On Friday I put out a press statement welcoming the apology from the NZ Rugby Football Union over the exclusion of Maori from the 1928, 1949 and 1960 teams sent to South Africa.
New Zealand shouldn't stay silent as Thailand descends into chaos and potentially a bloodbath. We should be backing the Red Shirts' call for UN mediation.
Right now it is Fair Trade fortnight in NZ. There have been events all over the country to raise awareness of the terrible working conditions many Read More
The Green Party will be strongly supporting this bill, the Employment Relations (Statutory Minimum Redundancy Entitlements) Amendment Bill. If it passes, and I hope that it does, it will correct a major injustice for workers in this country: being laid off without any redundancy.
New Zealand should not extend its commitment of SAS forces to Afghanistan beyond the planned end date in 2011, Green Party Defence spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
There is a very disturbing side to the raids on Switched on Gardener hydroponics store. We learn that the shops are reopening on the condition that staff require customers to produce photographic ID. This is presented as a condition for giving bail to the staff that have been charged.
The Green Party opposes this bill because rest and meal breaks are important, not only to prevent injuries and death, but also so that people can just have a rest, be human, and not be slaves to a clock, working hour after hour without proper rest.
It was great to see so many people turn out in weekend protests against the Big Brother Search and Surveillance Bill. There were some novel touches. In New Plymouth a 'surveillance camera' was set up outside National MP Jonathan Coleman's office.
6. What are the job titles of the three Burmese Government officials sponsored via the Minister of Foreign Affairs to study in New Zealand, and what checks were made by the Ministry to ensure that the officials had not held controversial roles in the Burmese regime?