Legislation

Select committee begins examination of TPPA

Press Release – Office of the Clerk The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee at Parliament has started its examination of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). The committee began by hearing from David Walker, Chief Negotiator of the agreement at its meeting on Thursday 11 …

Public Submissions Invited on Treaties

Press Release – Office of the Clerk Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, WIPO Copyright Treaty and …

Registrations open for TPP roadshows

Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Todd McClay announced today the Government will be running nation-wide roadshows on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The roadshows are for interested members of the public to learn more about this important trade agreement, and to …

TPP Presented for Treaty Examination

Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Todd McClay today announced the commencement of Parliamentary treaty examination of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), following signature of the Agreement on 4 February 2016. The Government has presented the final text …

Protesters project giant message onto SkyCity

Press Release – ActionStation Community organisations representing more than five and a half million people around the world have united to take joint action and express global opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, as Trade Ministers sign the deal at SkyCity in Auckland.

NZ-US Council welcomes the signature of the TPP

Press Release – NZ US Council NZ-US Council welcomes the signature of the TPP The Executive Director of the NZ-US Council, Fiona Cooper Clarke, has welcomed the signature of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement in Auckland today. We are delighted that the TPP has been signed, …