A fortnightly Green Bulletin of News, Action and Analysis
NEWS
IS NEW ZEALAND EXPORTING COMPONENTS FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION? On 28 May the Green Party's Defence and Disarmam
Citizens of Auckland, Wellington, Counties Manakau and the North Shore-Waitakere-Rodney area have been chosen as test subjects for trials starting in September of potentially lethal stun guns, Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke says.
The near-doubling of the vote for Security and Intelligence in the Budget calls for an explanation now, and effective oversight of the security services afterwards, Green Party Security and Intelligence Spokesperson Keith Locke says.
A fortnightly Green Bulletin of News, Action and Analysis
NEWS
AIDING PEACEFUL DEVELOPMENT — NEW ZEALAND NEEDS TO DO MORE was the message that the Green Party's Ov
Thursday's Budget should contain a significant increase in overseas development aid, Green Party Overseas Development Assistance Spokesperson Keith Locke says.
Latest revelations that the NSA keeps huge data banks on the phone calls and e-mails of ordinary US citizens should prompt the Government to review its involvement with the Waihopai spy base.
Police could be abetting an offence by dressing non-sworn officers in blue Police uniforms with police hats, the Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke says.
KEITH LOCKE (Green) to the Minister of Police: Has she received any reports that the police are inappropriately using pepper spray; if so, what action does she plan to take?
The Green Party is calling for a broader general inquiry into Police use of pepper spray following the gratuitous pepper-spraying of a man on the ground outside Thursday's Fight-For-Life event.