Article – BusinessDesk June 20 (BusinessDesk) – Japan will be keenly watching developments in Trans-Pacific Partnership after Canada followed Mexico’s lead in accepting the offer to join the Asia Pacific bloc of nations negotiating a far-reaching trade deal.
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Article – BusinessDesk June 19 (BusinessDesk) – Mexico, the world’s 13th biggest economy, has accepted an invitation to join regional trade negotiations including New Zealand and Australia in a deal that could free up market access that’s been hindered by the 1994 North …
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Press Release – New Zealand Government Hon Tim Groser Minister of Trade 19 June 2012 Media Statement TPP members welcome Mexico as a new member in Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations Minister of Trade, Tim Groser is pleased to make the following statement on behalf of the nine members …
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey “US plans to table a specific exception of tobacco contradict the government’s reassurances that a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement would not restrict New Zealand’s right to introduce plain packaging or other tobacco control laws”, according to …
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Article – BusinessDesk June 14 (BusinessDesk) – Leaked drafts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership have reignited the debate over loss of national sovereignty in free-trade pacts, with opponents claiming the TPP as a sell-out to global corporate interests and advocates dismissing …
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Wednesday 30 May 2012 New Report Warns Trade & Investment Agreements Could Threaten NZ’s Smokefree Goal “New Zealanders are rightly surprised and indignant when tobacco companies like Philip Morris use international trade and investment treaties …
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Speech – New Zealand Government Hon Tim Groser Minister of Trade 11 May 2012 Speech Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation of New Zealand Conference I would like to begin by thanking the President of Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders, Willie van Heusden, for …
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Press Release – InternetNZ InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) Policy Lead Susan Chalmers will speak on New Zealand’s three strikes copyright law before intellectual property negotiators for the Trans Pacific Partnership in Dallas today.
InternetNZ On Copyright Issues At Dallas TPP Discussions Read More »
Press Release – Green Party New Zealand must follow the lead of Australia and refuse to sign any trade agreement that includes investor state dispute settlement provisions, Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today.
Green MPs Back International Opposition to TPP Read More »
Press Release – US State Department Remarks With Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Philippines Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, and Philippines Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin After Their Meeting
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Article – BusinessDesk May 4 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand should support the creation of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, but bottom lines should include the right to negotiate fair pharmaceutical prices through Pharmac and to regulate in the public interest.
Pharmac and ‘public interest’ bottom line for TPP: Goff Read More »
Article – Professor Jane Kelsey A study released by the NZ-US Council today to coincide with its 10-year anniversary suggests a multi-billion dollar bonanza to New Zealand from the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
NZ-US Council’s TPPA Study Lacks Credibility Read More »
