Status of the TPPA The old agreement will be annexed to the small new one. The book of the original TPPA was waived around to say it wasn’t secret. There are four items that need to be finalised. The most problematic is with Canada. The NZ government has no idea what...
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‘Yesterday’s announcement that the new government has heeded widespread concerns and taken investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) off the table in future trade and investment negotiations is a major step forward’, says University of Auckland law professor Jane...
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"The National Party has enthusiastically driven the controversial TPP agreement, but New Zealand First, Labour and the Green Party have all expressed doubts about it. The United States withdrew from the TPP earlier this year, but the remaining 11 countries are...
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A vote for National is a vote for the TPPA-11 Kia ora koutou katoa, This will be a short Bulletin as you are all, no doubt, up to your eyeballs in political spin and campaign rhetoric. The general election Saturday is the big political issue on everybody's mind in...
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We are trade union and civil society representatives from seven Asian countries who came together to discuss the impacts on labour rights and quality public services of the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) between 16 Asian nations. RCEP...
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It is now certain that any decisions on the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) minus the US will take place after the election. Last week’s meeting of the negotiators from the remaining 11 TPPA countries rebuffed the National government’s wish to...
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Events in Sydney this week mean the New Zealand government is now facing a renegotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) text on the eve of an election. ‘It is simply unacceptable that a caretaker National party would continue to make decisions in...
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Last week, It's Our Future asked the political parties to sign on to 10 bottom lines for New Zealand's future trade policy. Check out their responses and our analysis here:...
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July 2017 It's Our Future TPPA Bulletin out today, available here and reproduced below. Contains details of the new It's Our Future election campaign: "A Trade Policy for the People" ___________________________________________________________ Kia ora koutou, I am...
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June 2017 It's Our Future TPPA Bulletin out today, available here and reproduced below. Check it out for an update on where things are at with the Zombie TPPA, and what you can do to stop it. _________________________________________________________________ Kia ora...
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