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Whose Security Does APEC Want To Protect?
Monday, 28 October 2002, 9:20 pm | Arena
"APEC’s globalisation agenda and US notions of global security are a lethal combination. They are a recipe for greater insecurity, not less," says Auckland University Professor Jane Kelsey, reporting from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ... More >>
Labour Is Stuck In A Free-Trade Time Warp
Monday, 28 October 2002, 9:19 pm | Arena
"Today’s announcement of negotiations on a trilateral trade agreement between Chile, Singapore and New Zealand to be completed by 2004 shows our government’s reckless determination to continue down the free trade path," says Auckland Professor ... More >>
Jose Bove's New Zealand tour cancelled
Wednesday, 23 October 2002, 3:22 pm | Arena
The New Zealand tour early next month of French hero and anti-free-trade and GM activist Jose Bove, has been cancelled due to on-going court appearances, Leigh Cookson, spokesperson for ARENA (Action Research and Education Network of Aotearoa) said yesterday. More >>
What the Government failed to tell us about WSSD
Monday, 21 October 2002, 8:01 am | Arena
A high-powered government delegation, led by Environment Minister Marian Hobbs, recently returned from the Earth Summit in Johannesburg with a Programme of Action for sustainable development that presents economic globalisation as a solution. Professor ... More >>
Gender integration within a globalisation agenda
Monday, 21 October 2002, 8:00 am | Arena
New Zealand plays a leading role in gender integration policy formation within Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). APEC’s work on mainstreaming gender into economic analysis and removing barriers to women in business is based on the usual mistaken ... More >>
Find out what’s really going on at APEC . . .
Monday, 21 October 2002, 7:58 am | Arena
Professor Jane Kelsey will be reporting on this year’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on behalf of the New Internationalist magazine. The Ministers, Leaders and CEOs meetings will be held in Los Cabos, Mexico from 22 to 27 October. New Zealand ... More >>
ARENA challenges Mike Moore's WTO credentials
Sunday, 13 October 2002, 1:49 pm | Arena
Another valedictory to honour Mike Moore tonight, led this time by the Prime Minister, shows the continued lack of honesty and objectivity about his disastrous time as Director-General of the WTO, say GATT Watchdog and ARENA – (the Action, Research ... More >>
Terrorism Suppression Bill: What Govt Wanted
Friday, 17 May 2002, 10:26 am | Arena
Auckland University law professor Jane Kelsey has secured the release of the original amendments to the Terrorism Bill (dated 25 October 2001) which the Government attempted to push through without public scrutiny late last year. More >>
Most Significant Leak Since The MAI
Sunday, 21 April 2002, 7:03 pm | Arena
In the most significant leak since the Multilateral Agreement on Investment was exposed to public scrutiny in 1997 and eventually sunk, drafts of the European Union's 'requests' of other countries in the WTO services negotiations have just been posted on a European ... More >>
Leaked WTO Doc Exposes Demands To 29 Countries
Sunday, 21 April 2002, 4:22 pm | Arena
In the most significant leak since the Multilateral Agreement on Investment was exposed to public scrutiny in 1997 and eventually sunk, drafts of the European Union's 'requests' of other countries in the WTO services negotiations have just been posted on a European ... More >>
Terrorism Suppression Bill Thoroughly Misguided
Friday, 22 March 2002, 5:07 pm | Arena
The Terrorism Suppression Bill will harm the interests of New Zealanders, according to the Action, Research and Education Network of Aotearoa, ARENA. More >>
Doha Meeting Crushes NZ Govt’s Free Trade Hopes
Thursday, 15 November 2001, 11:50 am | Arena
The end of the 4th World Trade Organization Ministerial meeting in Doha, Qatar today should signal the end of an era in New Zealand’s trade policy, according to Professor Jane Kelsey, an Arena analyst. More >>
Doha Meeting Ends With NZ Public Services Threat
Tuesday, 13 November 2001, 3:57 pm | Arena
While the spotlight is on the WTO meeting in Doha, negotiations have been underway since early 2000 to open the “services markets” of every WTO member, including New Zealand, through the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). More >>
Paying For Trade Privileges With Body Bags
Monday, 12 November 2001, 7:19 pm | Arena
“We have seen more wars since the formation of the WTO than before it. This belies the claims that by providing for a rule based trading system the WTO can prevent trade wars escalating into real wars,” says Radha D’Souza of the Action Research ... More >>
Bullying And Threats Set The Scene For Doha
Monday, 12 November 2001, 11:35 am | Arena
The WTO ministerial kicks off today in Doha against the backdrop of threats and coercion by the major powers against poorer countries. More >>
Farmer Jim (Sutton) In Bed With Global Agribusines
Monday, 12 November 2001, 10:58 am | Arena
Trade Minister Jim Sutton has gone to Qatar with one driving goal: to promote free trade in agriculture. More >>
WTO: NOthing To Lose But Your Jobs
Monday, 12 November 2001, 9:29 am | Arena
“Free trade policies promoted by the World Trade Organization are already costing the jobs – and even the lives - of workers around the world”, said Robert Reid, spokesperson for ARENA (Action, Research and Education network of Aotearoa). More >>
Secret Draconian Terrorism Bill Amendments Push
Wednesday, 31 October 2001, 10:59 am | Arena
Last night's television and this morning's newspapers and radios highlighted the plans of the Government to introduce amendments to the Terrorism (Bombing and Financing} Bill. The Bill is likely to go back to Parliament early November. More >>
Secrecy Driven By Fear Of “Quick Failure”
Tuesday, 28 August 2001, 2:28 pm | Arena
ARENA (Action, Research and Education Network of Aotearoa) has complained to the Office of the Ombudsmen about the refusal of Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton to release a copy of the negotiators’ report to Cabinet on the July 2001 negotiations ... More >>
Campaign Against Hong Kong Free Trade Deal
Tuesday, 22 May 2001, 11:31 am | Arena
21 May 2001 Christchurch Public Meeting To Launch South Island Campaign Against Hong Kong Free Trade & Investment Deal More >>
