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Press Release – iPredict Budget Boosts National And Key, But PM Still Expected to Retire by End of 2017
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NZ Publishers Call for Economic Evidence in TPP Discussions
Press Release – Copyright Licensing Ltd Leaked documents suggest that the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement may result in an extended copyright term. New Zealands current provision, as required as a minimum by the Berne Convention, is life of the author plus 50 years, …
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TPP Ministerial Meeting cancelled
Press Release – AFTINET Both Japan and Chile have said they will not finalise the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal until Fast Track legislation has passed both houses of the U.S. Congress, Dr Patricia Ranald, Coordinator of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network …
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TPP Ministerial Meeting cancelled
Press Release – AFTINET Both Japan and Chile have said they will not finalise the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal until Fast Track legislation has passed both houses of the U.S. Congress, Dr Patricia Ranald Coordinator of the Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network …
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Building better connections between Asia and the Pacific
Speech – New Zealand Government I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak at this International Conference on the Future of Asia.
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Time to Put the Deal Out of its Misery
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The reported cancellation of the planned meeting of the twelve trade ministers in Guam, billed as an endgame for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), is another nail in the coffin of a deal that has been on life support for several …
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Groser’s gross diplomacy creates ‘Grossing’ verb
Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party New Zealand is a laughing stock on the international stage yet again with revelations Tim Grosers unbecoming and undiplomatic language has led to a new term, Grossing in Washington DC circles, says David Parker, Labours Export Growth and Trade spokesperson.
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University of Auckland Warns of Negative TPP Impact
Press Release – University of Auckland The University of Auckland May 20, 2015 University of Auckland Warns of Negative TPP Impact With the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiation drawing to a close, the University of Auckland has expressed serious concerns about its potential implications. …
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Senior lawmakers call for protect ion of sovereignty
Press Release – Third World Network Senior parliamentarians from five countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement have signed an open letter urging their political leaders to protect their nations sovereignty from the United States process of certification.
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Greens voice concern regarding US bullying over TPPA
Press Release – Green Party The Green Party joined with dozens of current and former legislators in calling for New Zealands trade negotiators to beware of the potential for the United States Government to apply the process of certification to the Trans-Pacific Partnership …
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Rules to Follow When Watching TPA-passage in Congress
Article – Mary Bates Veteran reporters watching international trade agreements pretzel their way through Congress are careful to observe certain well-trodden rules .. thus avoiding the many-traps-for-young-players. Rule Number One: the Iceberg Rule. That is, …
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‘Team Obama’ Regroups on Fast Track, Still Not Deliverable
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey After yesterdays stinging and unexpected defeat for the Obama administrations attempt to advance Fast Track legislation in the US Senate, Senate leaders have worked up a compromise they think will get them past this blockage, according to Auckland …
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