Yearly Archives: 2006

Customs and Excise Bill (No 2) First Reading

KEITH LOCKE (Green): The Green Party will be supporting the referral of the Customs and Excise Amendment Bill (No 2) to a select committee.

Don’t imprison the truth, Mr Power

National MP Simon Power's attempt to stop prisoner Tim Selwyn from blogging is an attack on free speech, Green Party Human Rights Spokesperson Keith Locke says.

Privacy concerns about US snooping need investigating

New Zealand's passive response to revelations that the US authorities have been intercepting hundreds of thousands of ordinary bank transactions around the globe has fallen far short of the standard set by the European Parliament.

Police shouldn’t be helping breath-test school ball goers

Green Party Human Rights Spokesperson Keith Locke has criticised the Police for wasting resources on the objectionable breath-testing of students going to a school ball.

Government by Google

Green MP Keith Locke is worried about

SPARC’S elite sports funding strategy flawed

Sport and Recreation New Zealand's new high performance funding strategy has been criticised by Green Party Sport Spokesperson Keith Locke for not properly funding high performance in mass participation sports.

Immigration changes a mixed bag

The Green Party welcomes the scrapping of immigration restrictions on partners and dependent children of New Zealand residents, but is concerned about an age limit of 55 years on residency applications for siblings and adult children.

General Debate – Overlander

KEITH LOCKE (Green): The Green Party has had a tremendous reaction from around the country since we launched a petition yesterday at both the Auckland and Wellington railway stations calling on

JustPeace #102

A fortnightly Green Bulletin of News, Action and Analysis NEWS GOVERNMENT BY GOOGLE? Green Party Security and Intelligence Spokesperson Keith Locke said on 16 August that he was