10 Key Takeaways On The India NZ FTA
Article – Jane Kelsey Professor Jane Kelsey’s analysis of key issues in the final text of the India NZ FTA.
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Legislation
Historic NZ-India FTA Signed In New Delhi
Press Release – New Zealand Government Once FADTC has completed its examination, enabling legislation will be introduced and will follow the usual legislative process. This approach is consistent with that taken for the TPP, CPTPP, and agreements with the UK, EU, and UAE.
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India NZ FTA Fails The Interim Tiriti o Waitangi Assessment
Press Release – Nga Toki Whakarururanga Regrettably, the Indian Government made this impossible by repeatedly rejecting requests from the Crown to share the text with us, according to Aroha Mead, a member of the entitys governing Kihat and an advisor on these negotiations.
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Overseas Investment (National Interest Test And Other Matters) Amendment Bill — Second Reading
Press Release – Hansard Overseas Investment (National Interest Test and Other Matters) Amendment Bill Second Reading 18 November 2025
CAFCA Welcomes Labour’s Big Shift On Foreign “Investment”
Press Release – CAFCA CAFCA Organiser Murray Horton says Labour Leader Chris Hipkins signal that the Party wants to retain more business profits in Aotearoa and reduce the number of skilled Kiwis leaving the country is very positive.
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Why Has A Bill To Relax Foreign Investment Rules Had So Little Scrutiny?
Article – The Conversation The law change may significantly reduce effective scrutiny of foreign investors and soften the national interest test for approving applications.
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On Why The Regulatory Standards Bill Should Be Dumped
Article – Gordon Campbell If you blinked on a recent Friday afternoon, you might have missed the passing under urgency of the first reading of the Regulatory Standards Bill. The Bill purports to be a kind of legislative WOF test that all of us should welcome, right?
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United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill — First Reading
Press Release – Hansard United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill First Reading – Sitting date: 10 April 2025
Last Days to Contribute to NZ Open Government Action Plan
Article – Open Source Open Society New Zealands Open Government Partnership Action Plan is open for consultation until the end of day on this Friday 26 August. If you care about transparency, accountability participation and better use of technology in the way our government is run then …
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Consultation on patent terms extensions
Press Release – New Zealand Government Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith announced today the start of consultation on proposed regulations for the patent term extension provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment Bill.
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Kennedy Graham: speech on the TPPA in the General Debate
Speech – Green Party Dr Kennedy Graham’s speech on the TPPA in the General Debate 12.05.16
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TPP Bill introduced to Parliament
Press Release – New Zealand Government Minister of Trade Todd McClay has welcomed the introduction of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment Bill to Parliament as an omnibus Bill.
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