Press Release – NZUS Council The announcement that Mexico is joining the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations is another step towards achieving precisely what was first envisioned – a free trade area of Asia and the Pacific, said the NZUS Council.
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Article – BusinessDesk June 19 (BusinessDesk) – Mexico, the world’s 13th biggest economy, has accepted an invitation to join regional trade negotiations including New Zealand and Australia in a deal that could free up market access that’s been hindered by the 1994 North …
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Press Release – New Zealand Government Hon Tim Groser Minister of Trade 19 June 2012 Media Statement TPP members welcome Mexico as a new member in Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations Minister of Trade, Tim Groser is pleased to make the following statement on behalf of the nine members …
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Press Release – New Zealand Government Hon Tim Groser Minister of Trade 19 June 2012 Media Statement Mexico joins Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations Minister of Trade Tim Groser this morning welcomed the announcement that Mexico will join Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, …
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey “US plans to table a specific exception of tobacco contradict the government’s reassurances that a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement would not restrict New Zealand’s right to introduce plain packaging or other tobacco control laws”, according to …
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Press Release – Green Party Labour needs to explain why they are apparently siding with the National Government on the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today.
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Press Release – Alcohol Action NZ Can Hon Tim Groser, Minister of Trade, reassure us all that the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will not prevent the government enacting effective new alcohol laws to combat the heavy drinking culture in New Zealand, involving price, marketing, …
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Article – BusinessDesk June 14 (BusinessDesk) – Leaked drafts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership have reignited the debate over loss of national sovereignty in free-trade pacts, with opponents claiming the TPP as a sell-out to global corporate interests and advocates dismissing …
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Press Release – NZ US Council Assertions that leaked Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) investor-state text threatens New Zealand sovereignty are overblown according to the NZUS Council.
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Trade Minister Tim Groser told Radio New Zealand this morning that New Zealand will do nothing in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement that stops us now or any government in the future from regulating in public health and other legitimate public policy …
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Press Release – Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network “The leaked investment chapter of the Trans- Pacific trade agreement (TPPA) being negotiated between the US Australia, New Zealand and six other Pacific countries contains special rights for foreign investors to sue governments if a law or policy …
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Column – Gordon Campbell The leaked document on the US Public Citizen website confirm the worst fears about the Trans Pacific Partnership talks. The leaked text, and Public Citizen’s analysis of the text can be accessed here.
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