Some members have been putting across that we are trying to force this voting system on schools, whereas the bill clearly states that it will be available to schools.
I think this is a good example of what is wrong with our whole treaty-making process. I had a member's bill in this Parliament a couple of years ago that was unfortunately defeated.
Green MP Keith Locke says threats by the Justice Minister to appeal compensation awarded to five prisoners for severe mistreatment send the message that prisoners have no human rights and 'deserve' whatever brutality they encounter in jail.
Green MP Keith Locke has revealed that the high-powered Parliamentary committee charged with monitoring the country's intelligence services has met for a total of just three and a half hours over the past two years.
Green MP Keith Locke said today that the Government's decision to cancel automatic citizenship for babies born in New Zealand is a capitulation to Australian pressure.
The Green Party says the Government should take note of the public's overwhelming support for aid to struggling nations and it should raise New Zealand's miserly current contribution.