Say no to the TPPA

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The NZ Government is currently negotiating the 'Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement' (TPPA) in secret, without any public consultation. If the TPPA goes ahead, it will put at risk NZ's innovative economy, our pristine environment, our health, and the ability to determine our own future.

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To the leaders of NZ's political parties,

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), and the way it is being negotiated, are both fundamentally flawed.

I want to know what’s being negotiated in my name or for the Government to walk away from the agreement. Because of the far reaching implications for our country, I want to see a rigorous cross-party inquiry established to examine the TPPA to remove the secrecy and to question whether there is any real gain in this agreement for NZ.

New Zealand's opposition parties must stand shoulder to shoulder and assume the leadership and responsible management of our country that is currently missing from Government’s ‘behind closed doors’ approach. Transparency must be brought to the process.

For the sake of future generations and future lawmakers I ask that you target those clauses that will tie our hands behind our back. The provision to prevent foreign companies from being held accountable for the environmental destruction, health risks, and social injustice must be scrapped and our right to self-determination preserved. No Government has the mandate to make such profound decisions for our future.

I want a New Zealand where Kiwi innovation thrives without being controlled by foreign corporations who only care about their shareholders. They should not be able to sue the New Zealand government in secretive offshore tribunals for introducing progressive laws, just to protect their profit. This will make it harder for the government to safeguard our environment, promote public health and make decisions in our best interest.

I want a country where future governments are free to act in the interests of ordinary kiwis, to safeguard our values and the things we hold dear like our clean beaches, land and rivers - the very assets that will be the bedrock of a cleaner, smarter New Zealand.

I don’t want big pharmaceutical companies to be given more powers over PHARMAC, and I don’t want the availability of affordable generic medicines to be reduced.

I don’t want New Zealand’s copyright laws to be re-written in a way that would restrict internet freedom, restrict access to information, and stifle innovation.

I don’t want foreign banks, insurance companies and money traders to be given more powers to challenge laws designed to prevent another financial crisis.

I don’t want a foreign economic treaty to take precedence over the Treaty of Waitangi.

I am deeply concerned that the Government is negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in secret, without public consultation which undermines the very democratic principles that we all cherish.

I and all kiwis have the right to know what is done in our name and to have a say.

Make the negotiations public, and don’t trade away our future.
Sincerely
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TPPA is a trade deal in name only. While it has many aspects of the average trade agreement, this one goes a lot further and sets up chilling constraints on how each country manages their domestic regulation.

All of the negotiations on the deal are secret but leaked documents have shown that within the agreement there are clauses that will allow overseas companies to sue the New Zealand Government. One in particular – catchily known as the investor state dispute settlement - gives special legal rights to foreign investors to sue our Government (or any future government) if New Zealand law is changed in a way they think undermines their profits.

If for example New Zealand wanted to introduce better legislation to clean up our rivers, limit the amount of waste we produce or reduce pollution, the TPPA will allow investors to challenge these decisions in offshore private tribunals with no public accountability but which potentially require compensation from the New Zealand taxpayer.

This would seriously hinder our ability to manage our own affairs. And it is not just environmental regulation that would be impacted. The TPPA’s tentacles also extend to things like workers rights, health care and intellectual property. In short our democracy and self determination are all on the line.