Monthly Archives: June, 2011

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Dalai Lama raises spirits in Christchurch

Realising Cantabrians could do with a moral boost the Dalai Lama altered his schedule and fitted in a talk in Christchurch before his Australian tour. Read More

Campaign for Fiji democracy throws up unlikely bedfellows

New Zealanders who support a return to democracy in Fiji are divided whether Tevita Mara, a former Fiji army chief, now a critic of the Read More

Keith Locke on the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Amendment Bill – second reading

KEITH LOCKE (Green): The major reason the Greens are not supporting this bill is that we do n

Auckland Burmese celebrate democracy leader’s 66th birthday

Yesterday I spoke at an Auckland celebration of the 66th birthday of Burmese democracy leader (and Nobel Peace Prize winner) Aung San Suu Kyi. She Read More

Taxi chats could be dangerous

After a long week in Parliament I often have a pleasant chat with the taxi driver taking me to the airport. So I was disturbed Read More

Keith Locke on the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Amendment Bill – Committee stage – part 3 of 5

The granting to an agency of a power to take a copy of what is on a person’s hard drive is a power that should not be given lightly

Keith Locke on the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Amendment Bill – Committee stage – part 5 of 5

There are no real accountability mechanisms to either Parliament or the people

Keith Locke on the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Amendment Bill – Committee stage – part 4 of 5

The use of the word “intelligence” is not particularly appropriate to the service

Keith Locke on the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Amendment Bill – Committee stage – part 1 of 5

KEITH LOCKE (Green): One of the problems we have with discussing this legislation—whether it