The Green Party, as everyone knows - and it has been promoted by the National Party - is supporting this bill, which does lead to greater fairness for workers and employers in industrial relations.
I think this is a good example of what is wrong with our whole treaty-making process. I had a member's bill in this Parliament a couple of years ago that was unfortunately defeated.
Some members have been putting across that we are trying to force this voting system on schools, whereas the bill clearly states that it will be available to schools.
On behalf of the Green Party, I would like to endorse what the previous speakers have said, and express our absolute repugnance at the desecration of Jewish graves in Makara and in Wellington.
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Sue Kedgley on Behalf of Keith Locke:
I am delivering this speech on behalf of the Green Party spokesperson on human rights, Keith Locke. He prepared this speech but he is unable to be here.
Firstly, I want to praise the police for tracking down and trapping those Israeli Mossad agents who were trying to obtain fraudulent New Zealand passports and undermine our sovereignty.
The Green Party has been supporting the Border Security Bill, as it was called in the earlier stages, although we do have some serious concerns about the implications for civil liberties, particularly