Questions For Oral Answer May 20
Press Release – ParliamentToday.co.nz 1. ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement in his Budget speech last year, we are in surplus?
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New Zealand Weekly Economic & Political Update
Press Release – iPredict The Official Cash Rate will be cut on 11 June and again by 10 December , according to the combined wisdom of the 8000+ registered traders on New Zealands predictions market, iPredict. Despite this, annual inflation is not expected to reach 2% until …
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TPP: Is it the Death of Democracy?
Opinion – Peter Drew TPP: Is it the Death of Democracy and the Birth of Corporatocracy? By Peter Drew – Independent Journalist On May 16th the US Senate reversed their decision of two days prior and voted by a margin of 65-33 to allow President Obama and the trans-national …
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NZ Politicians Join Call to Protect Sovereignty
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey NZ Politicians Join Call to Protect Sovereignty from US Certification in TPPA An open letter signed by current and former political leaders from five countries participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement has called for effective moves to protect …
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Senior lawmakers call for protect ion of sovereignty
Press Release – Third World Network Senior parliamentarians from five countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement have signed an open letter urging their political leaders to protect their nations sovereignty from the United States process of certification.
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Greens voice concern regarding US bullying over TPPA
Press Release – Green Party The Green Party joined with dozens of current and former legislators in calling for New Zealands trade negotiators to beware of the potential for the United States Government to apply the process of certification to the Trans-Pacific Partnership …
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The latest good reason for dumping the monarchy
Column – Gordon Campbell T he monarchy, the media and the masses is a threesome made in tabloid heaven, and it has seen a lot of action during this past month. The birth of Princess Charlotte, and then Prince Harrys visit to New Zealand.To a quite embarrassing extent, …
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Rules to Follow When Watching TPA-passage in Congress
Article – Mary Bates Veteran reporters watching international trade agreements pretzel their way through Congress are careful to observe certain well-trodden rules .. thus avoiding the many-traps-for-young-players. Rule Number One: the Iceberg Rule. That is, …
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TPP to live again in US Senate, but Congress a higher hurdle
Article – BusinessDesk May 14 (BusinessDesk) – US president Barack Obama will try again to get US Senate backing for a vote on ‘fast-track’ authority that he hopes will smooth the way to a deal on the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade and investment pact, …
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‘Team Obama’ Regroups on Fast Track, Still Not Deliverable
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey After yesterdays stinging and unexpected defeat for the Obama administrations attempt to advance Fast Track legislation in the US Senate, Senate leaders have worked up a compromise they think will get them past this blockage, according to Auckland …
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U.S. Senate votes down TPP FastTrack bill:
Press Release – Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network The conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal is now in doubt following the defeat in the US Senate of a proposal to advance the FastTrack Bill. The Fast Track Bill would prevent the U.S. Congress from amending the TPP, and instead …
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TPPA hurdle good news for Kiwis
Press Release – It’s Our Future This mornings news that Fast Track authority has failed to clear the latest hurdle in the US Senate will give Kiwis that have voiced their opposition to the TPPA a reason to rejoice, according to Its Our Future spokesperson Edward Miller. …
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