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Balibo movie – a must see

On Monday I attended an Amnesty International preview screening of Balibo, a stunning drama on the 1975 execution of five Australian TV journalists by Indonesian troops invading East Timor.

Iranian protests

Iran has shown once again how authoritarian governments are scared for the internet. The regime has just announced it is cutting off access to Google's email services.

At long last, a bit more openness about the SAS

I’ve welcomed the government’s move to let us know something about what the SAS is doing in Afghanistan. For eight years we’ve had to rely Read More

Popping the balloon of secrecy around Waihopai

Last weekend’s protest at Waihopai was the usual colourful affair. It began with a march through Blenheim, and speeches from Murray Horton, John Minto and Read More

Sleepwalking into a surveillance society: the New Zealand guinea pigs

Up to 265 Government agencies and 48,000 private businesses in the UK will be able to access the register for which Kiwis are among the guinea pigs.

An open letter to Hillary Clinton

Dear Secretary Clinton, The Green Party welcomes you to New Zealand. We are pleased that your administration is engaging with world problems in a more Read More

Head of State opinion piece kicks off debate

I received a good New Year present from the Dominion Post when they published my opinion piece on the Head of State Referenda Bill under the title "Hands up for a president of Aotearoa". This has kicked off the debate I had hoped around my Head of State private members bill, which enables Kiwis to choose between keeping the monarch or moving towards a democratically selected head of state.

Cambodia deports Uighers to China – and an uncertain fate.

There has rightly been a big international outcry at Cambodia returning 20 Uigher asylum seekers to China, where have been detained. The deportation, on December Read More

Bring SAS troops home from Afghanistan!

It’s good that New Zealand won’t be sending any more troops to Afghanistan. However, that’s not because John Key has just seen the light. With Read More