Dalai Lama Archive

  • Keith Locke

    Dalai Lama raises spirits in Christchurch - by Keith Locke



    Realising Cantabrians could do with a moral boost the Dalai Lama altered his schedule and fitted in a talk in Christchurch before his Australian tour. The Canterbury Arena was packed for the event. The only sour note was from the Chinese Embassy, which approached our government after they heard about the visit. Presumably, as they [...] read more
    June 9, 2011 5:20 pm - 2 Comments
  • frog

    The training wheels are off – it’s our tenth B’day! - by frog



    Happy birthday to us!  Today we marked a decade of being represented in Parliament as the Green Party.  Interestingly our win in 1999 spelled the end of at least six parliamentary careers.  When Jeanette won the Coromandel after special votes had been counted National’s Murray McLean and Arthur Anae, Labour’s John Blincoe and Eru George, [...] read more
    December 7, 2009 12:06 pm - 11 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Rudman’s Dalai Lama piece a tad lame - by Keith Locke



    I was a little disappointed to read Brian Rudman’s column this week in the New Zealand Herald about the upcoming visit of the Dalai Lama. In Mr Rudman’s opinion our Prime Minister shouldn’t meet with the Dalai Lama when it could upset the Chinese Government. read more
    November 26, 2009 5:42 pm - 7 Comments