Yearly Archives: 2011

Keith Locke on the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service...

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

Keith Locke on the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service...

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

Keith Locke on the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service...

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

Keith Locke on the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service...

Where are the enemies, where are the terrorists, where are the really bad people that we need to give these extensive powers to the SIS?

Laid-off defence staff need special consideration

The Defence Force has put an overly positive spin on the laying off of 308 members of the armed forces whose jobs are being “civilianized”. Read More

What Taliban hotel attack says about NZ military involvement

It will be a difficult time for the families of NZSAS soldiers injured in Afghanistan and my sympathy goes out to them as they wait Read More

Booksellers should defend freedom of expression

As a former bookseller I have been disturbed that some booksellers (Paper Plus and the Warehouse) have been panicked by a Facebook campaign into refusing Read More

Keith Locke on the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service...

That lack of knowledge of the upsides and downsides of SIS work is a major problem

NZ should welcome refugees from Sri Lanka

Prime Minister John Key’s reaction to the boatload of asylum seekers from Sri Lanka lacks compassion, Green Party immigration spokesperson Keith Locke said today.