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Are Chinese spies monitoring Fonterra and New Zealanders?

03 Oct 2008

New Zealanders will be disturbed to learn that China has been conducting a massive spying operation on the online phone service Skype, and that one of the trigger phrases is ‘milk powder’, Green Party Human Rights Spokesperson Keith Locke says.

Intruder Alert: State snoopers in your computer

18 Sep 2008

Green Party MP Keith Locke is concerned that the new Search and Seizure Powers Bill will further intrude on New Zealanders’ privacy.

"Much of a person’s life is increasingly on their computer these days, so it is worrying that the bill provides more general powers to search computers, even by remote access or hacking," Mr Locke says.

Immigration Bill improved, but still oppressive

21 Jul 2008

Green Party MP Keith Locke has welcomed improvements in the Immigration Bill, reported back to Parliament today, but says it is still oppressive.

Mr Locke sat on the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee for hearings on the Bill. The report includes his minority comments on behalf of the Green Party.

Military aircraft cost blowout unacceptable: Greens

26 Jun 2008

Green Party MP Keith Locke is concerned at the lack of accountability by the Ministry of Defence and Defence Force regarding cost blowouts of almost $400 million on key defence projects, identified in an Auditor General's report released today.

If you go down to the woods today...

22 Apr 2008

The Greens today revealed that a security firm, run by the same private investigators involved in hiring paid informants to infiltrate community groups, has applied to patrol public conservation land

New transit visa requirements bureaucracy gone mad

26 Mar 2008

Green Party MP Keith Locke has criticised the new requirements for people passing through New Zealand airports to get a transit visa.

Big brother creeps closer

16 Jan 2008

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.

Crown Law Office should act on terrorism raid reporting

14 Nov 2007

Green Party MP Keith Locke has called on the Crown Law Office to take action against the Dominion-Post over its decision to publish excerpts from police affidavits on the 'terrorism' raids.

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