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Waitangi Tribunal begins urgent TPP inquiry
14-Mar-2016 Radio NZ
Māori claimants are lining up to challenge the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in the Waitangi Tribunal.
Trade ministry defends Saudi sheep farm
19-Feb-2016 Otago
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is defending a controversial sheep farm in Saudi Arabia, saying that the project has helped nudge New Zealand closer to a free trade deal with the Gulf states.
Global dairy prices stem from bad trade agreements
17-Feb-2016 Scoop
New Zealand First is blasting the government for poor quality “free trade” agreements and exposing New Zealand farming to questionable Chinese investment.
The TPPA and Waitangi Day
12-Feb-2016 The Gisborne Herald
Free trade cannot be at the expense of a government’s domestic obligations, for example, its obligation to fulfil Treaty rights of Maori.
Voice of protest returns to Waitangi shores
5-Feb-2016 Maori TV
The voice of protest made its way along the Bay of Islands to its traditional home on the shores of Waitangi, to Te Tii Marae. At the centre of the protest was the TPP agreement.
Ngapuhi considers Waitangi day protest if TPP signed
21-Jan-2016
A Ngapuhi elder is threatening to block the Government from Te Tii Marae on Waitangi Day if the Trans Pacific Partnership is signed, saying the signing is a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.
The TPPA is a death sentence for Indigenous Rights
8-Jan-2016 Scoop
Tangata whenua are strongly opposed to the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. The TPPA is a death sentence for Indigenous Rights
TPP to be signed in NZ next month - reports
6-Jan-2016
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be signed in New Zealand next month, according to media reports.
RCEP: India offers no duty cuts on steel to China, Aus, NZ
31-Dec-2015 Business Standard
India has not offered any duty cut on steel to China, Australia and New Zealand as part of the ongoing negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement.
The free trade theory versus the ...
22-Dec-2015 Fiji Times
PACER-Plus is shaping up as an agreement that won’t fit into the Pacific reality, will have weak protections for Pacific businesses and undermines the ability of governments to enact policies to support and nurture vital Pacific industries.
Korea FTA to boost NZ’s farming, dairy firms
21-Dec-2015
The most significant characteristic of the Korea-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, which came into force on Sunday, is that it was a "catch-up deal" rather than a new one, says New Zealand Ambassador to Korea Clare Fearnley.
PACER-Plus renders weak protections for Pacific businesses
8-Dec-2015 Matangi Tonga
PACER-Plus is shaping up as an agreement that won’t fit into the Pacific reality, will have weak protections for Pacific businesses and undermines the ability of governments to enact policies to support and nurture vital Pacific industries.
New Zealand, Australia ready to accelerate trade talks with the EU, ditch ISDS
8-Dec-2015 EurActiv
The EU has agreed to launch negotiations with New Zealand and Australia. The two countries are ready to speed up talks, and reach a deal in a reasonable timeframe.
PACER Plus bad for business
7-Dec-2015 PANG
New brief says Regional trade agreement bad for business.
Worried about the TPP? Australia is pushing another bad deal
18-Nov-2015 New Matilda
Despite receiving little attention in Australia, efforts to establish a new regional trade agreement are raising eyebrows among Pacific neighbours
TPPA debate: We need a free trade of opinions
16-Nov-2015
There is a shaky YouTube video of our prime minister, John Key, explaining "the logic" behind the opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership during a visit to Oxford in North Canterbury.
New Zealand minerals sector could benefit from planned EU trade deal
16-Nov-2015 Indmin
The free trade agreement currently in discussion could benefit a number of mineral producers in New Zealand.
New Zealand/EU free trade talks criticised
4-Nov-2015 The Irish Examiner
Irish Farmers Association president Eddie Downey has already warned that farmers across Europe would resist any trade deal with New Zealand that could undermine the EU’s valuable domestic markets for beef, sheep, and dairy products.
New Zealand open to ditching old ISDS model under NZ - EU trade deal
30-Oct-2015 NZ Herald
New Zealand has an open mind about replacing traditional investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) with a new international court-based system proposed by the European Union.
Shallow justifications for TPPA
28-Oct-2015
Catherine Beard claims there is no problem with the ability of corporations to sue the New Zealand government in offshore tribunals for loss of profits under the TPPA. She bases this on "commissioned research" from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER).