Fish and seafood trade could double under TPP
Press Release – New Zealand Government The benefits to New Zealands fishing and seafood industry will be very significant once all tariffs are eliminated under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Fisheries
Challenge on Fishing Boat Still Stands
Press Release – New Zealand First Party Rt Hon Winston Peters New Zealand First Leader Member of Parliament for Northland 12 FEBRUARY 2016 Challenge on Fishing Boat Still Stands Northland MP Rt Hon Winston Peters is advising the Prime Minister that his challenge over his claim on spending …
Stalled TPP chance for wider discussion
Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Failure to get the TPP agreement across the line gives New Zealanders an opportunity to put more pressure on the Government not to sign away our sovereignty, Opposition leader Andrew Little says.
Groser disappointed TPP deal not reached
Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Tim Groser is disappointed that the TPP negotiations were unable to reach a conclusion today, but TPP ministers collectively pledged to meet again as soon as possible to finalise the deal.
Failed Trans-Pacific (TPP) talks show folly of trading
Press Release – AFTINET The failure of TPP Ministers to reach agreement in what was supposed to be the final round of negotiations vindicates the deep concerns of community groups that the TPP is secretly trading away issues like access to affordable medicines and governments …
TPPA ministerial fails – time for NZ Govt. to cut losses
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The final ministerial meeting on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) in Maui has failed. Not opting to stay another day shows the gridlock is serious and potentially intractable, according to University of Auckland law professor …
Labour will not support TPP if it undermines NZ sovereignty
Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party The Labour Party will not support the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement unless key protections for New Zealanders are met, Opposition leader Andrew Little says. Labour supports free trade. However, we will not support a TPP agreement that …
Gordon Campbell Key’s abuse of secrecy over Iraq & The TPP
Opinion – Gordon Campbell For the past week or so weve been hearing a lot about the child-like side of our Prime Minister . So I guess we shouldnt be too surprised that if you put him on the mat in Dubai, he will say the darndest things. Heres what happened. During …
U.S Action Plan to Combat Illegal Fishing
Press Release – U.S. Department of State Presidential Task Force Releases Action Plan to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud
UK Foreign Secretary’s speech on the UK in Asia Pacific
Speech – UK Government Speech UK Foreign Secretary’s speech on the UK in Asia Pacific The Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond gave a speech on the UK in Asia Pacific at the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore.
UPDATE: NZ, South Korea conclude free-trade agreement
Article – BusinessDesk Nov. 15 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand and South Korea have concluded a free-trade agreement that’s expected to cut into export tariffs in the nation’s sixth-largest export market that currently run to about $230 million a year.
Pacific Island: Call for Action on Coastal Fisheries
Press Release – Secretariat of The Pacific Community – SPC The fisheries ministers of Cook Islands, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu have urged Pacific Island nations take urgent collective action to address existing and future threats to bche-de-mer and other coastal …
