Tag: Global Affairs
Cabinet must be generous with tsunami aid
The Greens are urging the Cabinet to be generous when it decides tomorrow on what extra aid to give to tsunami victims.
NZ should join call for Aceh ceasefire to help aid effort
The Greens are calling for New Zealand to add its voice to calls for a durable ceasefire in Aceh to allow aid for tsunami victims to flow freely.
Kiwis should be sceptical about SIS terrorism claims
Green MP Keith Locke is sceptical of Security Intelligence Service (SIS) claims that there are active supporters of terrorism in New Zealand.
Join Indonesian protest against Howard’s illegal zone
Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke is calling for the Government to back Indonesia's protest against Australia's provocative proclamation of a 1000-mile maritime security zone.
Goff goes soft on Aussie maritime meddling
Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff's attempt to justify the new 1000-nautical-mile Australian Maritime Interdiction Zone is unconvincing, the Green Party says.
Govt must protest Howard’s license to piracy
Green MP Keith Locke is calling on the Government to protest strongly against John Howard's proposed Maritime Identification Zone, which could legitimise piracy on the high seas.
Tightened terrorism law could be misused by politicians
Green MP Keith Locke is warning that proposed changes to terrorism law that extend the ban on financing to 'non-designated' terrorists and expand the definition of such funding could easily be misused by politicians.
Inquiry into Crown Law needed over Zaoui debacle
The Greens are calling for an inquiry into the Crown Law Office in the wake of its failure to win any of the five legal proceedings against Ahmed Zaoui.
Government case against Zaoui collapses
Green MP Keith Locke is ecstatic about the Supreme Court decision to grant Ahmed Zaoui bail.