Roger Partridge: Supreme Court matters - statutory interpretation and constitutional balance

Two ships passing in the night might share the same destination yet follow very different courses. So it seems with David Harvey’s latest response to my report for The New Zealand Initiative, Who Makes the Law? Reining in the Supreme Court.

Harvey and I share the same destination - maintaining an effective judicial system that can respond to changing circumstances while respecting constitutional boundaries. Yet his critique of my recommendations for addressing judicial overreach suggests he may have taken a bearing from the wrong star.