Golriz Ghahraman

The National Party is on board with the government pulling New Zealand troops out of Iraq next year on the condition Australia and the United States also withdraw.

Up to 95 troops are currently… Audio

Greens MP Golriz Ghahraman has been allocated a security escort, because of increased threats the police have deemed serious.  Audio

Parliament's Justice Select Committee is expected to consider banning foreign donations to political parties. The SIS has warned the Justice Select Committee that other countries have wanted to make… Audio

The Green Party is warning against any knee-jerk strengthening of surveillance laws in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack. National leader Simon Bridges has called on the government to give… Audio

The Green MP Golriz Ghahraman wants politicians to stop "fanning the flames" of intolerance. She says the country's leaders have a role to play in fighting the far-right ideology that has been evident… Audio

Threats of rape, beheading and being shot at are are part of life for MPs who are female and brown. Now, Parliament is standing as one calling out the hatred out for what it is, with speeches… Audio

The Green Party wants to give prisoners the right to vote, change the 5 percent party vote threshhold to 4 percent and ban overseas donations to political parties. The recommendations are part of… Audio

The government of Nauru has ordered that Médecins Sans Frontières - or Doctors Without Borders - stop working in the country, effective immediately. The charity has been providing medical services to… Video, Audio

The government's junior partner is attacking the decision to stay on in Iraq. The Green Party says the money would be better spent on humanitarian relief and the soldiers should be brought home now… Audio

Mouldy tents which have housed refugees on Nauru for years are being hastily pulled down ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum next week. Refugee advocates say it's a cynical move intended to 'pretty up'… Audio

The NZ Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is softening her language over whether she will meet with refugees on Nauru when she visits the island for the Pacific Islands Forum next month. Audio

It's been revealed China's aid dominance in the Pacific is overstated. The Australian think tank the Lowy Institute has crunched seven years of data covering 13,000 projects in 14 Pacific countries… Audio

New Zealand's international aid and development efforts came under scrutiny recently at a workshop in Wellington.  Audio

The Green Party is questioning the need for weapons on the four maritime patrol aircraft the government has announced it will buy. Defence Minister Ron Mark confirmed on Monday the $2.3 billion… Audio

New Zealand is making ready to sign up for a new international anti-nuclear weapons treaty. Actually, we've already signed it, but that means diddly-squat until Parliament signs off on that. So, do we… Audio

Immigration New Zealand says 'high priority' migrants have been deported as a result of a data modelling pilot, which some have labelled racist. As we reported yesterday, the pilot in use for the past… Audio

Demonstrations have been held around the Pacific to mark the anniversary of West Papua's declaration of independence when the Morning Star flag was first raised. At a flag Morning Star raising… Audio

New Greens MP Golriz Ghahraman has come under criticism for not including her work defending war criminals on her official MP bio. Video, Audio