Yearly Archives: 2000

Locke disappointed with speculative approach to refugees

Green MP Keith Locke said he was disappointed with Auckland police for publicly linking Afghani refugees to a supposed terrorism plot, without laying any charges against them.

Locke urges Govt. to speak out over Burma crackdown

Green MP Keith Locke wants the Government to speak out against the latest crackdown on pro-democracy opposition in Burma.

Green MPs on rush hour protest for emission testing

The Green Party will be holding demonstrations this Monday (11 September) in Auckland and Christchurch to highlight car emission pollution in New Zealand cities.

Exclusion would send Indonesian military a strong message

Green MP Keith Locke wants New Zealand to advocate Indonesia's exclusion from a naval symposium scheduled to take place in Auckland in early November.

Exclusion would send Indonesian military a strong message

Green MP Keith Locke wants New Zealand to advocate Indonesia's exclusion from a naval symposium scheduled to take place in Auckland in early November.

Amnesty arrangement should go further – Greens

Green Party Immigration spokesperson Keith Locke has welcomed the amnesty for some long-term overstayers, but says the coverage should have been broader.

No more ‘symbolic’ votes if Green bill passes

A Green Party bill drawn from the member's ballot today will put the heat on the government to put more international treaties to a parliamentary vote.

Government must reinstate appeal rights for overstayers

Yesterday's deportation of a Filipino family was an ominous precedent for thousands of overstayer families who do not qualify for the government's recently announced amnesty, Green MP Keith Locke said today.

Auckland MP says answers needed over heart surgery

There are more questions than answers over why heart surgery waiting lists are growing in Auckland, and what authorities are really doing about it, Auckland Green MP Keith Locke said today.