Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Todd McClay can now confirm that the Government is planning to host the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in New Zealand on Thursday 4 February.
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Article – Joseph Graddy As a nation, New Zealand can be proud of being one of the least corrupt countries in the world. International organisations, such as Transparency International, and our own citizens have consistently rated our political and legal processes and one …
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Article – Gordon Campbell Come November, the world will have a new US president-elect and the least unlikely winner still looks to be Hillary Clinton. Right now though, the polls are showing a rocky stretch ahead for her in the immediate future. It is still three weeks before …
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Press Release – New Zealand First Party New Zealand First says the muted reaction to President Obamas promotion of the TPPA in his final State of the Union raises big questions over what New Zealand is signing up to.
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Article – BusinessDesk More for NZ than US in TPP, says World Bank study, as MFAT confirms NZ signing ceremony
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Press Release – New Zealand First Party 12 JANUARY 2016 TPPA signing will be a historic farce New Zealand First is questioning why a farcical TPPA signing will take place just before Waitangi Day, when United States lawmakers are unlikely to vote on the TPP before Novembers Presidential …
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Article – BusinessDesk Jan. 7 (BusinessDesk) – The director of Chile’s economic relations bureau has said New Zealand will host the signing ceremony for the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership next month. A second country, Peru, has told Bloomberg that its Deputy Trade Minister …
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Offshore confirmation: Ministers to sign TPPA in NZ on 4 February 2016 The ministers from the twelve countries who negotiated the the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will sign it in New Zealand on 4 February, a government spokesperson from …
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Article – Valerie Morse The New Year is a time for reflection and an opportunity to predict what lies ahead. The interesting thing about predicting the future is that it isnt really as much guesswork as one might think. Of course, thingsthe contingentwill arise that …
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Press Release – New Zealand First Party Saudi Sheep Farm Deal Didnt Help Exports – Trade Figures Show The shonky nature of foreign corporate welfarism has been laid bare evidenced by new trade figures, which reveal our countrys trade imbalance with the world. Despite the National-led …
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Column – Gordon Campbell In case you were still holding your breath about the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal, you can relax. For months, it has seemed increasingly unlikely that a Republican- dominated Congress would ratify the TPP, and the battle lines have now been drawn. …
Gordon Campbell on how the Republicans just buried the TPP Read More »
Press Release – Ministry For Primary Industries The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) expects meat and wool, horticulture and forestry export revenues will support New Zealand’s primary sector export growth to 2017, and help offset the recent year’s fall in the dairy sector.
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