Press Release – Joint Media Statement June 15, 2026 : The ten ASEAN countries and Australia and New Zealand have agreed to review investor rights to sue governments known as Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) in the updated AANZFTA agreement in the second half of 2026. Consensus of …
Over 80 Community Groups Urge Governments To Remove ISDS From ASEAN-ANZ Trade Deal Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Government New Zealand has also secured strengthened commitments for investors as well as streamlined processes to do business with Costa Rica.
New Zealand Welcomes Costa Rica Joining CPTPP Read More »
Article – Jane Kelsey Professor Jane Kelsey’s analysis of key issues in the final text of the India NZ FTA.
10 Key Takeaways On The India NZ FTA Read More »
Article – The Conversation Changes to fundamental World Trade Organization rules are being driven by the US and EU. This weeks meeting in Cameroon could see developing nations lose out.
A Crucial Meeting Aims To Remake The WTO To Fit The New Global Order Read More »
Press Release – UN ESCAP Trade expansion was uneven across subregions. Electronics-led export growth was concentrated in East Asia and South-East Asia, while South and South-West Asia experienced a decline of around 2 per cent.
Trade Momentum Slows As The Asia-Pacific Region Adjusts To Shifting Global Conditions Read More »
Article – The Conversation The US depends on imports of over 40 critical minerals and Donald Trump is looking for trade deals on his terms.
Press Release – Hansard Overseas Investment (National Interest Test and Other Matters) Amendment Bill Second Reading 18 November 2025
Press Release – New Zealand Government Mr McClay says all these visits are part of the Government’s plan to double the value of exports over 10 years, creating jobs and increasing incomes for all New Zealanders.
McClay To Promote Trade In China, UAE, India, Singapore And Australia Read More »
Press Release – Hansard United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill First Reading – Sitting date: 10 April 2025
Article – RNZ Analysis: The US and China are head-to-head in a trade war, and as the saying goes ‘when two elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets trampled’.
WTF: Weird Tariff Frenzy – What It Means For NZ And The World Read More »
Press Release – Socialist Equality Group Tariffs express the madness of the capitalist system, in which the world remains divided into rival nation states and imperialist powers, which are determined to strengthen their grip on natural resources and supply chains at the expense of their …
New Zealand Government Downplays Trump’s Tariffs, Despite Business Fears Read More »
Article – Gordon Campbell Whenever Christopher Luxon drops a classically fatuous clanger or whenever the government has a bad poll i.e. every week the talk resumes that he is about to be rolled. This is unlikely for several reasons. For starters, there is no successor.
On Luxon’s Survival Chances, And The India FTA Read More »
