Keith Locke's letter to John Key, urging him to engage with the issue of the human rights crisis in Sri Lanka at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on 27 to 29 November 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
The treatment of Algerian refugee Ahmed Zaoui is a blot on the Government's record. He remains in solitary confinement in Paremoremo prison 10 months after he arrived here seeking asylum.
The Identity (Citizenship and Travel Documents) Bill may be rushed through Parliament before Christmas despite being panned by most submitters to the government administration select committee.
Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff will be visiting Sri Lanka this month (4-5 March) to see the tsunami relief efforts first hand. He can be proud of the contribution New Zealanders have made there and in the other countries inundated on Boxing Day.