Tag: Global Affairs
NZ Govt caught over Bainimarama’s support for China
Green Party MP Keith Locke wants the Government to criticise the Fiji Government's support for the Chinese actions in Tibet.
General Debate – Tibet
Yesterday Parliament debated the current situation in Tibet, and I thank the Prime Minister for initiating that debate.
Government FTA stance falls short on Tibetan rights
Green Party MP Keith Locke said the Prime Ministers' post-Cabinet statement is letting down the Tibetan people and selling short the people of New Zealand.
Motion in Parliament on Tibet – Tibet’s Hour of Need
The Green Party will be supporting this motion, although we would have liked it to be much stronger and clearly taken the side of the Tibetan people against their Chinese oppressors.
The Green Part
Government commits to putting FTA to parliamentary vote
Green Party MP Keith Locke has welcomed the Government's commitment in the House today to put the free trade agreement with China, to be signed in April, to a Parliamentary vote.
Government dragging chain on Burma issues
Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke has criticised the Government for giving the green light to a publicly owned company, Kordia, to build cell-phone towers in Burma.
Locke questions NZ attendance at funeral of military dictator
Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Keith Locke has questioned why, when the Prime Minister decided not to sign a condolence book, New Zealand was officially represented at former Indonesian President Suharto's funeral.
Middle East Peace Process
The most immediate situation we should address is the illegal and inhumane blockade of Gaza by the Israeli government.
Big brother creeps closer
Green MP Keith Locke is warning of the dangers of the New Zealand police buying into the FBI-led 'Server in the Sky' network to share biometric and other information.