Tag Archives: Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)

Rugby, Racing & Royal visit – lets feel good

Posted on November 6, 2015 by admin

New Zealand the lucky country ? This week presented New Zealand with all possible goodies at once. On Sunday “we”/”our boys” won the Rugby World Cup for the second time in a row. On Tuesday “our” horse won the Melbourne Cup the … Continue reading →

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TPPA : Dining out on dead rats

Posted on October 6, 2015 by admin

TPPA – what we don’t know All governments involved in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) have kept negotiations deliberately secret. This enables them to brush of any criticism from its sceptical citizens as uninformed scaremongering. They won’t release the full text for some … Continue reading →

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Don’t touch that sausage

Posted on August 1, 2015 by admin

“Making laws and making sausages are very similar. The public will generally consume the final result, but you wouldn’t want them to watch exactly how they are made.” TPP minister Tim Grosser The arrogance and contempt of this government has … Continue reading →

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Racism in Real Estate ?

Posted on July 16, 2015 by admin

First the facts : 1.     The Auckland housing market has gone crazy over the last few years making it all but impossible for first home buyers on average incomes to buy a house. The situation has become so … Continue reading →

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