Kennedy Graham: speech on the TPPA in the General Debate
Speech – Green Party Dr Kennedy Graham’s speech on the TPPA in the General Debate 12.05.16
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Trade Agreements
Broad support for TPP from SMEs
Press Release – MYOB Boost for free trade supporters on eve of legislative debate with SMEs also favouring more trade agreements
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Labour confirms it is no longer pro free trade
Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Todd McClay is disappointed, but not surprised, that Labour has now confirmed that they will vote against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement legislation.
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‘Pathetic’ report on TPPA shows inquiry needed
“In New Zealand, there has been an unprecedented groundswell of criticism of the TPPA from health professionals and economists, from Maori, unions and the tech industry. The government has treated them all with contempt.’
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NZ to host RCEP negotiating round in Auckland
Press Release – New Zealand Government Trade Minister Todd McClay confirmed today New Zealand will host the 13th round of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade negotiation in Auckland from 12-18 June 2016.
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Why is the US TPPA ‘Implementation Team’ Meddling in NZ?
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The US Trade Representative Michael Froman has revealed his office is sending teams of officials to the other the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) countries, including New Zealand, to vet their implementation of the intellectual property chapter …
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Govt Continues to Treat NZ Public with Contempt Over TPP
Press Release – New Zealand First Party The Government wants to railroad the TPP trade deal process and is treating the New Zealand public with contempt, says New Zealand First.
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Gordon Campbell on (missing) US links to the Panama Papers
Column – Gordon Campbell Belatedly, US complicity in the global tax avoidance systems is now trickling out into daylight. To some, one of the suspicious aspects of the scandal to date has been how few firms and individuals from the US have featured in the document dump …
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InternetNZ presents TPP views to Select Committee
Press Release – InternetNZ InternetNZ Chief Executive Jordan Carter and Issues Advisor James Ting-Edwards appeared today before Parliaments Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee as it conducts its examination of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.
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Longer wait and higher prices likely under the TPPA
Press Release – Joint Press Release New Zealand is likely to come under pressure to extend the monopoly times for a new group of potentially life-saving specialty medicines under the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), say the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) and …
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Gordon Campbell on the Aussie banks
Column – Gordon Campbell If the New Zealand economy was a tennis player, it would be Maria Sharapova a player reportedly reliant on artificial stimulants, and corporate endorsements. In similar vein, our economy is seemingly dependent on artificial boosts to activity …
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Gordon Campbell on the security services review
Column – Gordon Campbell T o no-ones real surprise, the Cullen/Reddy review of the security services has recommended an extension of the powers of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), mainly to legally enable the agency to use its technological expertise …
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