14 Nov 2013
Nicky Hager
Secret details of the United States-Pacific trade agreement have been leaked showing New Zealand in serious dispute with US negotiators on many issues.
These include internet freedom, access to affordable medicines, protection of New Zealand industrial innovation and ownership of native plants and animals.
After 3 years of intense negotiation and with political calls for an agreement by Christmas, New Zealand and the US are still far apart in key areas.
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