Yearly Archives: 2011

Key’s refugee scaremongering bad for New Zealand’s race relations

John Key’s scaremongering about boat people flooding into the country damages New Zealand’s race relations, Green Party immigration spokesperson Keith Locke said today.

Keith Locke on the Tamil asylum seekers – general...

refugees starting a new life in New Zealand are highly motivated to achieve and to have their kids achieve

The Libyan mess

In March the Greens came out in opposition to the NATO air operations over Libya. We said they would probably prolong Gaddafi’s stay in power by Read More

Police and SIS must publish report on spying allegations

The New Zealand Police and SIS must make public their assessment of whether Mossad agents have been operating in New Zealand, and whether security has been compromised, Green Party Police spokesperson Keith Locke said today.

My conversation with Tevita Mara

This morning I had a good talk with Tevita Mara, the Fijian colonel who split from Bainimarama, about how to speed up the return to democracy to Fiji.

More information needed on spy story

It’s good that the PM finally backed down on his position that he couldn’t say anything about whether Mossad spies had been operating in New Read More

Israeli SAR leader had worked in intelligence

One bit of information that hasn't come out yet is that Hilik Magnus, who led the private Israeli search and rescue team which arrived in Christchurch shortly after the February 22 quake had previously worked for Israeli intelligence.

Norway massacre: Key points finger in wrong direction

I almost fell of my chair when I heard John Key use the Norway massacre to justify New Zealand’s military involvement in Afghanistan. He said Read More

Blair: Politician for the rich

While many New Zealanders are struggling to make ends meet, others could afford a hefty $1000 to hear (and be photographed with) the former British Read More