The Greens are supporting this report about the alterations to the appropriations for Audit New Zealand, the Ombudsmen and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
The massive increase in defence spending announced today would be unnecessary if New Zealand concentrated on peacekeeping and security in the South Pacific, rather than equipping for major combat, says Green MP Keith Locke.
Green MP Keith Locke has defended the Anzac Day speech given by Chief of Defence Force against an attack by Greg Sheridan, a leading columnist for the Australian newspaper.
The Green Party is supporting this bill as a step forward towards making the deposit of public records in the National Archives more systematic and comprehensive.