Yearly Archives: 2007

Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke has welcomed the Government's decision not to send SAS troops back to Afghanistan.

Green MP Keith Locke has warned against the danger of legally allowing foreign armed air marshals onto planes coming into New Zealand, as proposed by the Aviation Security Legislation Bill introduced into Parliament today.

The Green Party welcomes the Government's decision to re-open and revamp the railway line between Onehunga and Penrose, and now urges the Government to greenlight the electrification of the network, Auckland — based Green MP Keith Locke sa

When she discusses trade, Afghanistan, and instability in the Pacific with George W Bush at the White House next week, will she also be raising climate change, the United States' human rights record, and the war in Iraq?

KEITH LOCKE (Green): The Green Party will be supporting the Armed Forces Law Reform Bill going to the select committee.

                     

KEITH LOCKE (Green): The Green Party is very disturbed that this bill allows for armed marshals on planes flying in and out of New Zealand.

The Terrorism Suppression Amendment Bill, introduced into Parliament today, is a further attack on our civil liberties, Green Party Human Rights Spokesperson Keith Locke says.

Green Party MP Keith Locke is concerned that Police appear to have loosened the criteria for taser use, so that it is now being used simply to make an arrest easier.