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2010

On Palmer and US Warships

Sir Geoffrey Palmer has raised two issues: whether the return of US warship visits to our ports is possible, and whether it is desirable.

Anniversary of 1959 Tibetan uprising

Green MP Keith Locke joins the Friends of Tibet protest outside the Chinese Embassy, Wellington NZ This morning I joined the Friends of Tibet protest Read More

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.

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

Popping the balloon of secrecy around Waihopai

Last weekend’s protest at Waihopai was the usual colourful affair. It began with a march through Blenheim, and speeches from Murray Horton, John Minto and Read More

Bearded Apiata on NZ Army website

There are two (related) debates raging following the decision of the Herald and other newpapers to publish the photo of VC winner Willie Apiata on Read More

Google pulls out of China due to human rights...

In breaking news Google has just announced on their blog that they may very soon close down their operations in China. Why? Because a few Read More

Human rights left out of Nat’s foreign policy

National’s foreign policy, announced yesterday, fails to properly address the needs of the most oppressed people in the world, the Green Party says. “Human rights don’t get a mention anywhere in the policy, despite grave violations in many countries,” Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke says.

Greens counter Peters with welcoming immigration policy

Anti-immigration feeling has no place in the Green party Immigration and Population policies released today, Green MP Keith Locke says. “Our policy is the opposite of Winston Peters’,” the Party’s Immigration Spokesperson Keith Locke says.