TPP
TPP timeframe 'attack on democracy'
MPs have just five days to consider hundreds of submissions on the TPP deal after the timeframe was drastically cut from four weeks. (AUDIO, COMMENTS)
From News, Updated at 8:24 am on 8 April 2016
Shortened TPP process "dangerous" for democracy
The government has been accused of riding roughshod over democracy after giving MPs just five days to consider public submissions on the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal.
From Morning Report on 08 Apr 2016
Select committee chair defends shortened TPP timeframe
Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee, National MP Mark Mitchell, defends shortened timeframe.
From Morning Report on 08 Apr 2016
Can the TPP make it through Congress?
Despite having been signed by a number of trade ministers around the world, there is still no certainty as to whether the TPP will be ratified by US Congress. Congressman Matt Salmon joins Checkpoint.
From Checkpoint on 05 Apr 2016
Key confident US will back TPP
The Prime Minister John Key thinks if Donald Trump became president he would do a u-turn and "miraculously" find a way to back TPP.
From Morning Report on 01 Apr 2016
Key to US: 'You can't build a wall'
Prime Minister John Key has taken a swipe at Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump, saying America cannot build a wall across its borders. (AUDIO, COMMENTS)
From News, Updated at 9:46 am on 31 March 2016
Prime Minister challenges US to stick with TPP deal
The Prime Minister John Key has challenged America to stick with the trans Pacific partnership deal saying any withdrawal would leave a void that China will fill. Charles Finny is an expert in international trade policy and led negotiations for the New Zealand-China free trade deal.
From Morning Report on 31 Mar 2016
Over 330 ask to have say on TPP
A parliamentary committee considering the Trans-Pacific Partnership is hitting the road to hear public submissions.
From News, Updated at 4:13 pm on 29 March 2016
'Too much risk' in effects of TPP on public health policy
The NZ government needs to fund an independent analysis on the effects the TPP will have on public health, says a smoke-free advocacy group.
From News, Updated at 9:06 am on 28 March 2016
MP accused of driving into protester
Police are investigating a complaint that Whanganui MP Chester Borrows drove his car into an anti-TPP protester.
From News, Updated at 11:16 pm on 24 March 2016
TPP will hit workers' rights - academic
Highly managed trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership favour big corporates by screwing down workers' wages, says an academic. (AUDIO)
From News, Updated at 12:53 pm on 21 March 2016
Harley Shaiken on what the TPP means for workers
Harley Shaiken is a US academic who warns that the Trans Pacific Partnership is a corporate trade deal, masquerading as a free trade one.
From Nine To Noon on 21 Mar 2016
What kind of "conversations" are happening at TPP workshops?
With more than 200 people at today's public workshop at the Westpac Stadium, political reporter Demelza Leslie takes a broader view on the event.
From Checkpoint on 18 Mar 2016
Iwi still worried about TPP
Māori claimants remain unconvinced the government has acted in their best interests in negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
From News, Updated at 9:10 am on 18 March 2016
TPP inquiry draws to a close but Maori remain firm
Maori claimants remain unconvinced the Government has acted in their best interests in negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
From Morning Report on 18 Mar 2016
TPP copyright costs might be overestimated
Has the cost of extending copyright laws under the TPP been over estimated by tens of millions of dollars?
From Checkpoint on 17 Mar 2016
TPP copyright cost 'overestimated by millions'
The government has grossly overestimated the cost of extending copyright laws in the TPP, by tens of millions of dollars, an Australian economist says.
From News, Updated at 1:27 pm on 17 March 2016
TPPA treaty clause picked apart
Maori have criticised the treaty provision in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, arguing it's ambiguous and won't protect their interests.
From Checkpoint on 14 Mar 2016
Claims against TPP to be heard by Waitangi Tribunal
Maori claimants are lining up to challenge the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in the Waitangi Tribunal.
From Morning Report on 14 Mar 2016
Waitangi Tribunal begins urgent TPP inquiry
Māori claimants are lining up to challenge the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the Waitangi Tribunal.
From News, Updated at 7:01 am on 14 March 2016
Crown does not have Maori mandate for TPPA - claimant
The Waitangi Tribunal is to decide whether the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) protects Maori interests. The tribunal will spend all of next week hearing from claimants and the Crown in Wellington.
From News, Updated at 2:24 pm on 8 March 2016
Protestors interrupt first public TPP workshop
As the first of 16 public workshops on the Trans Pacific Partnership took place in Auckland today, 200 people turned up to listen, question, pop balloons and clown around. Carla Penman reports.
From Checkpoint on 07 Mar 2016
TPP meeting one-sided, local politician says
The first of the roadshows being held to explain the Trans Pacific Partnership was one-sided, an Auckland local board member says. (AUDIO)
From News, Updated at 4:18 pm on 7 March 2016
TPP explain-all roadshow event around NZ kicks off today
Everything from Intellectual Property to free trade agreements will be canvassed as the explain-all Trans Pacific Partnership roadshow heads around the country.
From Morning Report on 07 Mar 2016
Calls for more openness in NZ-EU free trade talks
Critics of the Trans-Pacific-Partnership, the TPPA, are calling on the Government not to make the same mistake when free trade talks start with the European Union, and keep them secret.
From Checkpoint on 04 Mar 2016
Tight timeframe for TPP late submissions
Late public submissions on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal will be considered on a case-by-case basis by a parliamentary select committee.
From News, Updated at 2:40 pm on 4 March 2016
The Wireless - protesting the TPP
Carla Green has writen about Liana Kelly's journey to protest against the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement for The Wireless.
From Jesse Mulligan, 1–4pm on 02 Mar 2016
Lobby groups at odds over TPP consultations during talks
Lobby groups are at odds over the secrecy that enveloped the Trans Pacific Partnership talks, and whether the Government did enough to ease public mistrust about the contentious agreement.
From Morning Report on 16 Feb 2016
Lobbyists at odds over TPP consultation
Lobby groups are at odds over the secrecy that enveloped the TPP talks and whether the government did enough to ease public mistrust. (COMMENTS)
From News, Updated at 6:00 am on 16 February 2016
TPP official tight-lipped on foreign home buyers
The TPP's chief negotiator has refused to say whether New Zealand asked for the right to ban foreigners from buying residential homes.
From News, Updated at 7:48 pm on 11 February 2016
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