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Andrew Geddis
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Aotearoa NZ based with occasional thoughts on things and views on others.

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 18h
Exhibit A from 2015: “They seem to be investigating everything at the moment. I don't know whether they're a permanent commission of inquiry or some kind of imperial senate."
Why does the Waitangi Tribunal insist on following the law? — Pundit
The Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson is wrong in his public criticisms of the Waitangi Tribunal. Perhaps the Attorney-General Chris Finlayson could have a quiet word in his ear...
www.pundit.co.nz

acgeddis.bsky.social
Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 18h
I like Chris as a person (flaws and all) and think he’s right in what he says here and recognise that everyone is capable of changing their minds, but also would note that the executive’s undermining of the WT’s role already was underway whilst he filled the A-G’s office …
Hell hath no fury like an attorney-general scorned
Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Chris Finlayson offer praise for the Waitangi Tribunal – and damning criticism of the coalition Government. Sam Sachdeva reports.
newsroom.co.nz

acgeddis.bsky.social
Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 1d
Can confirm. Severe. In Dunedin.

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 1d
Well, it IS the day to crash parties in Maseratis …

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 2d
This (the methodology) was reported on a month(ish) ago.
How police discovered 30,000 'falsely or erroneously' recorded breath tests
One officer falsely recorded 11 breath tests over a period of 5 minutes, over 3km, leading police to discover 30,000 falsified tests.
www.rnz.co.nz

acgeddis.bsky.social
Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 3d
Those that fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it or something equally pseudo-profound …

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 3d
“Vasa is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628.”

acgeddis.bsky.social
Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 3d
When kings (or wannabe kings) start dictating warship design based on what they think looks cool and powerful, the results can be … unfortunate.

acgeddis.bsky.social
Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 3d
Quarter grade! QUARTER GRADE!! I won the internet.

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The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 3d
Our 10 wild political predictions for 2025, revisited
Our 10 wild political predictions for 2025, revisited
Our wildest dreams failed to come true in 2025, but who's to say they never will?...
thespinoff.co.nz

acgeddis.bsky.social
Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 4d
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/the...
The Oriental - Article | AudioCulture
For a while it seemed everyone played at The Oriental, or the “Ori” as it was known. In the mid-80s it was often jammed-packed, choking on cigarette smoke, soaked in that fuggy pub smell, and alive wi...
www.audioculture.co.nz

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 4d
This RNZ story pretty much has the same info as the one I linked to, so ... 🤷‍♀️
James Ransone, star of The Wire, dies at age 46
Ransone played dock worker-turned-petty criminal Zibby Sobotka in The Wire and adult Eddie Kaspbrak in It: Chapter Two.
www.rnz.co.nz

acgeddis.bsky.social
Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 4d
Aww ... real downer to end '25 on. His acting work in the Wire + Generation Kill was amazing. Just sucks that he doesn't seem to have been have been able to quiet the demons others created in him.
James Ransone, US actor known for The Wire, dies aged 46
LA medical examiner reports Ransone, who played Chester ‘Ziggy’ Sobotka in the HBO crime drama, died by suicide
www.theguardian.com

acgeddis.bsky.social
Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 5d
“… with more than 10,000 objectionable items shared with others.”

This guy was an active receiver and trader in the images - think a drug user who also deals. McSkimming was a user only.

acgeddis.bsky.social
Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 8d
Worthy of 🍿🍿🍿!!!
pault.bsky.social Paul Thistoll @pault.bsky.social · 8d
We won! I won my judicial review!
[101] I agree with the applicant that the declaration sought here would serve a real purpose in ensuring that future recommendations for the position of human rights commissioners proceed lawfully. When potential appointees for such positions occupy an important public office intended to help ensure the human rights of New Zealander’s are upheld and promoted, there is a clear and substantial public interest in having errors in their appointment publicly declared. Conclusion [102] The judicial review application is granted. [103] I make the declaration that the Decision was unlawful because: (a) (b) the Minister applied the incorrect legal test; and the Minister failed to take into account relevant considerations. [104] The issue of costs is reserved. I encourage the parties to agree on any issue of costs that might arise. If that is not possible, the applicant is to file a memorandum on costs no longer than five pages within 30 working days of the date of this judgment, with the respondent to file a memorandum in response within a further 10 working days of receipt of the applicant’s costs memorandum. The Court will then decide the costs issues.

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Paul Thistoll @pault.bsky.social · 8d
We won! I won my judicial review!
[101] I agree with the applicant that the declaration sought here would serve a real purpose in ensuring that future recommendations for the position of human rights commissioners proceed lawfully. When potential appointees for such positions occupy an important public office intended to help ensure the human rights of New Zealander’s are upheld and promoted, there is a clear and substantial public interest in having errors in their appointment publicly declared. Conclusion [102] The judicial review application is granted. [103] I make the declaration that the Decision was unlawful because: (a) (b) the Minister applied the incorrect legal test; and the Minister failed to take into account relevant considerations. [104] The issue of costs is reserved. I encourage the parties to agree on any issue of costs that might arise. If that is not possible, the applicant is to file a memorandum on costs no longer than five pages within 30 working days of the date of this judgment, with the respondent to file a memorandum in response within a further 10 working days of receipt of the applicant’s costs memorandum. The Court will then decide the costs issues.

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 8d
From my Otago colleague Anna High - strong read recommend, especially for any MPs who happen to see this bleet!!!
It's time the law caught up with society on consent
Comment from the University of Otago: Most of us agree on the basics – communicate, don’t assume, writes Anna High
newsroom.co.nz

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 9d
Genuine question … is it clear that he used his role as a police officer to gain access to CSAM? The clip from judge’s sentencing on TV news seemed to indicate that he got it from internet searches on open websites.

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 9d
See in the replies to this ...
lewsos.bsky.social Lew @lewsos.bsky.social · 9d
PATHA judicial review against the govt's ban on puberty blockers for trans kids granted, partly on the basis that the decision was taken on political and not medical grounds

Which, if it stands, seems like it could sink the whole scam www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...
[176] The second cause of action is also clearly arguable and perhaps more than arguable given the material that has become available since the proceedings were filed. The Minister did not take a preferred position to Cabinet. Rather, he chaired a meeting at which strong views were expressed and appears to have accepted the views of Cabinet. The views of Cabinet do not reflect the medical advice set out in the RIS. Whether that suffices as an exercise of the Minister’s statutory power will need to be decided, but the factual picture is now quite clear, and it supports PATHA’s position that this was a political decision and contrary to advice from the Ministry which also feeds into the third cause of action.

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 9d
Yeah - it's a tricky one. Even if no-one is arrested/charged for prescribing puberty blockers, is it still a potential breach of medical ethics to do so knowing that it is (at least technically) illegal?

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 9d
Note Eddie's view on this - he's a better source on admin law issue than I ...
dreddieclark.bsky.social Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 9d
A bit more complicated than lyndon suggests. Unless they amend the empowering provision in the medicines act, if certain of the grounds are successful it'd be very difficult to validly remake substantially the same regs (especially if the sufficiency of evidence ground it upheld).

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 9d
If that happens, new regulations CAN be made ... but unless the minister is able to do so in a way that cures the original shortcomings, then those new regulations can be challenged in turn .

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 9d
"The most" that may happen (on full hearing) is that the court finds the regulations in question are "ultra vires" (beyond the power granted to the minister by Parliament) and so void ... either because of the process used to make them, or the evidential basis for doing so, or some mix of the two.

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 9d
A bit more complicated than lyndon suggests. Unless they amend the empowering provision in the medicines act, if certain of the grounds are successful it'd be very difficult to validly remake substantially the same regs (especially if the sufficiency of evidence ground it upheld).

acgeddis.bsky.social
Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 9d
"Laser-focused on delivery."
publicaddress.bsky.social Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 9d
More stupid theatre being quietly closed down amid the Christmas rush. The road cone hotline is to end, having achieved basically nothing. What was the cost per cone removed? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
The Government's 'Road Cone Hotline' to close
The Government will close its “Road Cone Hotline” at the end of this week, after just six months in operation.
www.stuff.co.nz

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 9d
And they'd have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for the meddling High Court of New Zealand ...
lewsos.bsky.social Lew @lewsos.bsky.social · 9d
PATHA judicial review against the govt's ban on puberty blockers for trans kids granted, partly on the basis that the decision was taken on political and not medical grounds

Which, if it stands, seems like it could sink the whole scam www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...
[176] The second cause of action is also clearly arguable and perhaps more than arguable given the material that has become available since the proceedings were filed. The Minister did not take a preferred position to Cabinet. Rather, he chaired a meeting at which strong views were expressed and appears to have accepted the views of Cabinet. The views of Cabinet do not reflect the medical advice set out in the RIS. Whether that suffices as an exercise of the Minister’s statutory power will need to be decided, but the factual picture is now quite clear, and it supports PATHA’s position that this was a political decision and contrary to advice from the Ministry which also feeds into the third cause of action.

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 9d
More stupid theatre being quietly closed down amid the Christmas rush. The road cone hotline is to end, having achieved basically nothing. What was the cost per cone removed? www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360...
The Government's 'Road Cone Hotline' to close
The Government will close its “Road Cone Hotline” at the end of this week, after just six months in operation.
www.stuff.co.nz

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lewsos.bsky.social
Lew @lewsos.bsky.social · 9d
PATHA judicial review against the govt's ban on puberty blockers for trans kids granted, partly on the basis that the decision was taken on political and not medical grounds

Which, if it stands, seems like it could sink the whole scam www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...
[176] The second cause of action is also clearly arguable and perhaps more than arguable given the material that has become available since the proceedings were filed. The Minister did not take a preferred position to Cabinet. Rather, he chaired a meeting at which strong views were expressed and appears to have accepted the views of Cabinet. The views of Cabinet do not reflect the medical advice set out in the RIS. Whether that suffices as an exercise of the Minister’s statutory power will need to be decided, but the factual picture is now quite clear, and it supports PATHA’s position that this was a political decision and contrary to advice from the Ministry which also feeds into the third cause of action.

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 9d
The "safeguards" involved an individual having to hire a lawyer and bring a case before the D Ct (have you checked out the cost of lawyers recently?), and then redoing the entire election (have you seen how much running an election costs?).
Pyrrhic victory - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org

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Andrew Geddis @acgeddis.bsky.social · 9d
In any case, it can't affect the result of THIS petition because there's a statutory bar to challenging the D Ct Judge's order for a new election. Also, I like the substance of the outcome - letting the result stand would have tasted bad. But still ... questions remain about legal methodology.