The Green Party has been supporting the Border Security Bill, as it was called in the earlier stages, although we do have some serious concerns about the implications for civil liberties, particularly
The Green Party is demanding a halt to pregnancy testing for visitors to New Zealand following the scandal over a Tongan politician being asked for a test.
I want to address whether this Budget will give New Zealanders a greater sense of security. In one sense it will. Significant financial assistance is to go to poorer people to make them feel more secure, and that is good.
Green MP Keith Locke has warned against the Government sending more troops to Iraq, following the adoption of the new resolution 1546 by the United Nations Security Council.