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Agreement needs passport safeguard

It might not all be plain sailing for the ‘up to 200 young New Zealanders’ who will be able to spend one year on a Read More

Spooks stay mum

There is stiff competition among government departments as to who can produce the most vacuous documents. But no-one can beat the SIS and the Government Communications Security Bureau, both of whom tabled their annual reports yesterday.

Reopening of the NZ High Commission in Fiji

The Green Party supports the Minister of Foreign Affairs’ statement.

Balibo movie – a must see

On Monday I attended an Amnesty International preview screening of Balibo, a stunning drama on the 1975 execution of five Australian TV journalists by Indonesian troops invading East Timor.

Passports for passage, not political terrorism

New Zealand should assist Britain's investigation into the suspected misuse of British passports by Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad, Green MP Keith Locke said today.

Iranian protests

Iran has shown once again how authoritarian governments are scared for the internet. The regime has just announced it is cutting off access to Google's email services.

Green Summer Holidays

We speak to Green MPs about how they spent their holidays, and discover that they have been relaxing, trying new things, and of course indulging in some old-school political activism.

At long last, a bit more openness about the...

I’ve welcomed the government’s move to let us know something about what the SAS is doing in Afghanistan. For eight years we’ve had to rely Read More

Motorway madness continues with money losing Puhoi to Wellsford

There has been a lot in the news lately about big motorway projects like Waterview being rushed through by the government without proper  community consultation. Read More