Wellington, June 27 NZPA - Green Party foreign affairs spokesman Keith Locke says he's pleased New Zealand's involvement in a secret post World War 2 spying arrangement has been publicly revealed and will ask the Government to release official documents on it.

Wellington, June 25 NZPA - The Auckland Primary Principals' Association (APPA) is telling members to boycott training to implement national standards and it has union backing.

Wellington, June 25 NZPA - Uranium ore that is being shipped through New Zealand ports is an extremely low-risk material, Prime Minister John Key says.

Wellington, June 24 NZPA - The shipment of uranium ore through New Zealand waters is a serious breach of the anti-nuclear policy, Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, June 24 NZPA - Rather than kicking the tyres of MMP, the Government is putting the whole car up for sale, a political expert says.

Wellington, June 24 NZPA - The shipment of uranium ore through New Zealand waters is a serious breach of the anti-nuclear policy, Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says.

Wellington, June 24 NZPA - Green Party co-leader Russel Norman said the "unravelling" of former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd started, in part, because he was not able to make a deal with the Australian Green Party over the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Wellington, June 23 NZPA - The Police Association has welcomed the passage of a bill to restore the right of police officers to stand for election to their local council. The law change was passed by Parliament last night.

Wellington, June 23 NZPA - Police officers will be able to serve on local councils under a law change passed by Parliament tonight. Until now they had to take special leave during a campaign and resign if they were elected.

Wellington, June 23 NZPA - Nearly 50,000 people have signed a Green Party-organised petition opposing opening up protected conservation land for mining.