Kiwis keeping an open mind on TPP
Press Release – NZUS Council The majority of Kiwis support the idea of a Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), new research has found.
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Key’s Hollywood romance is about the TPP
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The focus on the Kim Dotcom saga misses the deeper significance of Prime Minister John Key’s trip to Hollywood, said Professor Jane Kelsey from the University of Auckland. “The entertainment industry is the principal driver of US demands for …
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Pharmac Under Attack by Pharmaceutical Industry
Press Release – NZNO The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) rejects the pharmaceutical industry’s contention that Pharmac will not be affected by the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) currently being negotiated between eleven Asian and Pacific-rim countries …
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Gordon Campbell on the Kitteridge inquiry into the GCSB
Column – Gordon Campbell This sounds cosy. The second inquiry to be launched in the past ten days into the GCSB – this time, into its capabilities, performance and governance – will be carried out by Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Kitteridge of the Department of the Prime Minister …
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Look beyond Kim Dotcom
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Tuesday 2 October 2012 Look beyond Kim Dotcom: Key’s Hollywood romance is about the TPP The focus on the Kim Dotcom saga misses the deeper significance of Prime Minister John Key’s trip to Hollywood, said Professor Jane Kelsey from the University …
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US dairy demands tight controls on Fonterra
Inside US Trade has reported they are seeking to impose tight controls on the operation of Fonterra. In a press conference Assistant US Trade Representative Barbara Weisel said they are mulling over demands by American dairy farmers to include provisions that would impose special competition rules on Fonterra. Weisel said the USTR “are continuing discussion
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No progress on New Zealand dairy access to the US
Speaking before the Leesburg round an unnamed US negotiator effectively confirmed to Inside US Trade (no link) that market access for NZ dairy products (the main reason why NZ is participating in these negotiations) was not seriously on the table until the end of the negotiations – when the trade-offs will be made.
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Recaps on the Leesburg round of negotiations
The most recent round of TPPA negotiations have come and gone, with plenty of protest and no transparency. Read about the protest actionshere , here, and here. For excellent analysis of the issues and outcomes of the Leesburg round read these releases from US watchdog Public Citizen (here and here).
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TPPA and public health lecture tour and media coverage
Over the last week Australian public health expert Dr Deborah Gleeson has given a series of lectures on the public health risks of the TPPA in Auckland and Wellington. For those who missed out, Deborah wrote an excellent op-ed outlining the risks the TPPA poses to PHARMAC in the New Zealand Herald. It didn’t take Big
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The next negotiating round will be held in Auckland from 3-12 December — time to organise!
As we predicted, the next TPPA negotiating round will be taking place in Auckland from the 3rd to the 12th of December. This is our best chance to mobilise opposition against the TPPA, so let’s get organising!
Q and A – Sunday Sept 30 Panel Discussions
Press Release – TVNZ Sunday 30th September 2012 Attached are the transcripts from today’s panel discussions. Q+A, 9-10am Sundays on TV ONE. Thanks to the support from NZ ON Air. Q+A is on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/NZQandA#!/NZQandA and on Twitter, http://twitter.com/#!/NZQandA …
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Pharmac Under Attack by Pharmaceutical Industry
Press Release – NZNO The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) believes the role of drug-buying agency PHARMAC will change radically under the terms of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) currently being negotiated between 11 Asian and Pacific-rim countries including …
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