TPPA It Ain’t Over Rallies 14 Nov 2015 – What we want!
The Government has no democratic mandate to sign away our democratic powers in the TPPA. Before it takes any steps towards signing the agreement, the Government shall:
- 1. undertake independent human rights, health, environmental and climate change impact assessments of the potential effects of the TPPA on the people and land of New Zealand, and make this information publicly available.
- 2. support Local Government New Zealand to undertake an independent assessment of the impacts on local government of the TPPA, and consult fully with local government.
- 3. fully engage with its Treaty of Waitangi partners to hear and address their concerns about the TPPA and refer the text and any proposed legislation to the Waitangi Tribunal to conduct a full risk assessment of impacts on tangata whenua; iwi and hapū.
- 4. withdraw its consent to the secrecy pact among the twelve TPPA countries and release all background documentation relating to the negotiations.
- 5. initiate a full public and parliamentary debate on the TPPA, including Select Committee hearings with public consultation, and put the TPPA to a public referendum, before formal signing.
We will continue to mobilise New Zealand citizens in opposition to the TPPA until our demands have been met.
These demands, plus some basic info on TPPA, are available as an A4 pdf here and an A5 pdf here.
