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SIS can’t be trusted to get it right, says Locke

Green MP Keith Locke says the SIS is discriminating against the democratic rights of refugees who have settled here, by denying them citizenship.

Eastern Highway will never fly

Auckland Green MP Keith Locke described today's Eastern Transport Corridor announcement as a debacle for proponents of the plan.

Buying back into Bush’s war

Green MP Keith Locke says the despatch of fresh New Zealand forces to Afghanistan and the Indian Ocean will please the White House, but sadden many New Zealanders.

PM refuses to deny illegal spying claims

Green MP Keith Locke says New Zealanders should be worried about the Prime Minister's blanket refusal to deny charges that officials here knew something about a spying operation against the United Nations.

Clark must answer questions on NZ role in spying on UN

Green MP Keith Locke wants Helen Clark to quickly and clearly respond to an accusation that New Zealand knew the US and the UK were spying on the United Nations.

Is NZ inadvertently spying on the UN?

Green MP Keith Locke wants Helen Clark, as Minister in Charge of the SIS, to reassure New Zealand that we have not been inadvertently helping Britain or the US to spy on the United Nations.

‘Lie in unison’ issue only the tip of Zaoui iceberg

Green MP Keith Locke says the culture of secrecy revealed by the Ombudsman's report into the 'lie in unison' affair in the Immigration Service is an inherent feature of the entire Zaoui debacle.

Greens support call to bring Sri Lanka girl back

Green MP Keith Locke says the government should show some compassion and allow the Sri Lankan girl deported last week back into New Zealand.

New Minister can right past wrongs

The Green Party is calling for the incoming Immigration Minister to take a fresh look at the country's two most contentious refugee cases.