Article – Jordan McCluskey We are a nation of traders. New Zealand is a country that has, since its colonisation, been dependent on foreign trade to support our economy. Extractive industries came first for the Kauri, then gold, then whale oil, and finally seal furs. Following …
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Article – Don Franks The NZ Labour party has set down self described “non negotiable”conditions for signing the TPP.
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Article – BusinessDesk July 2 (BusinessDesk) – A draft of part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal leaked to the Politico website suggests the US is demanding increased protections for pharmaceutical companies, restricting access to the lower-cost generic versions …
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Column – Carolyn Betts The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement is a proposed regional international trade agreement that has been under negotiation since 2005 among Pacific Rim nations, currently numbering the following twelve:
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Article – BusinessDesk May 14 (BusinessDesk) – US president Barack Obama will try again to get US Senate backing for a vote on ‘fast-track’ authority that he hopes will smooth the way to a deal on the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade and investment pact, …
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Press Release – Wikileaks WikiLeaks releases today the “Investment Chapter” from the secret negotiations of the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) agreement. The document adds to the previous WikiLeaks publications of the chapters for Intellectual Property Rights (November …
Secret TPPA Investment Chapter Released Read More »
Opinion – Bianca Mueller The Trans-Pacific Partnership TPPA is a free trade agreement that has been negotiated by Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Mexico, United States, and Canada since 2010. If signed, the TPPA will cover a about …
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Speech – New Zealand Government As we have already heard today, New Zealand and India have much in common and we enjoy a long and warm relationship.
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Press Release – Pacific Media Centre http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/articles/pacific-scoop-thousands-protest-nz-against-pacific-wide-free-trade
Thousands protest in NZ against Pacific-wide free trade Read More »
Press Release – Doctors for Healthy Trade A careful assessment of what could happen to the health of New Zealanders under the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is needed, say New Zealand doctors. An Australian report Negotiating Healthy Trade in Australia: Health Impact Assessment …
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Press Release – OraTaiao OraTaiao: The New Zealand Climate and Health Council strongly supports this weeks call by international health advocates for the public release of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiating text, for a health check.
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Article – BusinessDesk Jan. 27 (BusinessDesk) – Prime Minister John Key says the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations could be wrapped up in the next six months and put in front of the various parliaments of the 12 nations spanning the Asia Pacific.
TPP talks could be wrapped up in first-half 2015, Key says Read More »
