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NZ part of International Day of Action against TPPA
Saturday, 11 May 2013, 11:44 am | Professor Jane Kelsey
Actions are taking place across five countries today to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. More >>
Groser right to be lukewarm over Japan’s entry to TPPA
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 9:22 am | Professor Jane Kelsey
‘The distinctly lukewarm response of Trade Minister Tim Groser to Japan joining talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is well founded’, says Professor Jane Kelsey, a critic of the negotiations. More >>
Terms of Japan's entry to TPPA talks bad news for NZ
Friday, 15 March 2013, 2:41 pm | Professor Jane Kelsey
‘Japan’s Prime Minister Abe will announce this afternoon that Japan will seek to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPPA) negotiations. He already has US endorsement to do so’, says Professor Jane Kelsey who has just returned from ... More >>
New Zealand won’t want Japan participating in the TPPA talks
Sunday, 10 March 2013, 1:59 pm | Professor Jane Kelsey
Newly elected Prime Minister Abe is expected to announce next week that Japan has formally asked to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPPA) negotiations, ending more than a year of on-again, off-again speculation More >>
TPPA: Academic Slams Report PM Used To Claim $3.5bn Gains
Monday, 4 March 2013, 9:39 am | Professor Jane Kelsey
4 March 2013 For immediate release Academic Slams Report PM Used To Claim $3.5 Billion Gains to NZ from TPPA Last December Auckland University law professor Jane Kelsey challenged the Prime Minister’s claim that the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement ... More >>
Government Must Promise NZ Won’t Cave On Pharmac In TPPA
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 3:49 pm | Professor Jane Kelsey
7 February 2013 For immediate release Government Must Promise NZ Won’t Cave On Pharmac In TPPA ‘The government needs to come clean on whether it plans to cave in to US demands on medicines in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), ... More >>
Opinion Polls Show PM Out Of Touch With Public on TPPA
Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 10:12 am | Professor Jane Kelsey
Opinion Polls Show PM Out Of Touch With Public Opinion on TPPA Polling results on four core issues in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) show the government has seriously underestimated public concern, according to Professor ... More >>
“TPP a threat to democracy", delivery at rally tomorrow
Friday, 7 December 2012, 6:23 pm | Professor Jane Kelsey
Almost three quarters of a million people around the world have signed an online petition that brands the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement a “threat to democracy” and a “corporate takeover” More >>
TPPA Gains: $1.7 Billion, $3 Billion – Pick A Number...
Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 8:42 am | Professor Jane Kelsey
5 December 2012 For immediate release TPPA Gains: $1.7 Billion, $3 Billion – Pick A Number, Any Number …. “The government seems to be plucking figures out of the air in a rather desperate attempt to claim that the Trans-Pacific Partnership will ... More >>
‘Treaty-making 101’ for Ministers, bloggers and lobbyists
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 12:10 pm | Professor Jane Kelsey
4 December 2012 For immediate release ‘Treaty-making 101’ for Ministers, bloggers and corporate lobbyists “Recent statements by politicians, corporate lobbyists and pro-TPP commentators imply that Parliament gets the final say over the Trans-Pacific ... More >>
Lockout Of Stakeholders from TPP Negotiating Venue
Monday, 3 December 2012, 12:06 pm | Professor Jane Kelsey
3 December 2012 For immediate release Unprecedented Lockout Of Stakeholders from TPP Negotiating Venue The New Zealand government has imposed unprecedented restrictions on registered stakeholders as it hosts the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations ... More >>
Poll shows most NZers want to end secret TPPA negotiations
Sunday, 2 December 2012, 5:15 pm | Professor Jane Kelsey
“The secrecy surrounding the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement has been given a resounding thumbs down in a Consumerlink poll conducted in mid-November”, according to Professor Jane Kelsey, a critic of the TPPA who commissioned the poll. More >>
NZ Being Caught In New Cold War - US/China Trade Deals
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 9:12 am | Professor Jane Kelsey
For immediate release 21 November 2012 NZ Being Caught In New Cold War as US & China Compete Over Trade Deals “Prime Minister John Key needs a reality check if he really believes New Zealand can remain best friends with both sides in the escalating ... More >>
Thailand’s Quest To Join the TPPA Will Strengthen Opposition
Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 9:47 am | Professor Jane Kelsey
For immediate release 20 November 2012 Thailand’s Quest To Join the TPPA Will Strengthen Opposition The Thai government’s announcement that it wishes to join the Trans-Pacific partnership negotiations during a visit byPresident Obama came out of the blue, according ... More >>
Thailand’s quest to join the TPPA will strengthen opposition
Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 9:09 am | Professor Jane Kelsey
The Thai government’s announcement that it wishes to join the Trans-Pacific partnership negotiations during a visit by President Obama came out of the blue, according to University of Auckland Professor Jane Kelsey who monitors the negotiations. More >>
TPPA ‘non-transparency’ hits a new low
Friday, 2 November 2012, 2:25 pm | Professor Jane Kelsey
The obsessive secrecy surrounding the Auckland round of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations in Auckland from 3-12 December has plumbed new depths. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) has declined a request for the dates ... More >>
Obama casts TPP as Challenge to China – will Groser now walk
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 1:20 pm | Professor Jane Kelsey
Media release: Professor Jane Kelsey Wednesday October 24, 2012 Obama casts TPP as Challenge to China – will Groser now walk away? Trade Minister Tim Groser stated unequivocally in February this year that New Zealand would pull out of the Trans-Pacific ... More >>
NZ-US Council scores ‘own goal’ with laughable TPP Survey
Friday, 5 October 2012, 4:27 pm | Professor Jane Kelsey
“When cheerleaders commission a survey to support their pet project you can pretty-well guarantee the questions will be skewed to produce a favourable result. But the survey commissioned by the NZ-US Council to show that Kiwi’s support the proposed Trans-Pacific ... More >>
Key’s Hollywood romance is about the TPP
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 11:56 am | Professor Jane Kelsey
The focus on the Kim Dotcom saga misses the deeper significance of Prime Minister John Key’s trip to Hollywood, said Professor Jane Kelsey from the University of Auckland. “The entertainment industry is the principal driver of US demands for ... More >>
Look beyond Kim Dotcom
Tuesday, 2 October 2012, 9:58 am | Professor Jane Kelsey
Tuesday 2 October 2012 Look beyond Kim Dotcom: Key’s Hollywood romance is about the TPP The focus on the Kim Dotcom saga misses the deeper significance of Prime Minister John Key’s trip to Hollywood, said Professor Jane Kelsey from the University ... More >>
