Security and Intelligence Estimates
I wish to speak on the supplementary estimates relating to intelligence services that come under the name of Vote Communications Security and Intelligence, for the Government Communications Security Bureau, and Vote Security Intelligence, for the Security Intelligence Service.
Nandor Tanczos: That’s an oxymoron.
The Green Party fully supports the Prime Minister’s motion, and we are pleased that it has incorporated some of the Green Party’s motion that was to be moved today. The Mugabe regime has been an utter disaster for the people of Zimbabwe and has been able to survive for so long only because of support from some neighbouring countries, particularly the Mbeki Government in South Africa.
The Green Party will be supporting this motion, although we would have liked it to be much stronger and clearly taken the side of the Tibetan people against their Chinese oppressors.
The Green Part
Saturday, February 2 was a great day for Aucklanders, with the opening of the much-needed North Shore Busway, which is already pulling people out of their cars and providing quick journeys from the up and down the North Shore, and making it easier for North Shore commuters to get to Auckland City.
There is not really any alternative to this Appropriation (Continuation of Interim Meaning of Funding for Parliamentary Purposes) Bill if Parliament is to operate properly, particularly in the 3 month
This is an important debate, with the Police for the first time considering charges under the Terrorism Suppression Act against several New Zealanders.
This has 'brought the debate home'.
I wish to address the issues raised by the police arrest of 17 people on arms charges and possibly further charges under the Terrorism Suppression Act.
I wish first to say that the Green Party is t