Press Release – New Zealand Government New Zealands 1.5 billion-dollar wine industry will gain duty-free access into seven new countries under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Trade Minister Todd McClay, on a visit to Marlborough to discuss TPP, told exporters that the regions …
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Press Release – InternetNZ InternetNZ Chief Executive Jordan Carter and Issues Advisor James Ting-Edwards appeared today before Parliaments Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee as it conducts its examination of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.
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Press Release – AFTINET TPP: Record numbers of submissions to inquiry show opposition to more rights for global corporations The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Inquiry into the Trans-Pacific trade deal received a record number of 175 substantial submissions, …
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Press Release – Office of the Clerk Public to have their say on TPPA in three main centres The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee are hearing public submissions on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) and the four TPPA related intellectual property treaties in Christchurch, …
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Column – Paul Goldsmith The three week Parliamentary session has just finished and was dominated by concerns about the potential effects of ongoing relatively low prices for dairy products.
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Press Release – New Zealand Government The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement outcomes for labour matters are the most comprehensive New Zealand has ever achieved in a free trade agreement (FTA).
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Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Todd McClay says the government is looking closely at non-tariff barriers (NTBs) as part of its strategy to boost exports and grow the economy. Addressing the Southland Chamber of Commerce in Invercargill where he is on a regional visit …
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Column – Gordon Campbell O ne of the defining features of this governments political style is how often Prime Minister John Key chooses to sound like a mere observer of political events. The public may think that they elected him to lead, and to be the captain on the …
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Article – Robert Kelly Todays post-cabinet press conference was dominated by discussion of the security agencies review and the visit last weekend of the Iranian Foreign Minister Dr Zarif. Key also addressed concerns about the Clutha Southland electorate and the effect …
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Column – Gordon Campbell If the New Zealand economy was a tennis player, it would be Maria Sharapova a player reportedly reliant on artificial stimulants, and corporate endorsements. In similar vein, our economy is seemingly dependent on artificial boosts to activity …
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Column – Gordon Campbell T o no-ones real surprise, the Cullen/Reddy review of the security services has recommended an extension of the powers of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), mainly to legally enable the agency to use its technological expertise …
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Press Release – Green Party The Government must rule out mass sales of New Zealand rural land to overseas buyers if its to avoid a double disaster as the dairying slump forces farmers to the wall, the Green Party says. Finance Minister Bill English this morning admitted the …
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