Yearly Archives: 2007

I wish to address the issues raised by the police arrest of 17 people on arms charges and possibly further charges under the Terrorism Suppression Act. I wish first to say that the Green Party is t

The use of a United States database for New Zealand's Advance Passenger Processing system raises serious concerns, the Green Party says.

The Green Party is shocked by stories of police heavy handedness when executing search warrants under the Terrorism Suppression Act.

This is an important debate, with the Police for the first time considering charges under the Terrorism Suppression Act against several New Zealanders. This has 'brought the debate home'.

Green Party MP Keith Locke suggests that the authorities should be looking much closer to home for the real dangers from political violence.

Helen Clark's statement that those arrested in the terrorism raids had 'at the very least illicitly used firearms, constructed molotov cocktails and trained themselves in how to use napalm' may be prejudicial, Greens' MP Keith Locke says.

Green Party Human Rights Spokesperson Keith Locke is calling for the Government to withdraw the Terrorism Suppression Amendment Bill, currently before Parliament, in the light of the forthcoming Law Commission review of the 2002 Terrorism Suppression

Green Party MP Keith Locke has called on Police Commissioner Howard Broad to find and plug the leaks of evidence gathered to support the failed 'terrorism' charges, before leaks further jeopardize the chance of fair trials on alleged arms o

Green Party MP Keith Locke has called on the Crown Law Office to take action against the Dominion-Post over its decision to publish excerpts from police affidavits on the 'terrorism' raids.