Members of CROCC will be giving seminars to some of the members of the Constitutional Advisory Panel. The government formed the CAP to get consult widely, and to report back on possible changes to New Zealand’s constitution.
This event will be held at the Otago Museum’s Barclay Theatre on Friday 8 March. This is a FREE event but, because of space considerations, attendees will require tickets. All enquiries should be directed to crocc@otago.ac.nz.
Programme
9.20 welcome
9.30
John Stenhouse, ‘The Secular State? Churches and Politics in Colonial New Zealand’
Tony Ballantyne, ‘What Were the Constitutional Aspirations of Colonists?’
10.45: Morning tea
11.05
Lachy Paterson, ‘Rangatiratanga: a Constitutional Problem Child?’
Paerau Warbrick, ‘Of the People, By the People, For the People. He Tangata, He Tangata, He Tangata: Maori voters and the Constitution’
Michael Stevens, ‘”The Evils of a Transition State?” Maori, Colonial Politics and the Economics of Eden’
1.00: Lunch
2.00
Tom Brooking, ‘The Liberal Government, the Reform Party and Formation of Modern New Zealand Politics, 1890-1912’
Mark Stocker, ‘Coining New Zealand: Projecting Nationhood in the 1930s’
3.15: Afternoon Tea
3.35-4.15 Reflections and Discussion
