Christchurch Asset Sales Will Be Major Issue
Press Release – Keep Our Assets Canterbury Christchurch Asset Sales Will Be Major Issue In 2016 Local Body Election: Public Meeting Told
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Groser’s ‘blanket approach’ in turning down OIA not lawful
Article – BusinessDesk Groser’s ‘blanket approach’ in turning down Kelsey’s OIA requests on TPPA not lawful, court rules
Government accused of sabotaging a second SOE
Press Release – Postal Workers Union of Aotearoa The Government is being accused of sabotaging another state owned enterprise following the collapse of Solid Energy.
TPPA progress harder from now on – Jan Rivers
Opinion – Jan Rivers With the failure of the Maui TPPA round to make a deal the next round of TPPA negotiations is going to be much more difficult for the government domestically as well as internationally . Despite the secrecy of the last seven years of negotiations media coverage in the …
Stalled TPP chance for wider discussion
Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party Failure to get the TPP agreement across the line gives New Zealanders an opportunity to put more pressure on the Government not to sign away our sovereignty, Opposition leader Andrew Little says.
TPP Leak: SOE Issues for Ministerial Guidance
Press Release – Wikileaks Today, 29 July 2015, WikiLeaks releases a secret letter from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP or TPPA) Ministerial Meeting in December 2013, along with a comprehensive expert analysis of the document.
Gordon Campbell on Treasury’s plans for Kiwirail
Column – Gordon Campbell Is there any more terrifying phrase in the English language than Treasury recommends? The latest idiotic idea to emerge from the Treasury lets close down Kiwirail deserves to be filed away alongside previous gems such as Treasury push for …
Gordon Campbell on Pharmac, Gough Whitlam and Sleater-Kinney
Column – Gordon Campbell Ridiculous reported comments on RNZ this morning by Trade Minister Tim Groser, as he sought to dampen down concerns about yesterdays leaked draft of the IP chapter of ther Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations.
Gordon Campbell on Lyttleton executive pay, and more TPP
Column – Gordon Campbell It isnt often that one story can encapsulate (a) the bogus rhetoric used to justify sky-high pay packages for top executives, (b) the unequal way that workers are rewarded for their efforts, and (c) the threat that outsourcing can pose to workplace health …
Murray Horton speaks on GCSB and TPPA in Wellington tonight
Press Release – First Union Anyone interested in issues such as asset sales, corporate tax avoidance, GCSB surveillance and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement are being invited to head along to see Murray Horton speak tonight in Wellington. His talks are always lively and informative.
Gordon Campbell on the Labour Party annual conference
Column – Gordon Campbell It seems to be a basic law of political thermodynamics that centre left parties can only lurch or swing when they begin to sound more assertive. This lateral motion always takes them further leftwards, allegedly in response to the primal, …
Cunliffe: Building a Future for All – Conference Speech
Speech – New Zealand Labour Party We are here with good reason in this great city. To show our solidarity and determination to help get the rebuild moving. And to return a new Labour MP, Poto Williams, in Christchurch East. Thank you all for being here.
