Mana News editor Joe Trinder

The trade minister Tim Grosser in a speech announced those against the TPPA are “politically irrelevant“.

In a single overseas trip Mr Groser had a booze up and a minibar bill of $466 in one week at the Square hotel during the Copenhagen climate change conference last December. This included five $92 bottles of Famous Grouse whisky.

Mana News believes the minister is a bit hung over to negotiate Trade deals as the TPPA will enforce US laws on copyright, digital rights management and copyright infringement for example the United States can close down Internet providers that breach these rules. The problem for New Zealanders they don’t get a democratic vote on these laws.

Tim Grosser has not negotiated fair terms for agriculture our primary industry and the TPPA negotiations are almost completed.