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The rights of those in Sri Lanka IDP camps – Keith Locke’s written questions to the Minister

Keith Locke questions the Minister of what the government is doing to support the rights of people in Sri Lanka's IDP camps.

Waterview decision shows funding priorities back to front

While the powerful road transport lobby will welcome today’s announcement of a $1.4 billion mixed surface and tunnel option for the Waterview motorway connection, Waterview School pupils, parents and other residents will be much less happy as many homes, parks and archaeological sites are under threat. Building ever more motorways is a 1950s solution that doesn’t recognise modern problems like climate change and rising petrol prices

NZ must take a stand on human rights abuse in Iran

All eyes were on Iran during its presidential elections on June 12. The re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was seen as fraudulent by many, and set Read More

“No Limits” to civilian suffering in US bombing

Images courtesy of Radio Live ***** The three Kiwi soldiers in Afghanistan might have seen it as a bit of harmless fun. To help a Read More

Decent rail or Loads of Roads?

Starvation rations for the rail network and supersized meals for the city’s roading network are on the menu for Aucklanders.

Locke questions the government on the lack of progress in the Auckland electric rail project

4. KEITH LOCKE (Green) to the Minister of Transport: Is he confident that at least part of Aucklands electric rail system will be rolling in time to help move the 75,000 international visitors and countless Kiwi fans expected for the 2011 Rugby World Cup? House of Representatives, 25 August 2009.

Greens defend independent NZ armed forces

New Zealand’s independent foreign policy would suffer if it entered into a joint military task force with Australia, the Green Party’s Defence spokesperson Keith Locke said today.

Protecting Culture in Armed Conflict

Keith Locke's speech in support of the Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill, during its second reading.

Keith Locke questions the government on its support of women’s rights in Afghanistan

5. KEITH LOCKE (Green) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Has he received any advice on whether a law curtailing women’s rights in Afghanistan has been “brought into line with the expectations of the international community” as he was promised by Hamid Karzai; if so, what was that advice?