Press Release – New Zealand First Party New Zealand First believes the only way to save the Trans-Pacific Partnership is to go back to the small group of countries who came up with the original concept and base an agreement on trade without various non-trade projects and agendas getting …
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Column – Gordon Campbell Even in this dark hour for the TPP, the secrecy farce continues. On RNZ this morning, Trade Minister Tim Groser said he looks forward to the day when he can take the covers off , and show New Zealand what a good deal weve won. Oh, good grief. What is …
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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 …
The Beginning and the End of the TPPA Read More »
Press Release – TVNZ CORIN Mr Groser, can you give us a sense of how disappointing this is that you didnt reach an agreement this week?
Q+A: Tim Groser on the TPP Read More »
Press Release – DCANZ – Dairy Companies Association New Zealand The Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) is commending New Zealand Trade Minister, Tim Groser, for standing firm against enormous pressure to concede to a sub-standard deal for dairy. The Minister and his team of expert negotiators …
Groser proves trade credentials by insisting on a good deal Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk Aug. 1 (BusinessDesk) – Intensive negotiations to seal the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment pact in Hawaii this week have failed.
No TPP deal in Maui, but Groser ‘extremely confident’ Read More »
Press Release – Wikileaks Today, Friday 31 July 2015, 9am CEST, WikiLeaks publishes “Target Tokyo”, 35 Top Secret NSA targets in Japan including the Japanese cabinet and Japanese companies such as Mitsubishi, together with intercepts relating to US-Japan relations, trade …
Target Tokyo – Docs Show NSA Targets Japan Over Trade Deal Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell While rapid change is always possibl e in trade talks as they approach the deadline, lets assume that the offers on the table for dairy at the TPP talks in Maui wont improve much beyond the appallingly bad level currently being lamented by New …
Gordon Campbell on Tim Groser missing in action on the TPP Read More »
Press Release – Wikileaks Today, 29 July 2015, WikiLeaks releases a secret letter from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP or TPPA) Ministerial Meeting in December 2013, along with a comprehensive expert analysis of the document.
TPP Leak: SOE Issues for Ministerial Guidance Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell While New Zealand may feel flattered at being called the Saudi Arabia of milk it would be more accurate to regard us as the suicide bombers of free trade. Ever since the Uruguay Round kicked off in the 1980s New Zealand has set a socially self …
Gordon Campbell on D-Day for dairy at the TPP Read More »
Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. ANDREW LITTLE (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister : Does he stand by his statement that I dont want to ban foreigners from buying residential property?
Questions and Answers – July 28 Read More »
Article – Don Franks The NZ Labour party has set down self described “non negotiable”conditions for signing the TPP.
Labour’s TPP conditions Read More »
