Green MP Keith Locke has sent a letter of support to a New Zealander being court-martialled by the RAF for refusing to return to Iraq and is challenging our Government to support the officer as well.
Today's seventh audioblog (mp3, 0.9MB, 7.25mins) is Keith talking about Auckland's public transport system, voting Green to keep out Brash, and the race in Epsom.
The Green Party is urging the Government to announce a programme to increase New Zealand's aid in recognition of the upcoming UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals.
New checking mechanisms are needed to prevent New Zealand companies from exporting technology that ends up being used by military forces in unjust wars, Green Defence and Disarmament Spokesperson Keith Locke says.
Keith is in Tonga over the next couple of days, as pro-democracy strikes escalate. frog spoke to him about why he's there, what he's doing, and what's happening. The interview is here (mp3, 8.45 mins, 1.0MB).
Green MP Keith Locke will travel to Tonga tonight to lend support to the movement for democratic reform there, which is currently focused around a month-long civil servants' strike.