Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The most opaque round of talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement to date ended in Ottawa yesterday. The odds of President Obama achieving his goal of a meaningful document by the APEC leaders summit in November hangs in the balance, according …
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Column – Gordon Campbell As negotiators gather in Ottawa this week for the latest round of talks on the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal, the opposition to (a) the TPP deal itself and (b) the Trade Promotion Authority needed to pass it into US law is increasing within …
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Press Release – New Zealand Government The Prime Minister of New Zealand Rt Hon John Key and the Prime Minister of Japan His Excellency Shinzo Abe met in Auckland on 7 July 2014. Prime Minister Key welcomed Prime Minister Abe on his official visit to New Zealand and appreciated Japans …
Enhancing New Zealand – Japan cooperation Read More »
Press Release – Victoria University of Wellington Courtesy of the Beehives just-in-time media release, at least some New Zealanders now know that Japans Shinzo Abe is visiting the country on Monday. This is the first visit here by a Japanese leader for a dozen years. And it is bound to be a …
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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.
Whaling must be top of agenda for Japan PM visit Read More »
Press Release – Business NZ Japanese business delegation visits Auckland Closer relations between New Zealand and Japan businesses are a positive sign for future trade. A delegation of Japanese business leaders is accompanying Japans Prime Minister Abe on a visit to New Zealand, …
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Press Release – AFTINET Brunei Sharia Law scandal and failed bilateral meetings haunt secret Trans-Pacific talks in Ottawa
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Press Release – Council of Canadians Ottawa With an undisclosed location, hidden session schedules, and even key foreign negotiators kept out of the loop, the secrecy surrounding next weeks Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating round in Ottawa marks a new low point in transparency …
Canada setting new global standard for TPP secrecy Read More »
Press Release – TV One PM says NZ wouldnt have an issue with US drone strikes against terrorists in Iraq
PM says NZ wouldn’t have an issue with US drone strikes Read More »
Press Release – U.S. Department of State Remarks Daniel R. Russel Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Wilson Center Washington, DC June 18, 2014
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Press Release – AFTINET WikiLeaks has revealed yet another set of secret talks between Australia, the US, Japan, the EU and 19 other countries on proposals to radically deregulate financial services. At a time when many governments are still attempting to re-regulate the …
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Press Release – TVNZ Climate Change and Trade Minister Tim Groser on TV Ones Q+A programme this morning. Trade Minister Tim Groser wont confirm whether New Zealand will sign up to a Trans Pacific trade deal without zero tariffs on dairy. We will make a considered and …
Groser – Government may not seek bipartisan support for TPP Read More »
