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Nauru: the Guantanamo Bay of the Pacific

Green MP Keith Locke is demanding the Government makes some effort to intervene in the tragedy unfolding on Nauru.

Locke calls on NZ to break Nauru deadlock

Green MP Keith Locke wants New Zealand to help break the impasse over hunger-striking Afghan asylum seekers on Nauru.

Transport review asks right questions

Green MP and Auckland transport spokesperson, Keith Locke says there are gains for the city in the just-released Transfund review of transport projects.

Green MP’s Xmas wish: welcome asylum seekers and free Zaoui

Green MP Keith Locke wants New Zealand to give two presents to asylum seekers this Christmas.

Iraq must judge Saddam, say Greens

The Green Party has welcomed the arrest of Saddam Hussein, but is concerned that his American captors will deny him justice, in exactly the same way that the dictator himself denied justice to tens of thousands of his countrymen.

New Zealanders deceived over engineers’ Iraq military role

Green MP Keith Locke has accused the Government of deception over the role of our army engineers in Iraq.

SIS bungling “inhumane”

"The SIS have lost and found tapes, kept from Mr Zaoui the accusations against him, and provided biased and misleading documents to the Refugee Status Appeals Authority," said Green MP Keith

The SIS, lies and videotape

Green MP Keith Locke is calling for an inquiry into SIS and police mishandling of the Ahmed Zaoui investigation, following the revelation that a significant portion of audio from an interview with Mr Zaoui had gone "missing".

Government acknowledges Zaoui law needs review

Green MP Keith Locke has welcomed the acknowledgement from Minister for Immigration Lianne Dalziel today that there are flaws with the Immigration Act that need addressing.