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Greens say Kiwi Bosnian veterans should be screened

Green Party Defence spokesperson Keith Locke wants the Defence Force to check if any New Zealand military personnel who served in Bosnia could have been exposed to radiation from depleted uranium shells.

Replacing Privy Council step towards nationhood – Greens

Green MP Keith Locke today welcomed Margaret Wilson's position paper favouring an end to appeals to the Privy Council.

Transit jumps the gun with massive new Auckland roading plan

Auckland Green MP Keith Locke today said that Transit NZ was jumping the gun by announcing massive new spending before the government had revamped its transport funding strategy.

Greens to fly West Papuan independence flag and deliver protest letter

Green MP Keith Locke will deliver a protest letter to the Indonesian Embassy this morning over the arrest to two top West Papuan leaders.

Restriction on public say over snooping laws

Green MP Keith Locke today accused the Government of going back on a commitment to allow full public debate on legislation allowing police and security agencies to intercept emails and hack into computers.

Supplementary Order Paper on the Crimes Amendment Bill (No.6)

This bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Greens to oppose hacking by security services

The Greens are not supporting Associate Justice Minister Paul Swain's Notice of Motion (No 1 government motion on the order paper) that allows the police and security services the right to hack into computers and intercept emails, faxes and pager mes

Greens stay staunch over Singapore free trade agreement

The Greens will strongly oppose the Singapore free trade agreement in Parliament today, with a speech from MP Keith Locke detailing consequences of such a deal.

Secret cell-mate witness schemes sure to pose problems

News that a prison inmate witness had retracted evidence against Scott Watson showed the danger of using secret cell-mate witnesses, Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke MP said today.