Tag: Welfare
Greens voice concern over health of hunger striker
Green MP Keith Locke today expressed concern about the deteriorating health of Iranian hunger striker, Ali Panah, after visiting him in Auckland hospital.
Human Rights are NOT for Sale
Green Party Human Rights Spokesperson Keith Locke and Chinese dissident Chen Yonglin will be among speakers at a rally being held at Parliament on Thursday the 19th of July.
Greens urge NZ aid pledge for White Band Day
The Green Party is urging the Government to announce a programme to increase New Zealand's aid in recognition of the upcoming UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals.
National stoops to new low in refugee bashing
The National Party's new immigration policy is refugee bashing, Green Party Human Rights Spokesperson Keith Locke says.
Greens support ‘Make Poverty History’ campaign
Green Party Overseas Aid Spokesperson Keith Locke will represent his party at the New Zealand launch of the 'Make Poverty History' campaign in Auckland tomorrow.
In Support of PointSeven
The Green Party is 100% behind this petition.
It is simply not good enough that our Overseas Development Assistance is still down at 0.24% of GNI.
There is no excuse for the Labour government si
Aid, Millennium Development Goals, and PointSeven Campaign
The Government has been under a lot of pressure over the last couple of months over the pitiful level of overseas aid.