Tag: Peace and Conflict
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.
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.
Budget Security: Too Much and Not Enough
I want to address whether this Budget will give New Zealanders a greater sense of security. In one sense it will. Significant financial assistance is to go to poorer people to make them feel more secure, and that is good.
Visiting Forces Bill – Second Reading
The Green Party is supporting this bill, which deals with practical matters of how visiting forces to our country, or our forces going to other countries, conduct their affairs, and have a degree of a
Abuse and Basra battle mean its ‘time up’ for NZ troops
The Green Party says the Government cannot ignore the fighting in Basra and the ongoing scandal over the abuse of prisoners and must pull New Zealand's troops out of Iraq.