Labour's willingness to back the new CPTPP owes a lot to the US president, but also shows the rise of the political realists in its ranks. But the hard part is yet to come
Read MoreTrans Pacific Partnership
Why the TPP11 will have to go back before Parliament
Bill English seems to think that New Zealand could become a part of a new, non-US Trans Pacific Partnership trade bloc without Parliament having to look at the issue. I'm pretty sure he is wrong about that.
Read MorePost TPP confusion - or, will Ms Miller come to Wellington?
Is it a good idea for New Zealand to try and resurrect the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the involvement of the USA? And, if it does so, will the Government have to go back to Parliament and ask it to change a Bill it's just agreed to?
Read MoreAre animals to blame for peak antibiotics?
How signing the TPPA and buying New Zealand meat could help the fight against our growing resistance to antibiotics
Read MoreTPPA: Three reasons to say no way
As select committee hearings on the TPPA draw closer... the arguments against ratification, all together in one place
Read MoreGoing nuclear over the TPP: Is trade the new divide?
Is the TPP the current equivalent of New Zealand's anti-nuclear stance? How did it become such a defining issue? And will its impact last?
Read MoreStory-telling: Getting to the truth about NZ agriculture
The time is right to be telling the story of New Zealand food production. But what should we say? And are our marketers up to the job?
Read MoreComes the rule with no exception
Jane Kelsey's court victory over the evil MFAT/Tim Groser empire is probably too little, too late for her campaign against the TPPA. But it sends some important messages to a range of public actors in New Zealand's governing arrangements.
Read MoreThe TPP - there's a lot to like
The TPP may not deliver an immediate big bang for our dairy industry. But there's an awful lot to like in it - and New Zealand really has to be a part of it.
Read MoreOf TPP's, ISDS's and the Constitution
If the Trans-Pacific Partnership becomes an Agreement, New Zealand will become bound by a set of "Investor State Dispute Settlement" procedures. What are these, and why should anyone care?
Read MoreTPP: The true cost of negotiations
The Trans-Pacific Partnership could yet be sealed in the next few weeks, and if it is we need to think hard about the cost of signing up... and the cost of staying out
Read MoreTrans-Pacific deal just leaking... or is it sunk?
President Obama has made a Trans-Pacific Trade deal is top eocnomic priority, but his own party has stared him down and now the entire deal hangs by a thread
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday September 25
World leaders at UN Climate Summit commit to fight climate change; China pledges emissions limits; Japan and US begin high-level talks on Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact; India sends orbiter to Mars; US drone strike in Pakistan kills six; Nicaraguan farmers protest new canal; and more
Read MoreAcronyms and secret handshakes no way to sell a trade deal
When it comes to signing trade deals there are two principles which should never be up for negotiation; the net benefit to your country has to outweigh any concessions, otherwise what’s the point? And you never trade away fundamentals, like the right to legislate to protect your environment, the health of your citizens, or your education system.
Free trade: The end of the cosy arrangement?
What shape is the Trans-Pacific Partnership taking on and what impact will the election result have on whether or not New Zealand signs up?
Read MoreTPP report shockingly predictable, good for Pharmac
A peek inside the TPP negotiations show that New Zealand is holding its line on some major issues, as you'd expect. But let's not pretend that these aren't incredibly complex negotiations in which something will have to give
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday October 9
China urges US to avoid debt default; North Korea puts military on high alert; Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal should be completed this year, says Japanese PM; EU pushes for sea patrols in wake of migrant shipwreck off Italian coast; Capitol Hill lawyer chosen as "Guantanamo closer"; and more
Read MoreJohn Key & Barack Obama - the wedding night & other negotiations
President Obama says the NZ-US relationship is growing stronger by the day. Why? What's in it for both countries? And do we have to be careful about not getting too carried away?
Read MoreHeather Roy's done it again - why we shouldn't follow her back to the future
Heather Roy reckons our nuclear-free policy is stopping a free-trade deal with the US. Someone needs to tell her that the '80s are over, Reagan isn't president anymore and Iowa doesn't give a toss
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday November 11
Obama urges cooperation as G20 opens amidst finger-pointing and stalling tactics (+ analysis); Thousands protest Japan's plans to join TPP; Kenyan court rules it has no jurisdiction over pirates; EU to work together on energy security and efficiency; and more
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