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Groser to attend FTA signing

It is good to see the Government has invited National MP (and former trade negotiator) Tim Groser to the China FTA signing. A bipartisan approach to trade policy is commendable. Tags: China, free trade...

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Treaty Settlements Ministers

Grant Robertson comments on the suggestion by Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa that all future Finance Ministers should also be Treaty Negotiation Ministers also. Dr Cullen has made admirable progress, and...

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Historical treaty claims due in by midnight

The deadline for filing historical (prior to 1992) Treaty of Waitangi claims is at midnight tonight. Claimants have had over 20 years to file their claims, so the deadline is far from hasty as the...

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The Auckland Seats

Starting at the top, the three northern seats of East Coast Bays, North Shore and Northcote were solid blue. Their party votes went up 9%, 4% and 11% respectively.  In East Coast Bays almost three...

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Groser on Agenda

Just watching Trade Minister Tim Groser on Agenda, and it is nice to see someone who is so obviously an expert talk on their portfolio area. This isn’t always possible (or resirable) in every area, but...

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Tim Groser on Climate Change

The Herald has an interesting Q&A with Tim Groser on climate change. Some extracts: With the Kyoto Protocol due to expire in 2012, what are the biggest obstacles to developing a new treaty? The...

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Groser speech on Trade

Last week Tim Groser gave a very good speech on trade to the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC. Worth reading the whole thing, but some extracts: Clearly there has been erosion in the confidence...

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FTA with Malaysia concluded

As the USA and Europe goes protectionist (or remains it), thank God for Asia. Tim Groser has just announced the FTA with Malaysia has been concluded. “Malaysia is our seventh largest trading partner –...

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Working together for NZ

A photo of US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, with Goff and Groser, taken from Kirk’s blog. Fran O’Sullivan writes: A public show of Kiwi bipartisanship infiltrated Washington yesterday as Trade...

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And another free trade deal

The Herald reports: New Zealand has successfully concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement with six oil-rich Gulf states, Trade Minister Tim Groser announced yesterday. The Gulf Co-operation...

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A small shuffle

John Key has announced: Steven Joyce becomes Tertiary Education Minister, allowing Anne Tolley to fully focus her efforts on the Education portfolio, and in particular the implementation of the...

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Gregarious Groser

The Herald reports: Trade Minister Tim Groser has been warned, after a complaint was made about rowdy drinking and disruptive behaviour by him and some members of a trade mission on a flight from Dubai...

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New Minister announced

Congrats to Simon Bridges who has been appointed Consumer Affairs Minister, plus Associate Transport and Climate Change. It was inevitable Simon would become a Minister at some stage – after three...

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Groser for WTO?

Stuff reports:  Trade Minister Tim Groser has to decide whether he wants to throw his hat into the ring for the director general role at the World Trade Organisation, John Key says. The prime minister...

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Groser nominated for WTO Director-General

Stuff reports: Prime Minister John Key has confirmed the Government’s nomination of Trade Minister Tim Groser for the job of World Trade Organisation director general. Key said Groser’s name had been...

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Groser makes WTO short-list

Audrey Young reports: Trade Minister Tim Groser says his bid to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation is no longer “a long shot”. From the original nine candidates, Mr Groser...

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Herald on WTO bid

The Herald editorial: The Green Party is upset that Trade Minister Tim Groser’s international travel costs soared to almost $250,000 in the first three months of this year as he lobbied for support for...

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Fran on the Groser beatup

Fran O’Sullivan writes: The faux outrage over Tim Groser hosting a so-called lavish dinner at which Patagonian tooth fish was served is absurd. Critics probably don’t think of themselves as “food...

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Labour defending Canadian dairy industry

The Herald reports: Trade Minister Tim Groser says he is not bothered that his name has apparently become a byword for undiplomatic behaviour. The Labour Party today accused him in Parliament of...

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Listener profile of Tim Groser

Guyon Espiner did a profile of Tim Groser in February 2014 for The Listener. Is rather topical, and an interesting read. Tim Groser would make an abominable electorate MP. He’s pedantic and a little...

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