Tag: Global Affairs
Govt dodges key Samoan immigration issue
Green MP Keith Locke says the Government has dodged the key immigration issues in its response to the petition to Parliament on the Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982.
Irving decision is a blow for free speech, says Locke
Green MP Keith Locke has accused the Immigration Service of not upholding the right of free speech in its refusal to allow David Irving into the country.
NZ team adds to Afghan aid problem
The Green Party is calling on the Government to reassess its involvement in military Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Afghanistan, following the withdrawal of the Medicins Sans Frontieres aid group from the war-torn country.
Flag burning law must be extinguished
Green MP Keith Locke is calling for the Government to repeal the flag protection law, following Friday's overturning of an activist's conviction for burning a New Zealand flag at a protest against Australian Prime Minister John Howard last
Government’s hands no longer tied in Zaoui case
Green MP Keith Locke said today that Friday's High Court decision does allow for the Government to move Ahmed Zaoui from Auckland Remand Prison to the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre.
Are our spooks looking the wrong way?
Green MP Keith Locke is concerned that the New Zealand and Australian security agencies might be overlooking the threat from supposedly 'friendly' countries like Israel.
Immigration Amendment (No. 3) – Third Reading
The Green Party has been supporting the Border Security Bill, as it was called in the earlier stages, although we do have some serious concerns about the implications for civil liberties, particularly