Press Release – Food and Agriculture Organisation Nadi, Fiji: Climate change-induced sea-level rise in the world’s small island nations continues to be the most pressing threat to their environment and socio-economic development with annual losses estimated in the billions of dollars due to increased …
Press Release – Green Party New Zealand must make protecting whales a priority during next weeks visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Green Party oceans spokesperson Gareth Hughes said today.
Press Release – Federated Farmers An expected $4.9 billion surge in New Zealand’s primary exports confirms why CNBC labelled New Zealand a ‘rock star’ economy. The announcement came at the Riddet Institute’s Agri-Food Summit. “It is significant that Riddet Institute’s co-director, Professor …
Press Release – Wikileaks Today, 15 January 2014, WikiLeaks released the secret draft text for the entire TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) Environment Chapter and the corresponding Chairs’ Report. The TPP transnational legal regime would cover 12 countries initially and encompass …
Speech – New Zealand Government US/NZ Pacific Partnership Forum Washington DC, 20 May 2013
Press Release – GE Free NZ Approval of GE Salmon is a Concern for New Zealand (GE-Free NZ Press release) The latest announcement by the US government’s FDA that it is set to approve the sale of genetically engineered salmon raises food safety concerns for New Zealand (1). …
Article – BusinessDesk Sept. 26 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand government’s decision to force foreign fishing vessels to register under the local flag was the best option to protect the nation’s reputation, which was under scrutiny in the US and UK amid reports of abuse …
Column – Gordon Campbell It isn’t often that we see how the United States feels when it sees itself on the receiving end of a secretive international treaty process – you know, one akin to the Trans Pacific Partnership process that alarms many New Zealanders.
