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Dear Patricia de Muth

Please find attached the response from Hon Tim Groser, Minister of Trade, to your OIA request.

Yours sincerely

Bibiana Marsh
Office of Hon Tim Groser
Minister of Trade | Minister for Climate Change Issues
Parliament Buildings | Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand

-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia de Muth [mailto:[OIA #2311 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2014 11:26 a.m.
To: T Groser (MIN)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Make TPPA public

Dear Minister of Trade,

Please make public the full text of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).

My understanding is that the TPPA could make New Zealand, its current and future citizens, vulnerable to multinational corporations (and their desire for profits) and/or other governments; at the expense of our welfare, environment, natural resources and possibly our sovereignty. It is our nations future that is at risk and all citizens have the right to be sure we are not defenceless as a result of the agreement, especially in the small print and loopholes. This could be dispelled by the public having access to the full agreement to see for themselves.

By keeping the TPPA negotiations behind closed door the more distrust and unease I, as a New Zealander, feel about TPPA.

Yours faithfully,

Patricia de Muth

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