Column – Gordon Campbell So why did Turkey shoot down that Russian plane? According to the Russian president Dmitri Medvedev, it was all about Turkey (a) being hand in glove with Islamic State in general, and (b) wanting to protect the lucrative joint Turkish/Islamic State …
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Press Release – Mike Moore – NZ Ambassador to the US Yvonne and I are giving notice to MFAT that we will be leaving the Post just before Christmas on the 16th December.
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey A month ago the High Court ordered Trade Minister Tim Groser to reconsider an Official Information Act request from Professor Jane Kelsey, dated January 2015, relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).
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Press Release – It’s Our Future The political tradeoffs have been done and the text has now been sent to Tokyo to undergo the legal scrubbing process. As we expected there are very few trade benefits, while the deal gives corporates and foreign investors a lot of power to …
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Article – Lyndon Hood Professor Jane Kelsey held a TPP briefing for media in the Green Party’s Parliamentary offices today. She covered the current timeline and obstacles for US and NZ adoption of the agreement, the status of NZ challenges relating to negotiations, specific …
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Following release of the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) last night, President Obama has given the 90-day notice to Congress that is required before he can sign the agreement.
Obama’s 90 days start of US politicing to rewrite TPPA Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Government Minister of Trade 6 November 2015 Media Statement Groser welcomes formal intention of US to sign TPP
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Press Release – InternetNZ InternetNZ is pleased that the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is finally out in the open. InternetNZ CEO Jordan Carter said our concerns about the IP Chapter are confirmed by the final text.
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Press Release – New Zealand Government Minister of Trade Tim Groser has announced that, on behalf of the twelve members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), New Zealand has released the text of the results of TPP negotiations in its capacity as Depositary of the Agreement.
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Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Tim Groser today welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister Key and European Union leaders that both sides will embark on the next steps to enable negotiations on an EU-New Zealand FTA to begin as soon as possible.
EU-NZ FTA has huge potential says Groser Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Government New Zealand has taken a significant step towards expanding trade and economic links with the European Union, with a commitment to progress Free Trade negotiations announced today, Prime Minister John Key says.
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Press Release – INZBC Speaking at a recent finance sector focus event of the India New Zealand Business Council [INZBC], Hon. Tim Groser expressed hope that the signing of TPP, will have positive impact on the trade negotiations with India, and it may also fasten the …
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