Waihopai Archive

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  Wikileaks gives impetus to Waihopai protest - by Keith Locke

  
  
  
  It was good to be part of the protest outside the Waihopai spybase on Saturday. It is a bit out of the way, so the numbers involved are never that large, but they do represent the concern of many New Zealanders that the presence of the base compromises the independence of New Zealand’s foreign policy. [...] read more
  January 25, 2011 8:54 am - 15 Comments
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  What unpopular US intelligence targets did Clark authorise? - by Keith Locke

  
  
  
  David Keegan, the deputy US Ambassador in 2007, wrote in a cable that Helen Clark “has been willing to address [intelligence] targets of marginal benefit to New Zealand that could do her political harm if made public.” This is diclosed in a Michael Field article in this morning’s DomPost further analysing Wikileaks documents relating to [...] read more
  December 16, 2010 1:51 pm - 25 Comments
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  Is Waihopai helping the US spy on the UN? - by Keith Locke

  
  
  
  The latest Wikileaks documents on US spying on the UN are going to make it harder for our government to justify the Waihopai spy station. Waihopai’s main task is to intercept global communications for the US National Security Agency (NSA). The Wikileaks documents inform us that the US has been blatantly violating international conventions with [...] read more
  November 29, 2010 11:16 am - 38 Comments
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  Removing ‘claim of right’ dangerous - by Keith Locke

  
  
  
  The government is a poor loser. It didn’t bother to appeal after it lost the ‘intentional damage’ case against the three men who pricked a dome at the Waihopai spybase. But it hasn’t let the matter rest. Last month it laid a $1 million damages claim against the men. To add insult to injury, Justice [...] read more
  November 4, 2010 2:36 pm - 19 Comments
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  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
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  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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  Make peace not war - by frog

  
  
  
  And here’s more policy announcements.  Keith Locke and Kennedy Graham launched a 22 page foreign affairs policy tonight at the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Institute for International Affairs that: Introduces into our trading framework with other countries values like human rights, labour and environmental standards, ecologically-sustainable practices, local values and cultures, the right [...] read more
  September 17, 2008 8:55 pm - 102 Comments
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  You must be the change you want to see in the world - by frog

  
  
  
  Yesterday’s action by the Ploughshares Christian activists brings civil disobedience to the public consciousness again. Civil disobedience and non violent resistance are important strands of the broader Green movement. Greens have often had a close affinity both for the causes and the methods of many civil disobedience movements from Bastion Point, the anti Springbok tour [...] read more
  May 1, 2008 9:33 am - 107 Comments
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  Waihopai’s only got one ball - by frog

  
  
  
  Did anyone else see the photo below this morning and start humming this song? Hat tip/photo credit: The Standard read more
  April 30, 2008 4:07 pm - 84 Comments