Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Todd McClay says the government is looking closely at non-tariff barriers (NTBs) as part of its strategy to boost exports and grow the economy. Addressing the Southland Chamber of Commerce in Invercargill where he is on a regional visit …
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Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: What were the estimates given to him in his conversations with banks about the number of dairy farmers that are likely to go into receivership and leave the land? 2. JAMES SHAW to the Prime Minister: Does he …
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Press Release – New Zealand First Party New Zealand First says the National Government is completely out of ideas and it is time for farmers to swap over to New Zealand First. The latest fall in global dairy prices isnt a surprise, says New Zealand First Leader and Member of Parliament …
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Column – Gordon Campbell O ne of the defining features of this governments political style is how often Prime Minister John Key chooses to sound like a mere observer of political events. The public may think that they elected him to lead, and to be the captain on the …
Gordon Campbell on govt’s impotence towards banks, and Iran Read More »
Press Release – Wood Council of NZ All the talk right now is about how export industries in New Zealand benefit from the removal of tariff barriers. Tariff barriers to overseas trade are generally easy to see and their impacts are well understood. The TPPA has done a good job of identifying …
Trade Barriers – It’s what you can’t see that really hurts! Read More »
Press Release – Green Party Te Puni Kkiri (TPK) officials were barely consulted over the Governents formal analysis of the impact of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement on New Zealand, leaving doubts that the impact on Mori was properly assessed, the Green Party says. …
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Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. Dr SHANE RETI (NationalWhangarei) to the Minister of Finance : What progress is the Government making in its programme to get better results from public services?
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Press Release – New Zealand First Party The Prime Minister is backing off his governments claims that the TPPA will be worth $5 billion to New Zealand, says New Zealand First.
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Press Release – Joint Press Release New Zealand is likely to come under pressure to extend the monopoly times for a new group of potentially life-saving specialty medicines under the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), say the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) and …
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Article – Robert Kelly Todays post-cabinet press conference was dominated by discussion of the security agencies review and the visit last weekend of the Iranian Foreign Minister Dr Zarif. Key also addressed concerns about the Clutha Southland electorate and the effect …
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Press Release – Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers Karen Shepherd, and Anaru Gray, President and Tumuaki of Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) says ANZASW will be celebrating Work Social Work Day on Tuesday 15 March 2016. This day acknowledges the work done around the world by social …
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Column – Gordon Campbell If the New Zealand economy was a tennis player, it would be Maria Sharapova a player reportedly reliant on artificial stimulants, and corporate endorsements. In similar vein, our economy is seemingly dependent on artificial boosts to activity …
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