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China could have sued under China FTA if Crafar farm sale was declined

If the New Zealand government had declined the Shanghai Pengxin purchase of the Crafar farm it could have faced an international law suit for breaching its free trade agreement with China, says University of Auckland law professor Jane Kelsey. ‘When … Continue reading

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N. Z. as “self-governing democracy” at threat – Bryan Gould

NEW ZEALANDTRADES AWAY OUR SOVEREIGNTY IN SECRET NEGOTIATIONS At the APEC Leaders’ Summit in Hawaii on November 12 & 13, Bill English will signal the Government’s readiness to trade away yet more of this country’s powers of self-government, the New … Continue reading

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Leaked Text: Trade Deal Would Give Backdoor Effect to Shunned ACT Law

  Another secret document from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations has been leaked, the first dealing with issues other than intellectual property and medicines. This follows yesterday’s leak of documents showing the US is pushing for rules on healthcare products that … Continue reading

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Prestigious American Medical Association Wants Tobacco and Alcohol Out of Any TPPA

The Executive Vice-President of the prestigious American Medical Association (AMA) James L. Madara has written to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk urging the exclusion of tobacco products and alcohol products from all provisions of TPP and any other free trade … Continue reading

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Organised Labour’s position on the TPPA

Labor declaration on the negotiation of the trans-pacific partnership trade agreement Unions affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) are not opposed in principle to trade agreements. They maintain however, that the TPPA will not have their support unless … Continue reading

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TPP – 21st century agreement or 19th century?

A second round of negotiations towards the Transpacific Partnership Trade Agreement (TPPTA) will open next week in San Francisco. New Zealand is one of eight parties along with the US, Australia, Singapore, Chile, Peru, Brunei and Vietnam, and others may join.
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