Information sheets
Accessible introductions to the implications of the TPPA for New Zealand, prepared by www.itsourfuture.org.nz
An overview of what the TPPA will mean for New Zealand
The implications of the TPPA for tobacco and alcohol regulation
The TPPA and access to medicines
The TPPA, genetic modification, and food safety
The TPPA and environmental protection in New Zealand
Investor-State Dispute Settlement under the TPPA
The TPPA and environmental protection (2 page version)
Investor-State Dispute Settlement under the TPPA (2 page version)
The implications of the TPPA for tobacco and alcohol regulation (2 page version)
Information sheets on intellectual property implications of the TPPA
Prepared by the Electronic Freedom Foundation for an international audience.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreements Issue Page byEFF
Temporary Copies by EFF
Copyright Limitations and Exceptions and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement by EFF and Public Knowledge
The Three-Step Test by EFF
Copyright Term Extensions and the Public Domain by EFF
Four ways the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s copyright provisions will lead to digital censorship by Maira Sutton, EFF, for IFEX
TPP Watch bulletins
A fortnightly update on the TPPA for New Zealanders featuring news, resources, and opportunities for action.
Posters and flyers
Print these out and spread them wide!
Double-sided A5 flyer, 2 per sheet
TPPA and the environment poster
Video
A video we made explaining what the TPPA is, and what it will mean for New Zealand.
The Nation, Sunday October 7 on the TPPA, John Key’s visit to Hollywood, and New Zealand’s labour laws.
Why the Yes Men crashed the TPP negotiations.
Bernard Hickey interview with Lori Wallach from Public Citizen and Professor Jane Kelsey on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
RussiaToday interview with Lori Wallach.
TV3′s Think Tank: John Tamihere interviews Mike Smith, Syd Keepa (NZCTU), and Professor Jane Kelsey on the TPPA.
Audio
Great interview with Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, talking about everything that’s wong with the TPPA.
New Zealand cedes rights to foreign investors in trade talks, Radio NZ Morning Report 14 June 2012.
Books
No Ordinary Deal: Unmasking the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement, Jane Kelsey Ed. (2010, Bridget Williams Books).
A comprehensive edited volume on the TPPA, focusing on its implications for Australia and New Zealand.
Information sheet, Order online.
Texts
TPPA booklet prepared for the Auckland negotiation round
US-based Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) section on the TPPA.
NZ-based Fair Deal collective against the intellectual property implications of the TPPA.
A plain-language introduction to the TPPA by Lisa Er, Founder of Lisa’s Hummus.
Investor-State” Disputes in Trade Pacts ThreatenFundamental Principles of National Judicial Systems – an April 2012 paper by Professor Jane Kelsey, School of Law, The University of Auckland, New Zealand and Lori Wallach, Director, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch Division, Washington DC, USA.
NZ focused analysis of leaked TPPA intellectual property chapter by Public Citizen’s Global Access to Medicines Program.
New Zealand Sustainability Council powerpoint on TPPA and the environment
What’s all the fuss about the TPPA? A powerpoint from Professor Kelsey’s November 5 lecture at the University of Auckland.
Resources For Local Government
Key issues for Local Government in the Trans Pacific Partnership.
Auckland City TPPA resolution.
Opinion on the impact of CETA (Canada-EU Trade Agreement) on local government
Miscellaneous
Media Advisory of International Experts in NZ for 15th round of TPPA Negotiations
Media Advisory of International Experts in NZ for 15th round of TPPA Negotiations (text only)
NZ US Council TPPA survey results. See Professor Jane Kelsey’s rebuttal here.