Yearly Archives: 2011

NZ still taking hands off position on Mubarak

I asked Foreign Minister Murray McCully during Parliament’s question time : “Why is he not calling for the immediate resignation of Hosni Mubarak as Egypt’s Read More

Mubarak goes, but Egyptian Democrats still need NZ support

The Green Party has welcomed the departure of Egypt’s dictator Hosni Mubarak, but says New Zealand should remain engaged to help ensure the transition to democracy.

What about foreign affairs? Keith Locke debates the Prime...

KEITH LOCKE (Green): I want to speak on something that was missing from the Prime Minister’s

No four dollar an hour minimum wage in NZ

The Government must make sure that workers in the care sector are paid more than four dollars an hour, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Keith Locke said today.

The people of the Middle East need our support

Since Mubarak fell the pro-democracy protests in other Arab countries have mushroomed. In Libya people are braving the bullets of Gaddafi’s thugs. Many have been Read More

Libyans join hands with the people of Christchurch

At lunchtime today I joined a group of Libyans in Wellington’s Midland Park. They were calling for an end to the cruel Gaddafi regime.

Libyans join hands with the people of Christchurch

At lunchtime today I joined a group of Libyans in Wellington’s Midland Park. They were calling for an end to the cruel Gaddafi regime.   Read More

Lows and Highs in Christchurch

Last week I spent some time in Christchurch, with family and friends, and went door-to-door distributing food and advice with the Green team in the Read More

New G-G welcome, but selection process questionable

From my experience Jerry Mateparae is a decent fair-minded chap. It is hard to judge how he will go as the new Governor-General because I Read More