Tag: Human Rights
Search and Surveillance Bill – Green Party Minority View
The Green Party is thankful that the committee has given this bill thorough consideration, and has allowed a second round of public submissions.
Keith Locke on the Identity Information Confirmation Bill – first reading
KEITH LOCKE (Green): The Identity Information Confirmation Bill
Keith Locke to the Prime Minister about Nobel Peace Prize winner...
KEITH LOCKE (Green) to the Prime Minister: Will he follow the example of world leaders Barack Obama and Angela Merkel and congratulate the latest Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo; if not, why not?
Breakfast host’s cereal offending must prompt TVNZ rethink
TVNZ needs to reconsider its decision to allow Paul Henry back on screen in a week’s time, Green Party human rights spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
It’s about more than Sir Anand, Paul
Paul Henry still doesn’t seem to understand how his comments yesterday offended more than the Governor-General, Green Party human rights spokesperson Keith Locke said today.
Keith Locke on Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Bill –...
KEITH LOCKE (Green): The Green Party will support the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Bill, but we are concerned about the expansion in the number of people who are private investigators or security people. I think a figure was thrown around in one of the earlier debates of about 18,000 people working in this area.
Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Bill first reading Keith Locke
The Green Party will also be supporting the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Bill, but we have similar criticisms to those outlined by the Labour speakers about the elimination of clause 66.
Law change can protect Kiwis from private spies
Changes to a law already before Parliament could protect New Zealanders from spying by private companies, the Green Party said today.