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Tax Justice, the campaign calling for the implementation of a financial transaction tax and the removal of GST from food has announced its support for the NZ Not For Sale Campaign. “Under the TPPA it would become very difficult to … Continue reading →

It was a clean sweep at awards night for Warner Brothers and key players in the “Hobbit bill” movies Monday night. Warner Brothers claimed the top award for the worst transnational corporation operating in New Zealand. Prime Minister John Key … Continue reading →

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Anand Grover, has been asked to issue an Urgent Appeal to the governments negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). The sixth round of talks is underway in Singapore this week. The … Continue reading →

Eleven public interest advocacy groups and three law professors have submitted a petition to Anand Grover, the Special Rapporteur for the United Nations on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health. The Special … Continue reading →

Proposed changes to liquor laws could put New Zealand in conflict with international trade agreements and its obligations to Australia, a legal expert has told a parliamentary select committee. The justice select committee is hearing submissions on the Alcohol Reform … Continue reading →

“probably the most radical changes to our intellectual property laws for the last 20 years” Kathryn Ryan talks with Rick Shera, a partner at Lowndes Jordan, where he heads their intellectual property team. He’s calling on the NZ government to … Continue reading →

. Leaks continue to beleaguer the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) even as the participating governments circle the wagons around the negotiating process, said Professor Jane Kelsey, a critic of the proposed TPPA. The full text of the US chapter … Continue reading →

Amicus Brief Highlights Impacts of Mining in $77 Million Investment Arbitration Far-fetched, or otherwise, investor-state enforcement provisions of free trade agreements do have a dramatic impact on the ability of Governments to legislate in the interests of their citizens. Case … Continue reading →

. NZCTU President Helen Kelly says she is concerned at the direction the US-New Zealand Council is taking over the Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations in its meeting in Christchurch over the weekend. She is a member of the Council … Continue reading →

Last year the National-led government backed off its intention to further weaken New Zealand’s foreign investment laws after it faced a groundswell of public opposition. Instead, it made some mild moves to tighten those controls. On Wednesday, the government achieved … Continue reading →