Trade Agreements

No ‘Moore’ Tobacco Please – We’re Kiwis

Press Release – Mana Party No ‘Moore’ Tobacco Please – We’re Kiwis MANA Leader Hone Harawira Monday 27th February 2012 “Mike Moore should be sacked” says MANA Leader Hone Harawira when told that NZ’s Ambassador to the United States of America attended a Trans …

Turia outraged at NZ involvement in TPPA event

Press Release – The Maori Party The Hon Tariana Turia Maori Party Co-Leader | MP for Te Tai Hauauru Sunday 26 February 2012 Turia outraged at NZ involvement in TPPA event sponsored by Phillip Morris Tariana Turia, Co-Leader of the Maori Party, is outraged that Mike Moore, New Zealand Ambassador …

Remarks With Singaporean Foreign Minister

Press Release – US State Department This is a very consequential relationship. The multidimensional growth of our relationship with Singapore is an example of the importance that the United States sets on strengthening our engagement in the Asia Pacific. We are working together on a full range of issues, …

Details of US Attack on Pharmac in Free Trade

Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The leaking of three further secret texts from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations confirms fears that the US is pushing for rules on healthcare products that would give its pharmaceutical giants new tools to attack national drug …

US White Paper on Medicines issued at TPPA talks in Chicago

Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), facing a deluge of condemnation over the impact of its trade policy on affordable medicines, today issued a four-page white paper entitled ‘Trade Enhancing Access to Medicines (TEAM), Jane Kelsey said.

TPP Talk:Intellectual Property Update

Column – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Following on from last year’s round of consultations with interested parties on intellectual property issues within the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiation, the Ministry of Economic Development is undertaking a further round of targeted consultations …