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Helen Clark should help free Filipino MPs

Prime Minister Helen Clark should take the opportunity during her visit to the Philippines this week to help six Filipino parliamentarians accused of rebellion, Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke says.

Committee gives with one hand, takes with the other

Green MP Keith Locke is pleased people with minor sex offences won't be totally excluded from driving buses and taxis, but is disappointed the transport and industrial relations select committee had made it more difficult for some other former o

Guaranteed welcome for Zimbabwe cup side disappointing

The Government should not give away the right to refuse entry to cricket team representing Mugabe's Zimbabwe when negotiating to host the 2011 Cricket World Cup, according to Green Party Foreign Affairs and Sports Spokesperson Keith Locke.

NZ Greens stand in solidarity with kidnapped Green MP

New Zealand Green MPs are planning to "stand alongside" a kidnapped Colombian MP on the steps of Parliament at 9am tomorrow.

King misses point about speakers at gun conference

Police Minister Annette King should stop dodging the issue and investigate the Police role in inviting five pro-gun lobbyists to be keynote speakers at the gun safety conference taking place in Christchurch.

Why are Police hosting international pro-gun lobbyists?

The New Zealand Police need to explain why they are hosting this country's largest ever gathering of international pro-gun lobbyists, according to Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke.

Greens urge US to close Guantanamo Bay

Green Party MP Keith Locke is to deliver a letter to the US Consulate in Auckland today calling for the United States to follow a United Nations recommendation and close down its Guantanamo Bay detention centre.

Greens want Zespri CEO to stand aside till investigation...

Green Party MP Keith Locke has called on Zespri CEO Tim Goodacre to stand aside for now and save the company from being caught in fallout from the Australian Wheat Board oil-for-food kickback scandal.

Greens meet Zimbabwe opposition representative

A high profile member of the Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Mrs Sekai Holland, met with Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke in Wellington today.