Press Release – Council of Trade Unions CTU Media Release 5 December 2012 PM’s Claim Of $3b Benefits From TPPA Completely Without Evidence A claim by the Prime Minister yesterday that “a Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement could boost New Zealand’s economy by more than $3 …
PM’s Claim Of $3b Benefits From TPPA Without Evidence Read More »
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. JAMI-LEE ROSS (National—Botany) to the Minister of Finance : What reports has he received on the competitiveness of New Zealand’s business sector?
Questions and Answers – December 4 Read More »
Article – Gordon Campbell For a fresh perspective on the TPP, here is a comprehensive paper on the regional trade talks published late last week by Canadian trade specialist and trade lawyer Peter Clark, of the multinational legal firm Gray, Clark, Shih and Associates. Clark …
Canada Weighs In – Peter Clark on the TPP Read More »
Press Release – Democrats for Social Credit “If you asked for a cup of coffee and were given something that was 17% coffee and 83% bleach, you wouldn’t be very happy,” says John Ring, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for New Zealand Democrats for Social Credit.
DSC demands immediate withdrawal from TPPA negotiations Read More »
Article – Mark P. Williams In today’s post-cabinet press conference, the Prime Minister began by speaking about the beginning of the hearing in the High Court of the Maori Council’s challenge to Mighty River Power. He said that he welcomed the beginning of the hearing but stressed …
Business As Usual: Asset Sales | TPP | Afghanistan Airstrike Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk Nov 26 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand won’t sign up to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal unless it includes an agreement to progressively abolish tariffs on agricultural products exported to North America, Prime Minister John Key said …
No TPP deal unless dairy and Pharmac are in, says Key Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk Nov 21 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand is hedging its bets on the pace and success of Asia-Pacific free trade agreement negotiations, throwing in its lot with the China-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, as well as the Trans-Pacific Partnership …
NZ hedges bets on TPP, joins ASEAN-plus trade negotiations Read More »
Press Release – International Business Forum Media release, 21 November 2012 International Business Forum Welcomes New Asian Trade Negotiation The New Zealand International Business Forum has welcomed the announcement that the ten members of ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations) and six …
Business Forum Welcomes New Asian Trade Negotiation Read More »
Opinion – Professor Jane Kelsey For immediate release 21 November 2012 NZ Being Caught In New Cold War as US & China Compete Over Trade Deals “Prime Minister John Key needs a reality check if he really believes New Zealand can remain best friends with both sides in the escalating …
NZ Being Caught In New Cold War – US/China Trade Deals Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Government Rt Hon John Key Prime Minister 21 November 2012 Media Statement New Zealand joins launch of Asian FTA negotiations Prime Minister John Key has joined other leaders from Asian countries to launch negotiations for a 16-nation regional free trade agreement. …
New Zealand Joins Launch of Asian FTA negotiations Read More »
Article – NZN New Zealand and the US are at loggerheads over some points in the TPP trade deal, but both countries’ leaders are pushing for it to be finalised.
Key, Obama to make TPP push Read More »
