Press Release – Green Party The positive health initiative of introducing plain packaging for cigarettes is being undone by the Governments free trade obsession, Green Party health spokesperson Kevin Hague said today.
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Article – BusinessDesk Dec. 13 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand and Australian governments should settle once and for all the long-running argument over the tax treatment of imputation credits, which currently penalises trans-Tasman investors, says a new report from the two …
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Column – Gordon Campbell New Zealand has been hosting the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks in Auckland for the past week, but you’d have to say things haven’t worked out quite as well as some had hoped. In fact, it has been a bit sad to watch, up close.
Gordon Campbell: NZ’s embarrassing TPP overtures to the US Read More »
Press Release – Soil and Health Association “The failure of Proposition 37, the initiative requiring mandatory labeling of GMOs, at the polls this week in California is a sad day for consumers” says Debbie Swanwick, Spokeperson for Soil & Health – Organic NZ.
Organics the only way to ensure purity of food Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk Sept. 26 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand government’s decision to force foreign fishing vessels to register under the local flag was the best option to protect the nation’s reputation, which was under scrutiny in the US and UK amid reports of abuse …
MPI backs plan to force foreign fishing boats to fly NZ flag Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk Sept. 7 (BusinessDesk) – Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard, who delivers his final monetary policy statement next week, has been confirmed as the next leader of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Secretariat.
Outgoing RBNZ Governor Bollard confirmed to lead APEC Read More »
Press Release – AFTINET “Thirty trade unions, church, environment, health and other community groups have written to the Trade Minister urging him to implement his policy of opposing the right of corporations to sue governments in international tribunals in the 14th round …
Tobacco fight at Trans-Pacific free trade negotiations Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell It isn’t often that we see how the United States feels when it sees itself on the receiving end of a secretive international treaty process – you know, one akin to the Trans Pacific Partnership process that alarms many New Zealanders.
Gordon Campbell: US conservatives show how to respond to TPP Read More »
Press Release – Internet NZ The ‘Fair Deal’ coalition is pleased to announce that LIANZA (the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) has joined the group’s ranks.
LIANZA joins Fair Deal Coalition Read More »
Press Release – Joint Press Release The recent announcement at the G20 summit of Canada’s inclusion into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has got member countries the United States of America (US), New Zealand (NZ) and Australia up in arms over Canada’s open agricultural subsidisation …
Australian, NZ and US Unrest over Canada’s Inclusion in TPP Read More »
Press Release – Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network Fair trade group welcomes Parliamentary Committee rejection of Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement (ACTA) and condemns similar proposals in Trans-Pacific negotiations
AFTINET welcomes Parliamentary Committee ACTA rejection Read More »
Article – BusinessDesk June 20 (BusinessDesk) – Japan will be keenly watching developments in Trans-Pacific Partnership after Canada followed Mexico’s lead in accepting the offer to join the Asia Pacific bloc of nations negotiating a far-reaching trade deal.
Pressure mounts on Japan as Canada joins TPP talks: Groser Read More »
