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![Grant Robertson: TPP adds to housing problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Grant Robertson: TPP adds to housing problem
The TPP leaves the door open to foreign land buyers and further adds to the country's housing problem, writes Grant Robertson.
![Clinton is wrong on the Trans-Pacific Partnership](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Clinton is wrong on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Hillary Clinton's decision to oppose the TPP trade deal isn't surprising. But let's be clear: It's a serious mistake.
![Rodney Hide: TPP deal done, sun still shines](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rodney Hide: TPP deal done, sun still shines
People trade to improve their lot and workers in free economies prosper while workers in controlled economies do not, writes Rodney Hide.
![Audrey Young: Vote on trade deal will test Labour philosophy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Audrey Young: Vote on trade deal will test Labour philosophy
Labour has been pivotal in shifting public opinion, shifting its own position last year from a pro starting point to a neutral one.
![Fran O'Sullivan: TPP needs own investment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fran O'Sullivan: TPP needs own investment
Tim Groser has a sales job in front of him after the Trans-Pacific Partnership kept the doors open wide to foreign investment in Auckland's red hot housing market.
![Brian Fallow: TPP digital impact yet to surface](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Fallow: TPP digital impact yet to surface
While we await the final text of the agreement it may be worth reflecting on the importance of the 90 per cent of the TPP iceberg below the surface of media attention, writes Brian Fallow.
![John Ballingall: TPP's legacy goes beyond tariffs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Ballingall: TPP's legacy goes beyond tariffs
As dust settles on TPP negotiations, much attention will turn to analysing the full text of the agreement and understanding its costs and benefits, writes John Ballingall.
![Customs able to hold goods under TPP](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Customs able to hold goods under TPP
Customs will be given new powers to hold goods at the border that they suspect breach copyright or trade marks under TPP.
![TPP access outweighs imperfections](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
TPP access outweighs imperfections
It may be difficult at first for observers to grasp the magnitude of what has happened with the trade liberalisation deal just reached in the TPP.
![TPP fine print needed on land sales](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
TPP fine print needed on land sales
Will the TPP prevent the Government from banning sales of houses or land to foreigners?
![Bryan Gould: Dairy tariffs still in place - why did we sign TPP?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bryan Gould: Dairy tariffs still in place - why did we sign TPP?
The main point of the TPP exercise has not been achieved, writes Bryan Gould. Tariff-free access for our dairy produce into US, Canadian and Japanese markets has been denied to us.
![Labour may defy TPP property provision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Labour may defy TPP property provision
Finance spokesman Grant Robertson said his party wanted to reserve the right to legislate in the best interests of New Zealanders.
![Editorial: TPP trade pact off to a solid start](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: TPP trade pact off to a solid start
Editorial: Dairy products might not have gained much easier access to Japan and North America but agricultural exports are firmly in the agreement.
![Fran O'Sullivan: TPP stepping stone to giant Asia-Pacific deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fran O'Sullivan: TPP stepping stone to giant Asia-Pacific deal
FRAN O'SULLIVAN: Geneva has the WTO. Brussels hosts the European Union. Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership put Auckland on the map?
![Who will cash in on TPP?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Who will cash in on TPP?
The agreement provides for the complete elimination of tariffs on New Zealand's exports to TPP nations, but with only partial liberalisation of the dairy trade.
![Plain packaging: 'It should be no problem'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plain packaging: 'It should be no problem'
Labour is urging the Government to push ahead with plain packaging for cigarettes after the TTP forbade tobacco companies from directly suing NZ.
![TPP: Outcome quite different](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
TPP: Outcome quite different
The TPP outcome differs from what its opponents had predicted, says lobbyist Charles Finny.
![Dr Pat Neuwelt: Doctors not prepared to swallow TPP pill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dr Pat Neuwelt: Doctors not prepared to swallow TPP pill
COMMENT: Deal will make it harder to control the stuff that makes people sick in the first place - tobacco, junk food and cutting down on fossil fuels.
![Biggest deal in a generation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Biggest deal in a generation
New Zealand and 11 other countries strike Pacific trade pact - a deal that will affect 40 per cent of world's economy.
![TPP deal 'failed to deliver for NZ' - Labour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
TPP deal 'failed to deliver for NZ' - Labour
The Labour Party says the Trans Pacific Partnership appears to have failed to deliver for New Zealand with few gains for dairy farmers and potential implications for medicines.
![Cars, drugs, top trade list for Pacific nations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cars, drugs, top trade list for Pacific nations
What deals have other countries by signing up to the TPP deal?
![Fran O'Sullivan: TPP deal - Tim Groser puts foie gras on dead rats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fran O'Sullivan: TPP deal - Tim Groser puts foie gras on dead rats
OPINION: Trade Minister conceded a few nasty points but his brinksmanship in TPP negotiations allows him to stare down critics, writes Fran O'Sullivan.
![Andy Archer and David Snell: OECD poised to release new tax dodge rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Andy Archer and David Snell: OECD poised to release new tax dodge rules
OECD will tomorrow release final recommendations on the biggest change to international tax rules since WWII.
![TPP announcement delayed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
TPP announcement delayed
The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement was expected to be announced at any minute - but a scheduled press conference has been cancelled.
![TPP deal: 90 days for scrutiny](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
TPP deal: 90 days for scrutiny
Several boxes need to be ticked before the TPP comes into force.
![Editorial: Clark's words on trade deal badly needed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Clark's words on trade deal badly needed
Sometimes it takes someone a little removed from the fray to put the right perspective on the TPP issue.