Speech – New Zealand Labour Party It is a pleasure to be back in Palmerston North, the city of my birth. It is true to say that my family left Palmy reasonably soon thereafter, but there is no truth to the rumour that as a 16 month old I went to my mother to request […]
Grant Robertson’s Speech to 2015 NZLP Conference Read More »
Press Release – Doctors for Healthy Trade The delayed publication of the final TPP text on Thursday has raised concerns amongst health experts that the victory Australia and New Zealand have claimed over the US demand to extend monopolies on biologic medicines could be undermined by ambiguities …
TPP: Ambiguous provision for medicines a major worry for NZ Read More »
Press Release – The Nation Little says a Labour government wont bring in a capital gains tax in its first term. We wont introduce it in our first term, and we wont introduce any change that significant to the tax system, any material change to the tax system, …
Patrick Gower interviews Labour leader Andrew Little Read More »
Press Release – InternetNZ InternetNZ is pleased that the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is finally out in the open. InternetNZ CEO Jordan Carter said our concerns about the IP Chapter are confirmed by the final text.
First official TPP text confirms IP concerns Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk Nov. 6 (BusinessDesk) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and its 11 counterparts in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment pact have agreed to avoid unfair currency manipulation as part of a regionwide push for greater cooperation, adopting …
TPP central banks to refrain from currency manipulation Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk TPP document shows net benefit for countries such as NZ dominated by SMEs, Ballingall says
TPP document shows net benefit for countries such as NZ Read More »
Press Release – AFTINET Preliminary analysis of the thousands of pages of the main chapters of the TPP text show that community campaigns pressured governments to resist some of the most extreme corporate proposals in previous leaked drafts. But there are still devils …
TPP text demonstrates corporate rights over citizens Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey As expected, access to the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement reveals major holes in the governments fact sheets, says Auckland University law professor Jane Kelsey. An initial review of the most controversial chapters confirms …
Government’s snow job on TPPA now exposed Read More »
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. JACQUI DEAN (NationalWaitaki) to the Minister of Finance : How does growth in the average wage compare to cost of living increases of 0.4 percent over the last year, according to labour market data released by Statistics New Zealand yesterday?
Questions and Answers – Nov 5 Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party National refuses to fix its major blunder in the Korean FTA which allows Kiwi homes to be sold to Korean investors creating a flow on effect with other trade partners such as China, says Labours Export Growth and Trade spokesperson David Parker.
Govt refuses to even try to fix its Korea land sales mistake Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand First Party A second consecutive fall in Global Dairy Trade (GDT) will likely reignite fears about how solid Fonterras forecast payout is for the 2015/16 season.
Global Dairy Trade Fall Will Worry Farmers – Peters Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand First Party As the Prime Minister tries to distract with talk of a European Union free trade deal, New Zealand First warns that wording of the TPPA may further water that deal down.
Key Can’t Cut EU Deal as TPPA Truth Emerges Read More »
