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  • Keith Locke

    Waihopai protesters asked for beer money - by Keith Locke



    Talk about stupidity and vindictiveness. The Government Communications Security Bureau is claiming from the Waihopai Three protesters $256.38 for the beer drunk by workers repairing the plastic dome at the spybase.   Another invoice specifies $62.93 for savouries. The total damages claim against the three protesters is over $1 million. The court case will be micky [...] read more
    October 13, 2010 10:14 am - 125 Comments
  • frog

    Criminal Procedures Act amendments - by frog



    Last night Parliament voted overwhelmingly to amend a whole range of provisions in the Criminal Procedures Act. Like far too many of Labour’s bills it was packed full of a great deal of different issues, limiting Parliament’s ability to pick the good and reject the bad. Most notably these amendments included a change that allows [...] read more
    June 20, 2008 5:04 pm - 12 Comments