October 8, 2015

Councillors shouldn’t entertain TPPA stunt

Press Release – Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance The Auckland Ratepayers Alliance is telling Auckland Council to stick to its knitting after todays Regional Strategy and Policy Committee was hijacked by Councillor Wayne Walker who put forward a Notice of Motion with a number of recommendations …

Further TPP information released

Press Release – New Zealand Government Further TPP information released Trade Minister Tim Groser welcomes the release of further information on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. These fact sheets demonstrate what a comprehensive …

Hillary Clinton Statement on Trans-Pacific Partnership

Press Release – Hillary Clinton Im continuing to learn about the details of the new Trans-Pacific Partnership, including looking hard at what’s in there to crack down on currency manipulation, which kills American jobs, and to make sure we’re not putting the interests of drug …

TPPA may open doors for processed wood products

Press Release – Wood Council of NZ The forest and wood processing industries have welcomed the removal of tariffs on wood products across the 12 countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). We have yet to see the detail, but we understand that all tariffs on logs and wood products …