Opinion – Gordon Campbell For the past week or so weve been hearing a lot about the child-like side of our Prime Minister . So I guess we shouldnt be too surprised that if you put him on the mat in Dubai, he will say the darndest things. Heres what happened. During …
Gordon Campbell Key’s abuse of secrecy over Iraq & The TPP Read More »
Press Release – First Union Over 4,700 Kiwis have told the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee that they oppose giving foreign investors the right to sue NZ when we change our laws, according to Its Our Future spokesperson Edward Miller.
Thousands say NO to Investors’ Rights to Sue Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell For the past two and a half years , this column has been arguing that the fate of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal will hinge on whether US President Barack Obama can win Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) from Congress. This so called fast …
Gordon Campbell on Obama’s key battle over the TPP Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell As the New Zealand dollar edges towards parity with the Aussie dollar, it seems facile to treat this as some game of Transtasman arm-wrestling that yay, were winning. The political rhetoric is all about our economic strength versus their …
Gordon Campbell on parity with Australia & disarming Israel Read More »
Press Release – It’s Our Future The Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade committee is now accepting public submissions on the NZ-Korea Free Trade Agreement, providing Kiwis with a rare chance to break the silence on the controversial investor-state dispute settlement provisions in …
Kiwis chance to break silence on ISDS Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell Supposedly, New Zealands destiny lies in Asia, and that was one of Foreign Minister Murray McCullys rationales for his bungled reforms at MFAT. OK. So, if thats the case why didnt Prime Minister John Key – who was already in South Korea – …
Gordon Campbell on a funeral in Asia and Northland Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party The Government must be more transparent around the draft investor state dispute settlements in the TPPA, says David Parker, Labours Export Growth and Trade spokesperson.
Govt must be more transparent on investor state clauses Read More »
Press Release – Wikileaks WikiLeaks releases today the “Investment Chapter” from the secret negotiations of the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) agreement. The document adds to the previous WikiLeaks publications of the chapters for Intellectual Property Rights (November …
Secret TPPA Investment Chapter Released Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The latest revelations about the GCSB pose a stark question: is the GCSBs trade team spying on governments with whom New Zealand is negotiating international deals, especially the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)?, asked University …
Is the GCSB ‘trade team’ spying on NZ’s TPPA ‘partners’? Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Government Prime Minister the Hon Tony Abbott MP and Prime Minister the Rt Hon John Key met in Auckland on 28 February 2015 for the annual Australia-New Zealand Leaders Meeting.
Joint Statement by Prime Ministers Tony Abbott and John Key Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey Trade minister Tim Groser has repeatedly claimed that negotiations for agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) are never conducted in daylight. That is simply not true.
TPPA secret while EU releases TTIP documents Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Government The Government is continuing to implement its plan to build a faster-growing economy with more jobs and rising incomes, and to support New Zealanders and their families.
Prime Minister’s Statement Read More »
