TPPA Signing Protest in Wellington
Article – Robert Kelly At midday today over three hundred people gathered in the lee of the Cenotaph in Wellington to protest the signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.
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Campaigners vow “final battle” to prevent massive deal
Press Release – OpenMedia As TPP is signed in Auckland casino, campaigners vow final battle to prevent massive deal being ratified
TPPA clashes with human rights and international law
Press Release – Green Party The latest critique of the TPPA, as an old fashioned agreement inconsistent with human rights, is a timely warning that the signing of the deal in Auckland today is not in the interests of New Zealanders, the Green Party said.
TPPA – Good news for New Zealand Cosmetic Manufacturers
Press Release – CTFA Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement – Good news for New Zealand Cosmetic Manufacturers and Exporters Garth Wyllie Executive Director of the Cosmetic Toiletry and Fragrance Association of New Zealand today said The Trans Pacific Partnership is good news …
Govt must be clear about TPPA medicine protections
Press Release – Green Party Govt must be clear about TPPA medicine protections The Government must be 100 percent clear with New Zealanders about whether its preparing to cave in to US pressure over extending patent protections in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) …
The TPPA is the China FTA on Steroids!
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey 30 January 2016 Do your homework Export NZ: The TPPA is the China FTA on Steroids! Claims by Export NZ that the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is basically no different from the NZ-China FTA shows appalling ignorance of both agreements, …
Gordon Campbell on bribing the Saudis and Oscar racism
Column – Gordon Campbell Does this sound familiar? In the mid 2000s, New Zealand wanted to pursue a humanitarian policy, on live sheep exports. This happened to offend a Saudi foreign investor, who eventually threatened legal action against it. The Key government chose to buy …
Worrying fall for NZ in global corruption index
Press Release – Public Service Association New Zealands slipped down the rankings in a worldwide corruption index, and the Public Service Associations urging the government to take it seriously. Transparency Internationals Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 has seen New Zealand slip from …
NZers need full information about TPPA costs and trade-offs
Press Release – Green Party NZers need full information about TPPA costs and trade-offs The Green Party is asking the Government to release information about what trade-offs it made and what the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) will cost, following a new expert economic …
Research paper: The Economics of the TPPA
Press Release – TPP Legal The fifth in a series of expert peer reviewed papers on the implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) for New Zealand was posted on the TPP Legal website today.
Corruption and the TPPA
Article – Joseph Graddy As a nation, New Zealand can be proud of being one of the least corrupt countries in the world. International organisations, such as Transparency International, and our own citizens have consistently rated our political and legal processes and one …
TPPA signing will be a historic farce
Press Release – New Zealand First Party 12 JANUARY 2016 TPPA signing will be a historic farce New Zealand First is questioning why a farcical TPPA signing will take place just before Waitangi Day, when United States lawmakers are unlikely to vote on the TPP before Novembers Presidential …
