Column – Werewolf Hi and welcome to the 41st edition of Werewolf, in which were kicking back against the real Nanny State . Here at the Wolf were dead against the kind of Big Government that passes laws that (a) condone mass surveillance (b) penalise legitimate protest …
Werewolf Edition #41 : The John Key “Nanny State” Issue Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell Remember the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal, and those scary stories last year about how it would give foreign multinationals the right to sue the countries who sign up to it, if said corporates happen to feel disadvantaged by any laws or regulations …
Gordon Campbell on the TPP’s risk to national sovereignty Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell While Kim Dotcoms appearance was the highlight of yesterdays hearings by the Intelligence and Security Committee, his commentary on the GCSB Bill was in sync with the flaws in the draft Bill identified earlier in the afternoon by other submitters, …
Gordon Campbell: Dotcom’s contribution to our security laws Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell It is hard to decide what is the most alarming aspect of Prime Minister John Keys plans to expand the role of Big Brother. Or, as Key describes it, his “proposals to significantly strengthen the oversight regime across the intelligence community.”
Gordon Campbell on the GCSB’s practice of spying on NZers Read More »
Press Release – Green Party The positive health initiative of introducing plain packaging for cigarettes is being undone by the Governments free trade obsession, Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague said today.
Free trade deals delay public health initiative Read More »
Press Release – AFTINET “The US proposal in the Trans Pacific Trade Agreement for foreign investor rights to sue governments in international tribunals is a challenge to national sovereignty and should be rejected,” Dr Patricia Ranald, Convener of the Australian Fair Trade …
Investor rights to sue governments hotly debated – TPP talks Read More »
Press Release – Climate Justice Taranaki “The secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations taking place now in Auckland (3-12 Dec) will have huge impacts on New Zealand from environmental protection to access to medicine, labour laws and internet regulations just to name …
TPPA a threat to the environment Read More »
Press Release – Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network “A hot-button issue to be discussed at the Trans-Pacific free trade talks next week is the US proposal for foreign investor rights to sue governments for damages if a law or policy harms their investments,” said Dr Patricia Ranald, Convener …
TPPA Free Trade negotiations resume in Auckland, December 2 Read More »
Press Release – Anti-Bases Campaign The endlessly entertaining saga of Kim Dotcom having been illegally spied upon by the hapless NZ Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) proves that we, the Anti-Bases Campaign (ABC), can justifiably say “we told you so”. For many years …
A Dotcomedy Of Errors. GCSB Illegally Spies On NZers. Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell This sounds cosy. The second inquiry to be launched in the past ten days into the GCSB – this time, into its capabilities, performance and governance – will be carried out by Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Kitteridge of the Department of the Prime Minister …
Gordon Campbell on the Kitteridge inquiry into the GCSB Read More »
Article – Scoop News The New Zealand Herald reports that Internet law expert Judge David Harvey has stepped down from hearing the Megaupload extradition case:
Judge Steps Down In Kim Dotcom Case Read More »
Press Release – LIANZA The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) is concerned at the possible implications for New Zealand libraries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) currently being negotiated between New Zealand and a number of other …
LIANZA Fears Copyright Law Changes Under TPPA Read More »
