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Open letter to Andrew Little, Leader, Labour Party, on TPP

Open letter to Andrew Little, Leader, Labour Party, on TPP

  Andrew Little MPLeader of the Labour PartyWELLINGTON  Dear Andrew Thank you for clarifying your opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) on your recent blog post “My thoughts on the TPP” [1].  In the interests of open and respectful debate, I...

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Under the microscope:  TPP and copyright

Under the microscope: TPP and copyright

In this article Stephen is joined by copyright expert Ken Moon of A J Park to discuss the impact of TPP's provisions on copyright in New Zealand. "The TPP intellectual property provisions, while a complex set of legal commitments, will not result in much change to the...

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TPP and Latin America

TPP and Latin America

In a speech to the Latin American Business Council Stephen outlines how TPP will impact on the relationship between New Zealand and Latin America especially Chile, Mexico and Peru. Read the speech here.

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TPP – where to from here (and how did we get here anyway?)

TPP – where to from here (and how did we get here anyway?)

Read Stephen's speech to the Wellington branch of the NZ Institute for International Affairs (NZIIA) here As we look at where we have got to with TPP, we see a deal which is at last coming together in its final form. To un-pack all this today and to help explain...

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Ending the TPP ‘endgame’

Ending the TPP ‘endgame’

Read Stephen's commentary in the New Zealand Herald on the TPP negotiations and why they are good for New Zealand business - here. Endgame is a play by the absurd dramatist Samuel Beckett. It's also how the anticipated last hurrah for the Trans-Pacific Partnership...

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