Press Release – Mana Party Press Release MANA Vice President John Minto TPPA Negotiations = Giving Away our Sovereignty For Pie in the Sky Monday 3rd December MANA is calling on the government to open up to public scrutiny the TPPA (Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement) negotiations …
TPPA = Giving Away Sovereignty for Pie in the Sky Read More »
Article – Gordon Campbell For a fresh perspective on the TPP, here is a comprehensive paper on the regional trade talks published late last week by Canadian trade specialist and trade lawyer Peter Clark, of the multinational legal firm Gray, Clark, Shih and Associates. Clark …
Canada Weighs In – Peter Clark on the TPP Read More »
Press Release – Democrats for Social Credit “If you asked for a cup of coffee and were given something that was 17% coffee and 83% bleach, you wouldn’t be very happy,” says John Ring, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for New Zealand Democrats for Social Credit.
DSC demands immediate withdrawal from TPPA negotiations Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey “The secrecy surrounding the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement has been given a resounding thumbs down in a Consumerlink poll conducted in mid-November”, according to Professor Jane Kelsey, a critic of the TPPA who commissioned the poll.
Poll shows most NZers want to end secret TPPA negotiations Read More »
Press Release – Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network “A hot-button issue to be discussed at the Trans-Pacific free trade talks next week is the US proposal for foreign investor rights to sue governments for damages if a law or policy harms their investments,” said Dr Patricia Ranald, Convener …
TPPA Free Trade negotiations resume in Auckland, December 2 Read More »
Press Release – Democrats for Social Credit Wednesday 28 November 2012 Secretive TPPA negotiations betray all New Zealanders The continuing threat to the huge savings in medicine costs achieved by Pharmac continues to make a mockery of the TPPA noose which the government appears determined to put …
Secretive TPPA negotiations betray all New Zealanders Read More »
Press Release – Green Party 27 November 2012 New report shows lawyers win in free trade battles A new report on how the legal industry is exploiting investment state disputes clauses in trade agreements shows why New Zealand must refuse to sign any trade agreement that includes …
New report shows lawyers win in free trade battles Read More »
Article – Mark P. Williams In today’s post-cabinet press conference, the Prime Minister began by speaking about the beginning of the hearing in the High Court of the Maori Council’s challenge to Mighty River Power. He said that he welcomed the beginning of the hearing but stressed …
Business As Usual: Asset Sales | TPP | Afghanistan Airstrike Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk Nov 26 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand won’t sign up to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal unless it includes an agreement to progressively abolish tariffs on agricultural products exported to North America, Prime Minister John Key said …
No TPP deal unless dairy and Pharmac are in, says Key Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk Nov 21 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand is hedging its bets on the pace and success of Asia-Pacific free trade agreement negotiations, throwing in its lot with the China-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, as well as the Trans-Pacific Partnership …
NZ hedges bets on TPP, joins ASEAN-plus trade negotiations Read More »
Press Release – International Business Forum Media release, 21 November 2012 International Business Forum Welcomes New Asian Trade Negotiation The New Zealand International Business Forum has welcomed the announcement that the ten members of ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations) and six …
Business Forum Welcomes New Asian Trade Negotiation Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Government Rt Hon John Key Prime Minister 21 November 2012 Media Statement New Zealand joins launch of Asian FTA negotiations Prime Minister John Key has joined other leaders from Asian countries to launch negotiations for a 16-nation regional free trade agreement. …
New Zealand Joins Launch of Asian FTA negotiations Read More »
