Press Release – New Zealand First Party The government has no intention of allowing the controversial TPPA treaty to be debated in Parliament before it is signed, says New Zealand First Spokesperson for Trade Fletcher Tabuteau.
TPPA Likely to Sail through without Scrutiny Read More »
Column – ACT New Zealand Over-taxing mobile capital is not a good idea not if you want jobs and higher wages anyway. Last week the ACT Leader announced a plan for a programme of phased reductions in the company tax rate, with one percentage point per year reductions …
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Press Release – New Zealand First Party Trade Minister Tim Grosers cheerleader role for the United States to speed up the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement is worrying, says New Zealand First Trade Spokesperson Fletcher Tabuteau.
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Opinion – Binoy Kampmark The TTIP and TPPA, both sounding like ominous injections of political disaster, continue their march towards belittling, and corroding the democratic content of its participating countries. The holder of the needle remains US President Barack Obama, while the …
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Opinion – Binoy Kampmark Nothing upsets those drunk on imperialist virtue than the fact it might end. Such romances with power do have a use-by-date, going off like old fruit. Eventually, the crippling contradictions will win through in the end. The days of the US empire …
Fearing the loss of Hegemony: The Concept of US Retreat Read More »
Press Release – US Embassy Wellington On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States of America, it is my pleasure to extend our warmest regards, this April 25th, to the people of Australia and New Zealand on this very special Anzac Day.
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Press Release – CAFCA We think 40 continuous years of CAFCA is something well worth celebrating. In fact, modestly blowing our own trumpet, we think its a remarkable achievement. But dont just take our word for it. Listen to what our enemies have to say: … it is a …
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Press Release – iPredict The probability of a National Party prime minister after the next election has reached 58% but he or she would govern only with the formal or tacit support of NZ First which would hold the balance of power , according to the combined wisdom of the 8000+ …
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Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey With less than two months until the window is likely to close for President Obama to get a deal in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) under his watch, the administration has put a bill before Congress to grant him fast track authority, …
Obama’s Fast Track Bill a last-ditch move to rescue TPPA Read More »
Press Release – Wikileaks Today, 16 April 2015, WikiLeaks publishes an analysis and search system for The Sony Archives: 30,287 documents from Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and 173,132 emails, to and from more than 2,200 SPE email addresses. SPE is a US subsidiary of the Japanese …
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Press Release – iPredict Paula Bennett is now the clear favourite to succeed John Key as leader of the National Party after Steven Joyces prospects plunged to just 13%, only one point ahead of Jonathan Coleman, according to the combined wisdom of the 8000+ registered traders …
Bennett Now Clear Favourite to Succeed Key Read More »
Press Release – Bridget Williams Books As a document leaked yesterday demonstrates the potential effect of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement upon sovereign rights, Professor Margaret Wilson at Waikato University says that changes to the structure of the state are already affecting …
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