Sir Geoffrey Palmer. Photo: ODTSir Geoffrey Palmer and Andrew Butler's case for a New Zealand constitution is a model of how to consider change, writes ODT books editor Helen Speirs. A CONSTITUTION FOR AOTEAROA NEW ZEALANDGeoffrey Palmer and Andrew ButlerVictoria University PressBy HELEN SPEIRSIn this book, Wellington litigator Andrew Butler and legal expert and former prime minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer state their case for a "written codified Constitution for New Zealand''. There is certainly an argument for having our governing rules set out as a coherent whole. It is also a model of how to consider change: thoughtfully, tentatively and inclusively, keeping what New Zealanders want at front and centre of the process.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 09, 2016 17:15 UTC