Press Release – Council of Trade Unions Parliament has refused to hear public submissions on an international agreement the Government has signed that locks in future rules for government purchasing, says CTU Secretary, Sam Huggard. This should have been the one and only opportunity …
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Press Release – Federated Farmers Following todays announcements from Synlait and Fonterra, Federated Farmers is urging dairy farmers to keep their budgets tight.
Fonterra and Synlait results look grim Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The latest revelations about the GCSB pose a stark question: is the GCSBs trade team spying on governments with whom New Zealand is negotiating international deals, especially the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)?, asked University …
Is the GCSB ‘trade team’ spying on NZ’s TPPA ‘partners’? Read More »
Opinion – InternetNZ Earlier this week, I presented to a group of 15 Parliamentarians, plus a couple of dozen staffers, at an event we co-sponsored called the Parliamentary Digital Bootcamp. This was an initiative that we partnered with Google and Facebook on, designed to …
Parliament, Legislation and the Internet | Andrew Cushen Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk March 23 (BusinessDesk) – A long-awaited free trade agreement between New Zealand and South Korea has been signed in Seoul by Prime Minister John Key and the Korean president, Park Geun-hye.
NZ-Korea FTA signed amid spying, lost sovereignty claims Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Investment chapter in NZ Korea another handcuff on NZ government Cheerleading around the New Zealand Korea free trade deal fails, yet again, to understand that these agreements are not simply about kiwifruit and wine, warns Auckland University …
Investment chapter in NZ Korea another handcuff on governent Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Revelations this morning that the GCSB was spying on Trade Minister Grosers opponents for the top job at the world Trade Organization raise the question about other activities of the GCSBs trade team.
How far does GCSB ‘trade team’ spying go? Read More »
Opinion – Bianca Mueller The Trans-Pacific Partnership TPPA is a free trade agreement that has been negotiated by Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, Mexico, United States, and Canada since 2010. If signed, the TPPA will cover a about …
The Devil in the TPPA – Investor State Dispute Settlement Read More »
Press Release – TVNZ Speaking from Mangawhai Mr Osborne told TV Ones Q+A programme, Oh, not at all. Not scared at all. Not one bit. Were out here talking to voters in the electorate.
Q+A: Nat’s Osborne he’s running scared to debate Peters Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Government Joint statement on enhancing the Comprehensive Partnership between the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and New Zealand
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Press Release – DCANZ – Dairy Companies Association New Zealand The Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) has joined with national dairy organisations from Australia and the United States in appealing for their governments to progress a swift but successful conclusion to the TPP negotiations.
TPP Opportunity for Dairy Must Not Be Missed Read More »
Press Release – Jane Kelsey The Fighting Foreign Corporate Control Bill in the name of New Zealand Firsts trade spokesperson Fletcher Tabuteau was drawn from the ballot today.
NZ First Bill throws down the gauntlet over TPPA Read More »
