15pm | Bill of Rights Act Prof Jason Varuhas (Crown Law and University of Melbourne) |
| 3.15-3.45pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3.45-3.50pm | Update from abroad: Canada Vanessa MacDonnell (University of Ottawa) Watch here:  |
| 3.50-4.30pm | International Law Dr Matthew Castle (Victoria University of Wellington Dr Marnie Lloydd (Victoria University of Wellington) Carl Reaich (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) |
| 4.30-4.45pm | Closing Remarks |