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China being kept in loop with TPP briefings

It would be a big step for powerhouse to accede to TPP agreement, with intellectual protection a thorny issue.

TPP Signing: 'Kiwis should feel proud'

Kiwis should feel immensely proud of being part of the TPP, Prime Minister John Key said ahead of today's historic signing in Auckland by 12 countries.

Mike Hosking: Labour is in a right mess over TPP

If this was such a bad deal, how is it possible that a dozen countries all got sucked in and put their name to the sort of trouble the placard wavers are proclaiming?

Editorial: NZ can take pride in TPP deal on trade

Looking back, it is hard to recall a greater diplomatic achievement than the comprehensive trade and investment agreement that will be signed by representatives of 12 countries in Auckland today.

Stan Walker speaks out against TPP

Music sensation Stan Walker has spoken out against supporting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

The TPP at a glance

The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, which will be signed tomorrow, has been hailed as the "biggest trade deal in a generation".

Vietnam trade opportunities explored

Ahead of the signing of the TPP, Vietnamese business and trade leaders and exploring trade opportunities in New Zealand.

Treaty creates economic opportunity for NZ

No little boy or girl dreams of being a trade negotiator and David Walker was no exception.

Waitangi grandstanding wasted opportunity for Maori

This year's Waitangi "issue" has been selected. It has been determined that the TPP is the most pressing issue on the Maori agenda, writes Jon Stokes.

Paul Goulter: TPP puts profit ahead of quality education

Brian Fallow: TPP economy figures tell us nothing

Trying to quantify the gains from planned trade agreement is an exercise in futility, writes Brian Fallow. Trying to get a grip on the TPP's effects is about as easy as catching trout with your bare hands.

TPP: Here's what the world is saying

Here's what the international media think of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

PM: We're eyeing up surplus Crown land

The Government is eyeing up surplus Crown land to boost Auckland's chronic land supply shortage.

Don't rush into TPP, critic tells Kiwis

A leading American critic of the TPP says NZ should not rush into the deal as there are not the numbers to pass it in the United States Congress.

Analyst: TPP 'unlikely to go ahead'

As the date for the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Auckland draws nearer, local and international commentators are making their views heard.

TPP national assessment analysis released

The release comes two weeks earlier than expected in a bid to counter opposition.

TPP ministers to sign deal at SkyCity

Sky City's been named as the location for Asia Pacific trade ministers to sign the Trans Pacific Partnership deal on February 4.

Maori feel 'kept in the dark' over TPP

Opposition to the TPP seems set spill over to Waitangi Day celebrations in the north.