Green MP Keith Locke says the Government should rethink its detention of Ahmed Zaoui in the light of strong criticism from the UN Committee Against Torture.
Green MP Keith Locke says the Government has got its priorities badly wrong, with dramatic budget boosts for intelligence agencies but just a miserly increase in overseas aid.
Green MP Keith Locke has warned against the Government sending more troops to Iraq, following the adoption of the new resolution 1546 by the United Nations Security Council.
I want to address whether this Budget will give New Zealanders a greater sense of security. In one sense it will. Significant financial assistance is to go to poorer people to make them feel more secure, and that is good.
The Green Party is demanding a halt to pregnancy testing for visitors to New Zealand following the scandal over a Tongan politician being asked for a test.