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  • Keith Locke

    Taxi chats could be dangerous - by Keith Locke



    After a long week in Parliament I often have a pleasant chat with the taxi driver taking me to the airport. So I was disturbed to find out that the Wellington Combined cabs would be installing video cameras that also have voice-recording capability. Who knows where my private chats might end up, I thought. Thankfully, [...] read more
    June 22, 2011 3:17 pm - 11 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Popping the balloon of secrecy around Waihopai - by Keith Locke



    Last weekend’s protest at Waihopai was the usual colourful affair. It began with a march through Blenheim, and speeches from Murray Horton, John Minto and myself. We then adjourned to the spy base itself, up the beautiful Waihopai Valley. More speeches and chants followed by the ceremonial popping of 13 white ballons, each displaying a [...] read more
    January 26, 2010 2:29 pm - 54 Comments
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    Scoping your teacher’s facebook page - by frog



    There’s an interesting debate here in The Press this morning about the Teachers Council’s process for monitoring teachers’ registration and how it might relate to teachers’ private lives and especially on-line records: The new clause in the Teachers Council code brings censure for “any conduct that brings or is likely to bring discredit to the [...] read more
    July 29, 2008 9:50 am - 18 Comments