War: Legal to Criminal and Back Again
Speech – David Swanson Remarks in Chicago on the 87th anniversary of the Kellogg-Briand Pact, August 27, 2015.
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TPP Must Not Undermine North America’s Dairy Sector
Press Release – Citizens Trade Campaign Washington, DC As international trade negotiators continue attempting to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), farm, labor and consumer groups from throughout the Pacific Rim are demanding that they not interfere with nations sovereign right …
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Focus on opportunities for Māori industry
Press Release – Te Putea Whakatupu Trust Global indigenous trade partnerships, transformational fisheries models and how the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement will affect Mori are among subjects being put before Mori business and industry leaders next week.
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Gordon Campbell on the flag campaign
Column – Gordon Campbell So far, the public has treated the governments flag campaign with something between disinterest and disdain. Most New Zealanders have instinctively seen through the marketing hype involved. Basically the flag campaign is a feel good bit of …
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Why I Rented-a-Crowd of Misinformed Protesters
Article – Steve Edwards With sagely insight, Nu Zilluns foremost Infallible Expert on Everything, prime minister John Key, opined that protestors who demonstrated in nationwide rallies across the South Pacific island nation against the impending Trans-Pacific Partnership …
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Why TPPA could rob our children of a truly prosperous future
Opinion – Tim Campion I am a Systems Analyst by trade. I have been working on designing systems and fixing broken ones for over 20 years. I have worked across many industries in both the public and the private sectors and have worked on all manner of systems and technologies. …
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Anti-TPPA protest in Wellington (with photos)
Article – Megan Gattey More than one thousand protesters marched on Parliament to voice their opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal in Wellington this afternoon.
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World Trade Agreement Removes Long Standing Barriers
Press Release – Gallagher WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwired – August 14, 2015) – The New Zealand Government’s signing, today, of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) has presented a massive opportunity. Sir William Gallagher, CEO and Chairman of the …
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Questions and Answers – August 13
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN (Green) to the Minister of Trade : Does he stand by his statement that the $6.2 billion investor-state dispute settlement action initiated by the Swedish power company Vattenfall, is not, in fact, an attempt by the company to stop a …
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Questions and Answers – August 12
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. SCOTT SIMPSON (NationalCoromandel) to the Minister of Finance : What reports has he received on recent developments in the international economy, and how will these affect the New Zealand economy?
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TPP: IT Professionals re-raise Software Patent concerns
Press Release – Institute of IT Professionals Ian Taylor, President of New Zealands largest IT representative body The Institute of IT Professionals NZ and CEO of Dunedin tech firm Animation Research Ltd, has written to Trade Minister Tim Groser re-raising concerns about the possible impact of TPP …
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Gordon Campbell on Japan’s doubts on the TPP’s Future
Column – Gordon Campbell Japan has made it clear it thinks New Zealand was the key major stumbling block to a successful conclusion of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. Alas, New Zealand proved to be the axle-breaking bump in the road that nobody saw until it …
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