James Shaw’s Commencement Debate Speech
Speech – Green Party Ki a koutou ku hoa Premata, huri noa i te Whare, ng mihi o te tau hou ki a koutou katoa.
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Commerce
TPP Presented for Treaty Examination
Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Todd McClay today announced the commencement of Parliamentary treaty examination of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), following signature of the Agreement on 4 February 2016. The Government has presented the final text …
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NZ has been previously affected by Investor State Disputes
Press Release – Coalition for Better Broadcasting Government claims that New Zealand has never been sued by a corporation under existing trade agreements may be correct, says Myles Thomas from the Coalition for Better Broadcasting (CBB), but it is worth noting that the threat of Investor/State …
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TPP Good News for New Zealand
Press Release – IANZ TPP Good News for New Zealand by Dr Llew Richards, chief executive of IANZ We all like to travel. We all buy stuff from overseas. But sometimes we pay up to twice the price for something in New Zealand that we would pay overseas. In some cases, …
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TPP Agreement bad for democracy
Press Release – ITUC International Trade Union Confederation TPP Agreement bad for democracy, rights, public services and health Brussels, 4 February 2016 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has called the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) a major setback for employment …
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Peru signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership in NZ
Press Release – Government of Peru Thursday 4 February 2016 Press Release Peru’s Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Magali Silva has signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement in New Zealand’s city of Auckland today along with her counterparts from 11 Pacific countries. The …
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TPP casino signing gambles with our future
Press Release – Council of Canadians OTTAWA Trade ministers from 12 nations have chosen a casino and convention centre for the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), leading to criticism from fair trade advocates like the Council of Canadians that governments are gambling …
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Rail and maritime workers’ condemn TPPA signing
Press Release – FIRST Union The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) puts the rights and wellbeing of working people at risk, says Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) General Secretary Wayne Butson.
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The TPPA is the China FTA on Steroids!
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey 30 January 2016 Do your homework Export NZ: The TPPA is the China FTA on Steroids! Claims by Export NZ that the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is basically no different from the NZ-China FTA shows appalling ignorance of both agreements, …
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Hon Jo Goodhew: In Focus: 28 January 2016
Press Release – New Zealand National Party While away on holiday over the New Year period I spent time thinking about and planning for the year ahead. I also frequently checked on weather conditions for Canterbury, hoping that some much needed rain was falling.
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NZers need full information about TPPA costs and trade-offs
Press Release – Green Party NZers need full information about TPPA costs and trade-offs The Green Party is asking the Government to release information about what trade-offs it made and what the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will cost, following a new expert economic …
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Research paper: The Economics of the TPPA
Press Release – TPP Legal The fifth in a series of expert peer reviewed papers on the implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) for New Zealand was posted on the TPP Legal website today.
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