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Trade Minister Todd McClay has welcomed the Waitangi Tribunal's Report on the TPP which found no breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Facing criticism on the deal for dairy in particular, Trade Minister Todd McClay said TPP is a free trade agreement in that it frees up trade.

Japan declined to eliminate its tariff on beef, but cut it from the current 38.5% to 9% under full implementation of the TPP. 

Horticulture has "the brightest future of all" in New Zealand's primary industries, according to Mike Petersen, special agricultural trade envoy.

Only eight months ago, Federated Farmers and NZ's special agriculture trade envoy, Mike Petersen, said the TPPA was going to be gold standard or bust, NZ First leader Winston Peters says.

The Hound was intrigued by the motivation of the protesters who turned up in Auckland earlier this month to decry the signing of the TPP.

On February 4, at the TPP signing, the earth moved.

Last week's high profile signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement sadly showed an ugly side of Auckland.

Trade Minister Todd McClay announced today the Government will be running nation-wide roadshows on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Trade Minister Todd McClay announced the start of Parliamentary treaty examination of the TPP, following signature of the agreement on February 4.