TOBY MANHIRE: John Key's Waitangi decision is a victory for those who long for a national day more like Australia's twisted celebration.
The National Government will today ignore widespread opposition from ordinary New Zealanders when it signs the secretly negotiated deal, writes Jane Kelsey.
All motorway access points are now open after protesters blockaded central city off-ramps earlier this afternoon in Auckland.
Police have dismissed suggestions they were heavy-handed in dealing with TPP protesters.
The Trans Pacific Partnership has been officially signed at a ceremony in Auckland today.
For the primary sector the TPP confers boundless opportunities not only for agriculture but for future generations of New Zealanders and their prosperity, writes William Rolleston.
We are a small export nation and trade is our lifeblood. Every region in New Zealand relies on trade, writes Todd McClay
It would be a big step for powerhouse to accede to TPP agreement, with intellectual protection a thorny issue.
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.
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?
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.
Music sensation Stan Walker has spoken out against supporting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, which will be signed tomorrow, has been hailed as the "biggest trade deal in a generation".
Ahead of the signing of the TPP, Vietnamese business and trade leaders and exploring trade opportunities in New Zealand.
No little boy or girl dreams of being a trade negotiator and David Walker was no exception.
Benefits from tariff cuts under the TPP trade pact will amount to a mere $40 a year for every New Zealander, writes Tim Hazledine.
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.
In an open letter to Andrew Little, Stephen Jacobi argues Labour should take closer look at the TPP deal.
With the Trans-Pacific Partnership due to be signed in Auckland on Thursday, political editor Audrey Young plots its evolution.
Former MP Hone Harawira has stated some complete falsehoods about Trans Pacific Partnership, Maori and the Treaty of Waitangi, wirtes Charles Finny.
Country's most dogged trade deal opponent had an unusual travelling companion for her town hall campaign.
Trade liberalisation is an ongoing process and there is still much for NZ to aim for.
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.
Here's what the international media think of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
The Government is eyeing up surplus Crown land to boost Auckland's chronic land supply shortage.
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.
As the date for the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Auckland draws nearer, local and international commentators are making their views heard.
The release comes two weeks earlier than expected in a bid to counter opposition.
Sky City's been named as the location for Asia Pacific trade ministers to sign the Trans Pacific Partnership deal on February 4.
Opposition to the TPP seems set spill over to Waitangi Day celebrations in the north.