Article – Jane Kelsey Moves to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) to the point of sign-off by the end of the year went into overdrive at the round just ended in Brunei, according to Professor Jane Kelsey who was present as a stakeholder for the final few …
TPPA goes into overdrive and underground Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The Malaysian government has tackled head-on the threat that the TPPA poses to smokefree policies by proposing a total carveout of tobacco control policies from the agreement, according to Professor Jane Kelsey, who is currently in Brunei.
National’s smokefree commitment tested by Malaysia on TPPA Read More »
Press Release – Sian Clement Almost a dozen demonstrations from Keri Keri to Christchurch will be held this weekend to protest the continued loss of democracy in New Zealand.
Democracy Demonstrations to take place Nationwide on Sunday Read More »
Article – David Cooke Mainstream media commentators were keen to paint the Campbell Key confrontation as the heavy-weight punch-up of the season, with Key the winner. In doing so, they managed to seriously distort the picture and miss the point.
Punch-drunk: Commentators’ take on the GCSB debate Read More »
Speech – New Zealand Government In the past few weeks, I have been part of a team focused overwhelmingly on the short-term management of the risks arising from a possible breach in our proud food safety record. It has been an extraordinary whole of Government response, involving many Ministers …
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Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. GRANT ROBERTSON (Deputy LeaderLabour) to the Prime Minister : Does he have confidence in all his Ministers?
Questions and Answers – August 22 Read More »
Opinion – Steve Edwards The Governor-General of New Zealand has reserve powers that can be exercised to decline accent to legislation, dismiss a prime minister and force a dissolution of Parliament and call new elections. This letter requests the Governor-General to investigate …
Objection Letter on the GCSB Bill to the Governor-General Read More »
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. Hon KATE WILKINSON to the Minister of Finance: What progress is the Government making with its share offer programme to help New Zealanders diversify their savings away from property and bank deposits?
Questions for Oral Answer – August 21 Read More »
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN (Co-LeaderGreen) to the Minister responsible for the GCSB : Will the Government Communications Security Bureau be able to access the content of any New Zealanders communications under the cybersecurity provisions of the …
Questions and Answers – August 20 Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand First Party Rt Hon Winston Peters has challenged the Prime Minister to publicly explain the concessions New Zealand is secretly making at the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations.
Come Clean on TPPA Prime Minister Says NZ First Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Tim Groser will depart tomorrow for Brunei to participate in series of regional trade meetings.
Groser to visit Brunei for regional trade discussions Read More »
Article – Robert J. Burrowes The common phrase is ‘law and order’ but does the legal system deal with dysfunctional social behavior in ways that keep us safe? While diverse but eminent historical figures such as Karl Marx, Leo Tolstoy and Mohandas K. Gandhi all wrote critiques exposing …
The Rule of Law: Unjust and Violent Read More »
