New Zealand

New Zealand welcomes the United Kingdom to the CPTPP

Press Release – New Zealand Government The United Kingdoms accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is great news for the region and New Zealand, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says. Trade is not only a priority for this government, …

Speeches from Auckland anti-TPPA Rally March 2018

On Sunday 4th of March hundred’s of people around the country gathered to protest the government signing the TPPA in Chile on the 8th of March. Below are the speakers from the Auckland Rally;   Mikey Brenndorfer –  speaking on the health analysis   Moana Maniapoto – speaking on holding the lines, and Te Tiriti, …

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Group Our Children’s Future lock themselves to train tracks in protest of the TPPA

On Thursday 1st of March, 6 members of the Christchurch group Our Children’s Future locked themselves to train tracks in protest of our government signing the TPPA-11 (CPTPP) in Chile on the 8th of March. See the video and media release below of their action;   Protesters Locked to Train Track Say TPPA is the …

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TPPA-11 Don’t Do It! Petition

Despite saying they’d refuse to support ratification of the TPPA and demanding independent economic and health analyses, and promising a new inclusive approach to trade and investment agreements, the new ‘progressive’ TPPA-11 is the same as before, with a small number of provisions suspended for now. And yet the Government says it intends to sign …

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Patronage, Journalism and Open Society.

Article – James Littlewood A panel discussion this morning shone a very bright light on a very familiar problem: the problem of journalism; knowing whats going on; keeping the bastards honest. Marianne Ellion (of Action Station) hosted the discussion with Mark Jennings (Mediaworks), …