Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement that One of the risks for us is that theres heavily pronounced economic development in Auckland, but not in the rest of the country?
Questions for Oral Answer – October 15 Read More »
Article – Lewis Verduyn We are all born equal, and sovereignty resides in the People, whose power is the source of law. But if you don’t know the basic rules of the game, you will be incapable of defending your rights and freedoms, while your Public Servants will become your …
Standing Up For Democracy in NZ – YOU Hold The Key Read More »
Column – New Zealand National Party APEC Leaders’ Meeting – Bali; East Asia Summit – Brunei; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Affordable Housing
Key Notes: My week in Bali and Brunei Read More »
Article – Hadyn Green Trade negotiations are tense affairs. There are always interested parties trying to get your ear, long nights spent arguing small but technical points, and the invisible but ever present political pressure. So it was in Brunei late August where the latest …
TPP: This is a fight worth joining Read More »
Press Release – NZNO The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is joining thousands of other organisations and individuals in calling for the text of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), currently being negotiated in secret, to be made public.
TTPA not democratic and not right, nurses say Read More »
Press Release – The White House Includes discussion of US role in Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations and Obama’s absence from Bali.
Press Conference by the President October 8 2013 Read More »
Press Release – Joint Press Release The NZUS Council and NZ International Business Forum have both welcomed the progress made on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) at the Bali APEC meetings. “TPP Leaders have confirmed that TPP is on track to deliver an ambitious, high quality and comprehensive …
Bali keeps TPP on right track, say NZ businesses Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell How is this for a cart before the horse notion of democracy, as practiced by the Key government? From the NZ Herald this morning: [Prime Minister John Key] is also indicating he wants a deal done as soon as possible so he can publicly discuss …
Gordon Campbell on that alluringly elusive TPP trade deal Read More »
Press Release – Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network The stated goal of the TPP Leaders and Ministers Statements to conclude the TPPA this year is unlikely to be achieved. The bland language hides deep divisions between the 12 diverse governments, caused by extreme US demands, Dr Patricia …
TPPA leaders’ statement hides deep divisions Read More »
Press Release – Trans-Pacific Partnership Leaders Statement We, the Leaders of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States, and Vietnam, are pleased to announce today that our countries are on track to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership …
Trans-Pacific Partnership Leaders Statement Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell One downside of so called objectivity is that it can turn the media into a simple megaphone for those in power – especially in situations where the media chooses to effectively abandon its role in evaluating the information it is being fed. The …
Gordon Campbell on the media’s duty to evaluate the TPP Read More »
Press Release – Federated Farmers Having returned from the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Federated Farmers believes the logic for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is so strong and its advantages so apparent, that the absence of President Obama from negotiations will not unduly …
TPP a matter of when and not if, farming leader says Read More »
