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Product Description Since the late 1980s there have been major changes to New Zealand's constitution. In areas such as freedom of information and parliamentary reform, the changes have been fundamental. There has recently been a rapid growth in Treaty of Waitangi jurisprudence. Reforms have also been heraldedwith the enactment of the Constitution Act and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. This work provides a comprehensive explanation of these shifts in the New Zealand constitution and considers how the system of government will operate in the age of MMP. Review It is informed, informative and reliable. It is hard to imagine how this important book can fail to be the starting point for numerous political discussions, student essays, or simply someone wanting to know. "What do the Palmers say?" is likely to be the refrain that captures the essential usefulness of Bridled Power. - Peter Aimer. Australian Journal of Political Science. Vol 32 1998. About the Author Geoffrey Palmer is former Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Professor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington and University of Iowa. Matthew Palmer is Deputy Secretary for Justice, New Zealand.